UPDATED VITAMIN REGIMEN - (AFTER SYMPTOMS DEVELOPED TO HIGH B1 for 6 months. It is RARE to develop adverse reactions to water-soluble B-1 as excess is urinated away. But, everyone has their limits. So, please do drink water often and well while on B-1).
TAKE B1 250mg twice a day, 12 hours apart, until levels test in normal range.
WHEN B-1 in normal range, discontinue use, and monitor for increase in symptoms related to B1 deficiency. Then re-evaluate re-commencing B-1. In the case that B-1 is indicated, please see my earlier post (my goodbye post, with a little heart on it) - about 3 or 4 posts before this one.
VITAMIN REGIMEN - WITHOUT B-1 :
(Vitamins B in this regimen are NOT in a B complex. I take them singularly after they discontinued the B complex I was taking).
0900 : Vit A (10,000 iu -- do not take for long periods - liver damage risk and blurry eyes risk) and D3 (1000iu; check your brand is reputable, big discrepancies exist with D, especially with D3); Calcium (600mg - TAKE with full cup of water. Keep in ratio of 1:1 with magnesium up ratio of 2:1! and do not exceed 2:1 or Magnesium will drop, possibly causing tachycardia and paresthesia) -Take all with food.
1000 : B3 (250mg - careful with B3, as it will bring on some dire symptoms and signs if high use is continued for a long time, some people have needed hospital treatment as a result; constantly monitor levels in blood) -- Take with Food.
1100 : Magnesium (300 mg - with food to avoid diarrhea and upset stomach)
1400 : E (500iu) and Zinc (125mg as amino chelate; do not take for prolonged time) -- Take with Food.
1500 : Calcium (300mg - half a 600mg pill -- TAKE with full cup of water).
1600 : B5 (250mg) B6 (100mg maximum - do not exceed this in a day!) Magnesium (300mg) -- Take with Food. *These Bs are a vital step in the regimen*
1900 : B12 (B12 2000mcg TAKE ON EMPTY STOMACH!) You may need B12 oral or shots for life. Check your levels and determine the best course for you. However, as a general rule, we use this formula, based on research from 2005, 2008, etc: 2000mcg (micrograms) for first month or two, then reduce to 1000mcg oral daily for up to two years. If symptoms increase, return to 2000mcg for a month at a time before reducing to 1000mcg). This is the most important vitamin, to which every other element in the regimen is hinged.
2000 : B3 (250mg, see earlier warning in this regimen) -- Take with Food.
2100 : Magnesium (300mg), B9 (folate, if indicated - be careful with this one, too, can lead to anemia, irreversible neurological damage, higher heart disease risk, lung and prostate cancer risk: most cases at doses of 5000mcg and above. Limit it to 400mcg to 500mcg once daily for a month, rechecking levels. IMPORTANT: B9 will mask B12 deficiency! When in neuro trouble, most people will reach for the B complex, which contains B9, and will never see they have a B12 deficiency. This is why B12 deficiency seems to be a missing factor in most treatment plans for neuro disease! AND B12 is not available in high enough doses in ANY B complex (multivitamin) formula to correct deep deficiency as is present in cases of excess alcohol consumption) -- Take with Food.
You may choose to start your day with B12 on empty stomach, or with the B5 and B6 - just maintain the order, whatever you decide to do.
You can check symptoms of too much and too little of any vitamin here:
http://www.acu-cell.com/bx2.html
AND
http://www.acu-cell.com/nico2.html#b12