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Old 04-29-2013, 07:57 AM
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I am not surprised. This was way overpriced to begin with, and some insurances refused to pay for it.

All 3 ingredients are OTC anyway.

If you are not low in B12, you can use the B-right by Jarrow.

http://www.iherb.com/Jarrow-Formulas...eggie-Caps/110

Or if you want higher levels:
P5P separately-- one a day
http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-P-5-P...60-Tablets/740

Metafolin 800mcg-- one a day
http://www.iherb.com/Solgar-Folate-A...-Tablets/13961

Methylcobalamin 1mg any brand on an empty stomach -- one a day.

There was quite a bit of methylfolate in Metanx... you may not need that much. It is the reason it was on RX. FDA only allows less than 1mg OTC.

Metanx was a good idea, but they didn't enteric coat it...to protect the P5P. They didn't specify empty stomach for best absorption of the B12.

There have been some recent studies showing no effect on homocysteine etc, and that may have contributed to doctors declining to order it. However, the ingredients remain important for PN and some other neurological uses.
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