Man I'm willing to give it a try! Just let me know what I need to do or tell you and I'll do it. We'll see what happens.
I reacted poorly to two try's of preservative free b12 injections; one from Dr. Cheney and the other from Dr. Holtorf. I felt disoriented, had a strange taste in my mouth, felt weak, etc. Both elicited the same reaction. That's my only experience with B12.
Hi Cort,
First, is it safe to assume that you are already taking all the basics like A,D,E,C,calcium, magnesium, b-complex, zinc, omega3, etc? If not you need to.
There are a few specific suggestions in this recipe. The Jarrow B-Right is preferred because it has multiple coenzyme b vitamins like p-5-p and pantethine and a low dose of methylb12 and NO cyanocobalamin. It is a balanced moderate dose all in all and suitable to take twice a day, which does make a difference due to serum halflife of some components. It also has microencapsulated choline so it doesn't make b-burps or irritate the stomach. Also, vitamin D totaling 3000-5000 units is preferred. It often comes in a mixture with A, and/or calcium or alone. Fish oil A&D appears more effective in capsules or Cod Liver oil is just fine as long as the D is additionally supplemented. My personal preferrences are for a high gamma E complex though I can't prove better effect my gut feeeling is that it is superior to d-alpha only. The NOW Gamma E complex is excellent and I'm sure there are others equally well suited. A calcium and magnesium are both required, and in a mix with other trace minerals is a good choice. I just get the Costco house brand. While those have some zinc usually, it is rarely enough. Zinc needs to be filled out to 50-75mg or so, but not significantly more. Vitamin C with bioflavinoids minimum 4000 mg or so by personal preference. It is a good idea to have potassium on hand at least because with the rapid healing that is sometimes induced so is hypokalemia as potassium can be rapidly taken too low. Check you latest CBC. Midrange like 4.5 is good, if below 4.2 or so start a supplement. don't wait for trouble. An omega3 oil is essential. Various people have experimented with different ratios of components and sources and what each person needs may vary. I just take the house brand and it seems to work just fine. It is essential for nerve repair. Farm raised fish feed on grains are not reliable sources for omega3. Then comes the heart of the essentials, Methylfolate (Metafolin) 800mcg. Solgar is a good choice at half the price of it's competition last time I checked. There are two 5 star methylb12 sublinguals, Enzymatic Therapy 1mg and Jarrow 1mg and 5mg. As most of the preceived effect is in the first 100-250mcg, the 5mg isn't perceived any more intensely than the 1mg. Healing is dose proportionate though not linearly so. Then there is the 5 star Country Life Dibencozide (adenosylb12). Both active b12s are essential. Later fine tuning can be done to adjust the ratio for best effect for yourself. I would suggest starting the adenosylb12 a couple of days ahead of the methylb12 to separate startup reactions. Almost everybody has startup reactions, some very strong. The farther down somebody is the more intense the startup reaction tends to be. If startup intensity concerns you read the page on titration. Also, if methyfolate is the first methylator started, it too will have significnt startup effect, otherwise it likely won't.
There will most likely be an intial burst of startup effects. Read the page on them. There will be intensification of everything, rapidly shifting symptoms, all sorts of things. Then it will quite down a bit as things change more slowly. However, it is impossible for these things to heal without being perceived. Generally any reaction at all is a good reaction. If there is no reaction at all, it is often in people who won't be helped by these things or not helped much. Generally the more extreme and widespread the symptoms the more extreme and widespread the reactions, if everything is present needed for healing. Things that react do so becasue they were short of b12 or other factors. Generally active b12 or methylfolate are the main limiting factors. Secondary shortages can start as soon as healing begins putting demand upon resources. Strange tastes happen for all sorts of reasons, not the least of which is sensory neurolgy waking up and damaged epithelium and awareness of infections. Weakness might be another way to say "convalescent". When these reactions are from one or both active b12s they should be considered favorable reactions. Reactions can start 5 minutes after a sublingual enters the mouth. Read the section on Titrating. Use small pieces to limit dose if desired. As unbound active b12s are eliminated by kidneys quickly one can take small pieces all day without too much intensity. Startup reaction happens until equilibrium is reached. Then the reactions are the healing changes themsleves. Ask about anything questionable. Don't rush to interpretation.
If you are taking glutathione or precursors, discontinue them to give the active b12s a chance to work. By all means ask questions, describe what is going on. I'll be around.