Hi guys,
I've been suffering with OCD since about January 2018. Prior to this I had always had some anxiety but not the extent of my OCD.
In June 2019 I made a major breakthrough in discovering I had severely low b12. Initially I stayed Methycobalamin as I my research told me this was the best form to take. The methy b12 made my OCD 100 times worse and I couldnt handle it.
I was then informed by someone on this site that I may have a methylation issue (comt) gene and i should switch to hydroxy b12.
Long story short i switched to hydroxy b12 and it has been nothing but a miracle. After a day or two i could feel my OCD drifting away and I got much better.
Anytime my OCD got bad I would simply increase my b12 and this would rid me of my OCD.
For 9 months I have felt like I didnt have OCD. However it appears to have slightly come back to a lesser extent (85% gone). I have upped and upped my b12 but this slight OCD remains.
This has also coincided with me taking a b complex which felt like it made my OCD worse. However I have now been off this a week and the OCD persists.
It is very frustrating as I havent had this type of OCD my whole life and everything seemingly fell apart 2 years ago when my b12 started to get low.
Is there anything else I can do or does anyone know anything else that can help other than the b12? Or if I may have a methylation issue?
I dont believe this is something I cant fix as it has happened so sudden.
Hoping someone may be able to chime in with some advice.
Thanks,
Luke
I've been suffering with OCD since about January 2018. Prior to this I had always had some anxiety but not the extent of my OCD.
In June 2019 I made a major breakthrough in discovering I had severely low b12. Initially I stayed Methycobalamin as I my research told me this was the best form to take. The methy b12 made my OCD 100 times worse and I couldnt handle it.
I was then informed by someone on this site that I may have a methylation issue (comt) gene and i should switch to hydroxy b12.
Long story short i switched to hydroxy b12 and it has been nothing but a miracle. After a day or two i could feel my OCD drifting away and I got much better.
Anytime my OCD got bad I would simply increase my b12 and this would rid me of my OCD.
For 9 months I have felt like I didnt have OCD. However it appears to have slightly come back to a lesser extent (85% gone). I have upped and upped my b12 but this slight OCD remains.
This has also coincided with me taking a b complex which felt like it made my OCD worse. However I have now been off this a week and the OCD persists.
It is very frustrating as I havent had this type of OCD my whole life and everything seemingly fell apart 2 years ago when my b12 started to get low.
Is there anything else I can do or does anyone know anything else that can help other than the b12? Or if I may have a methylation issue?
I dont believe this is something I cant fix as it has happened so sudden.
Hoping someone may be able to chime in with some advice.
Thanks,
Luke