Folate and MTHFR mutation

[Dee8686]

My folate is low in range and have seen that if you have the MTHFR mutation (which I have), you need methylated folate. Can anyone recommend which one I take to get my folate up a bit? Currently take bio care b complex.

Thanks

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Dee8686

If you like Biocare products then they do a Methyl B Complex but that only contains 250mcg methylfolate.

Thorne Basic B contains the active form of ingredients and has 400mcg methylfolate in 1 capsule. It's the one I used to raise my bottom of range folate to top of range in 2.5 months.

Igennus Super B Complex again contains the active form of ingredients and 2 tablets gives 400mcg methylfolate.

[Ndobins in reply to SeasideSusie]

May I ask what your folate was? Mine is 10 and my ferritin is 21 ( been prescribed tablets) do you class 10 as low for folate?

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Ndobins]

Ndobins

do you class 10 as low for folate?

That depends on what the range is.

With my original test my result was 6.9and the range was 4.6-18.7.

Next text had a different range, my result was 42.32 and the ange was10-42.4

Another test had a range of 8.83-60.8

My most recent test

gave a "range" of >2.9

So you can see how it's impossible to answer your question

[Ndobins in reply to SeasideSusie]

10.4ug/L range 2.5-9999.0

Sorry 🤦‍♀️

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Ndobins]

Well the top end of that range is pretty stupid - one can't exactly get to half way through it!

My opinion is that 10.4 is quite low and I'd want mine a fair bit higher.

If you don't already take one, I'd get a decent B Complex such as Thorne Basic B or Igennus Super B.

[Ndobins in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank u 👍

[Dee8686 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you x where should I be aiming to get my folate within the range susie? Half way? Using medichecks tange.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Dee8686]

Dee

As I said, you cannot aim for halfway through that range, it doesn't have an upper limit other than a very stupid 9999.0

If you want to aim for the recommended "at least half way through range" then you will have to test with someone who has a proper range. Check with Medichecks and Blue Horizon to see if they use a range with an upper and lower limit or whether they use >XX, then go for the one with the proper range.

[Dee8686 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Medichecks is 2.91-50.00. That’s the range I meant. So, half way? Thanks

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Dee8686]

Dee

Yes, halfway at least, so 26.5 plus

[Dee8686 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you xx

[SarahLou30]

I highly recommend Pure Encapsulations, which makes a hypoallergenic B-vitamin complex suitable for the MTHFR gene mutation:

amazon.com/gp/product/B0016...