Hey all! I’ve been battling many deficiencies for a long time. Last year while taking glutathione, all of my memories disappeared, and I was completely numb. No emotions, no memories, no thinking, difficulty in making new memories, no awareness, altered consciousness etc. My nervous system was shutting down, as well as my prefrontal cortex. I think it was ultimately a B12/folate deficiency, as I was vegan for about 16 years, and didn’t supplement. But also had severely low ferritin, low electrolytes, low D, etc, Also, undertreated Hashimoto’s for four years.
Anyways, I tried B12 injections every other day for many months last year. It helped for the first couple of months, or so, then I noticed I wasn’t making any improvements, so I stopped. I remember I stopped progressing when I added in folate. I took sublingual B12 and folate instead, and didn’t feel any improvements, or making me worse, so I stopped. I tried injections again, and the same thing, I would be numb again. In the mean time, I took electrolytes, magnesium, iron, D, ammonia reducing amino acids, etc. I noticed B1 made a significant different. Then I added in methyl B vitamin complex (again), and I improved even more. A couple months ago, I added 3,000mcg Adeno/Hydroxo B12 and 800mcg folate. I started improving even more, but had this dark doom feeling/sense, so I switched to methyl B12 again. I’ve been taking 2,500mcg of methyl B12, and 800mcg methyl folate, and have been drastically improving! Memories and senses are the top two that have improved. It is still difficult to cry. My empathy has come back! I was also experiencing severe nerve pain in my hands and arms (clear sign nerves were healing). Well, yesterday I decided to increase my dose of B12 to 5,000mcg and folate to 1,000mcg. Now I have no pain in my hands and arms, my senses/awareness have decreased, my memories are very difficult to retrieve, and I am extremely foggy in the head again. This is what happened on the injections eventually. It’s frustrating, because I was improving so much!!
I know that B12 uses a lot of potassium, so I have always been increasing that.
Why would I regress so much by increasing my dose of B12 and folate? I know I desperately need them. I’ve read about the folate trap. Could this be that? I’ve also read about B12 supplements increasing ammonia.
I currently don’t have a doctor. I was seeing a naturopath, but I feel he harmed and neglected me, so I stopped seeing him.
Folate
Folate falling
B12 and Folate
Low folate (again) B12 normal - challenge results
