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I'm on all the stuff in @Freddd 's protocol, pretty much (including the brands he uses). However, my ratio of MB12 to MFolate has gotten really weird, and I'm worried that I'm misinterpreting my symptoms and making some wrong choices.
I'm taking only 1mg of MB12 per day (although it takes almost 2 hours for it to dissolve), and maybe 5mg of Dibencozide total per week, so, less than 1 mg of that per day. BUT, I've gotten up to 12mg of methylfolate per day.
I kept increasing because I keep getting scaly, itchy skin patches on my face, which will then clear up if I increase the folate. I went through a couple of rounds of that, and it seemed to be steady for awhile at the 12 mg dose. However, they are back again, although this time they are at my hairline, when before they were around my eyes. Also, my scalp has gotten itchy and irritated all along the hairline. So, I'm thinking maybe I need to up my folate AGAIN, but I'm already at a very high dose of that while at a fairly low dose of B12s!
Does this seem okay to you all? Or am I improperly attributing the epithelial issues to lack of folate, but it is really something else? What would drive my need for so much folate, when I'm not taking that much b12?
I'm heterozygous on the MTHFR SNPs, so I would expect to have some extra need for folate, but that much more? It's making me nervous. Does the fact that I'm COMT++ have something to do with it?
Can these type of skin issues be due to lack of potassium? I'm not having any of my usual signs of potassium deficiency, which are twitching eyelid and increased heart rate. However, I did decrease my potassium intake over the past week because I didn't seem to need so much of it based on my usual symptoms. Also, if I overdose on the potassium I get a little farty, which is my warning to back off.
Is it possibly a sign that I'm not taking enough B12? I don't actually know what the signs of too little B12 are. Also, based on my COMT SNPs it was suggested to me to switch from MB12 to Hydroxy B12, which I haven't done yet. Basically, I am confused, lol!
EDIT: Hmmm, I just realized that I've been a bit low on the NT Factors (I've been taking that instead of the lecithin). I just keep forgetting to take it. So, some days I'm getting the dose, and other days I'm not. Could this contribute to my issues?
EDITED again: I've been doing methylation for a year, just fyi
I'm taking only 1mg of MB12 per day (although it takes almost 2 hours for it to dissolve), and maybe 5mg of Dibencozide total per week, so, less than 1 mg of that per day. BUT, I've gotten up to 12mg of methylfolate per day.
I kept increasing because I keep getting scaly, itchy skin patches on my face, which will then clear up if I increase the folate. I went through a couple of rounds of that, and it seemed to be steady for awhile at the 12 mg dose. However, they are back again, although this time they are at my hairline, when before they were around my eyes. Also, my scalp has gotten itchy and irritated all along the hairline. So, I'm thinking maybe I need to up my folate AGAIN, but I'm already at a very high dose of that while at a fairly low dose of B12s!
Does this seem okay to you all? Or am I improperly attributing the epithelial issues to lack of folate, but it is really something else? What would drive my need for so much folate, when I'm not taking that much b12?
I'm heterozygous on the MTHFR SNPs, so I would expect to have some extra need for folate, but that much more? It's making me nervous. Does the fact that I'm COMT++ have something to do with it?
Can these type of skin issues be due to lack of potassium? I'm not having any of my usual signs of potassium deficiency, which are twitching eyelid and increased heart rate. However, I did decrease my potassium intake over the past week because I didn't seem to need so much of it based on my usual symptoms. Also, if I overdose on the potassium I get a little farty, which is my warning to back off.
Is it possibly a sign that I'm not taking enough B12? I don't actually know what the signs of too little B12 are. Also, based on my COMT SNPs it was suggested to me to switch from MB12 to Hydroxy B12, which I haven't done yet. Basically, I am confused, lol!
EDIT: Hmmm, I just realized that I've been a bit low on the NT Factors (I've been taking that instead of the lecithin). I just keep forgetting to take it. So, some days I'm getting the dose, and other days I'm not. Could this contribute to my issues?
EDITED again: I've been doing methylation for a year, just fyi
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