New here! Thanks to 23andme and Freddd and Rich’s protocol I’ve been healing! (Was bedridden at one point, severe PEM, etc.) I’m using the deadlock Quartett, have followed @ahmo great guide (thank you)!
The issue is that when I take enough methylfolate/B12 to feel really symptom free, I have anxiety and trouble sleeping. So then I start to feel horrible with lack of sleep (and I never have anxiety otherwise). I’ll take Niacin every 15-30 min, and slowly back down the methylation, and the anxiety goes away and I sleep deeply again. But then I go too far and all the pain, lack of energy, light/noise sensitivity returns, etc.
I’m hetero for COMT, so use mostly hydroxo and adeno B12, but still seem to need methylcobalamin. Potassium and magnesium help with anxiety, but never truly eliminate anxiety and insomnia. Really, it’s when I ramp up B12 and/or methyfolate, I feel great but then can’t sleep. And only Niacin seems to get me back to a deep calm and sleep.
What am I missing? I feel so close. But this yo-yo cycling is exhausting! Does it just take a while to get the balance right? It’s been maybe 5 months of up and down. And is it really healthy to take Niacin to slow methylation just to ramp it back up again?
Thanks!!!
The issue is that when I take enough methylfolate/B12 to feel really symptom free, I have anxiety and trouble sleeping. So then I start to feel horrible with lack of sleep (and I never have anxiety otherwise). I’ll take Niacin every 15-30 min, and slowly back down the methylation, and the anxiety goes away and I sleep deeply again. But then I go too far and all the pain, lack of energy, light/noise sensitivity returns, etc.
I’m hetero for COMT, so use mostly hydroxo and adeno B12, but still seem to need methylcobalamin. Potassium and magnesium help with anxiety, but never truly eliminate anxiety and insomnia. Really, it’s when I ramp up B12 and/or methyfolate, I feel great but then can’t sleep. And only Niacin seems to get me back to a deep calm and sleep.
What am I missing? I feel so close. But this yo-yo cycling is exhausting! Does it just take a while to get the balance right? It’s been maybe 5 months of up and down. And is it really healthy to take Niacin to slow methylation just to ramp it back up again?
Thanks!!!