Showing posts with label methyl B12. Show all posts
Showing posts with label methyl B12. Show all posts

Monday, February 2, 2015

Over methylation - Yikes.

The past 9 months have driven me crazy. Yes, I’ve had high energy, need less sleep, need way fewer naps. I’ve felt brilliant in social situations.

The downside is that I’ve been super irritable and breathtakingly anxious. I am so fortunate that my partner is patient and easily accepts my anxiety as “no-big-deal.” He handles my moods far better than I do.

When I’ve consulted my “healers” – my spiritual and medical intuitive and regular MDs who use the EAV biofeedback machines all told me to keep up the MTHFR and the methyl B12. In fact, they have suggested I take as much as 2800 mg MTHFR a day. This advice didn’t make sense considering my inner tension

Something was really “off.” And what was “off” was me. What could possibly be causing – all at the same time – a shingles outbreak near my lower rib cage, herpes and a mosquito attack? Since I had no idea what shingles was, I thought those bumps were bug or mosquito bites. When a bite happens, I use scotch tape. I put a piece of tape on the bite as a scratch inhibitor and to draw out the toxins. Whenever I feel irresistibly and unconsciously drawn to scratch, the tape creates a barrier. This works like magic. But let me tell you, those shingles hurt so much when I pulled off the tape. Ouch!!! So don’t put tape on shingles. Concurrently I had one or two herpes spots (which I haven’t had in over 30 years), and for some odd reason, I acquired about 30 mosquito bites all over my face and neck. (No one else got bit. Weird!) Towards the end of our Sedona vacation, I  was wearing many pieces of tape all over – well, all over everywhere. At the same time I was feeling super sexual. Fun and misery combined.

No matter what any expert said, something was way wrong. I seemed to be reacting to methylation in very “off” ways. I slowly cut back and the shingles and herpes retreated, then disappeared. The mosquito bites healed as they usually do. But it wasn’t until I went cold turkey – no MTHFR and no methyl B12 that the eczema vanished. Virtually overnight.

Did going off the methylation products hurt me in any way? I don’t think so.  My personality became a bit subdued and I was disoriented mentally, but I seemed fine. If I were to quick diagnose, which as we all know is a questionable practice,  I would say that I had worn myself out. My nervous system and my adrenals had worked overtime for perhaps 6-9 months. I was listless. I decided to simply let it be for a while.

Which lead me to consult with a new doc – a naturopath who after studying my genome print out from www.23andme.com, wrote a prescription for thyroid and suggested I return in 2 weeks. As if. He didn’t explain anything to me. He then handed me yet another food-restrictive diet. Again, no explanation. So much for visiting that doctor again.


He did get me thinking, though, so I found a homeopathic remedy in my drawer for Adrenal Support. It contains thyroidinum and I’ve been taking 10 drops 3 times daily. I’ve perked up a bit and am now ready to do some serious research and try to learn all I can about methylation, my personal genome and what it’s all about. 

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Check for MTHFR

After Pilates class this morning I chatted with a gal who has so many odd symptoms - and nothing she is doing for them is working. Plantar fasciitis, anxiety, insomnia, hormonal imbalances, arthritis-type aches and pains. And those are only the ones she mentioned. Plus she was on Prozac.

So far her strategy has been to do lots of juice fasts and detox routines, which, of course, help. But with all those symptoms, it sounded like she could have the MTHFR mutation. So I suggested she contact my doc, read through the www.MTHFR.net website, purchase those marvelous Foot Wakers to exercise her feet, plus purchase a pair of MBT shoes.

MBT shoes immediately stop the pain of plantar fasciitis and even though they are stylish in a very funky sort of way, no one would think they're sexy. What's sexy about them is they make your feet so happy that you'll feel sexier than if you continued to go for the glamour and thus chose to live with that excruciating pain and discomfort.

And, of course, get tested for the mutation.

I wonder how many folks with anxiety disorder couldn't be readily cured with methylfolate and methyl B12. And then toss the psychotropic medications and be happy naturally.

What surprises me is that I haven't heard of a psychiatrist or counselor who first suggests testing for MTHFR mutation before prescribing meds. It would reduce the amount of pain, the cost of those drugs, and perhaps folks could really live happier ever after. I know people can skip the drugs and go straight to methylation, once they know why they have such odd body things going on.