Advise needed please

[Woodyscooby]

Good morning ...is it ok to use methylcobalamin b12 ...im not sure if i have methylation problem or not ....hydroxycobalzmin didnt seem to do much for me ....also my folate levels went very high when using folic acid ...should i try methyl folate

[Nackapan]

I would stick to Hydroxocobalamin. Some gat side effects from methylcobalamin. If your folate levels went high you dont need to supplement.

That happened to me on 400mcg folic acid daily that most have as a maintenance doses. Go by your bloods

I just have 200mcg in a multivit. Which is 3 or 4 times weekly.

I do seem to digest it from food

I Do have chick peas ,chard ,orange juice ect my diet

Go by your bloods.

My daughter needs 400mcg daily to maintain levels.

It takes a while to feel the benefits of you b12 injections

[fbirder]

There is no good reason why methylcobalamin should be any better than hydroxocobalamin. If you have 'methylation problems' then taking methylcobalamin will not be any better and may be a lot worse.

If your folate levels went high with folic acid then they will go just as high using methylfolate. How much folic acid were you using? If it was 5 mg tablets then throw them away and switch to 400 mcg of folic acid.

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[Woodyscooby in reply to fbirder]

Fbirder...was just worried as i felt awful after hydroxy injections ...reactions usually kick in about 6 hours after i take it .... high heart rate ...weakness ...dizziness ...i was taking it every other day but felt so bad ...i can only really tolerate 0.5 .every other day ...i m thinking at least that dose is better than nothing ..i have aways been very senstive to meds ...gp is hopless