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Vitamin B12, Folate - trying to figure out what to take

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Hi all hoping to get some input on vitamins - I haven't give this enough attention and it is time to start after thyroid ups and downs and not feeling the best. A recent blood test shows high homocysteine as well which, from what I read, means a deficiency in B12 and folate at a cellular level (I have every symptom of high homocysteine). Should I buy a good B complex? I read I should get at least 500 mcg of B12 and 500 mcg of folate per day to reduce homocysteine. I am not finding a B complex that has 500 mcg of both B12 AND folate. Maybe I buy separate vitamins? I don't know where to start! There seems to be a lot of medical studies that show lowering homocysteine is very helpful in raising B12 and folate. Thank you kind folks for any feedback.

Homocysteine: 15.5 (should be <15; optimal 10 - 12)

B12: 634 (232-1245)

D3: 43 (30 - 100)

Folate: 21 (>3.0)

Ferritin: 59 (15 - 150)

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And.. didn't know to stop my current B Complex prior to blood test. It contains 15mcg B12 and 400 mcg Folic Acid among other things, so these results are probably a little skewed.

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