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Old 05-05-2013, 09:26 AM
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Welcome to NeuroTalk:

Did you have a MMA test to see if the shots were actually working?

Serum tests do not reveal if you are converting the cyano in the injections to active methylB12.

This is explained in the B12 thread in the stickies on the first page of the forum here.

I'd start with oral methylcobalamin 5mg a day on an empty stomach. This is the active form of B12 and will be passively absorbed in the intestine even when intrinsic factor is not present.

I'd also suggest a transcobalamin test to see if you have that carrier to help move the B12 around. Some labs are just offering it now, and it is rather still new. Low transcobalamin is thought to be genetic also.

There are genetic tests for MTHFR failures ...this methylation pathway is for activating B12 and folic acid into the active methyl versions. If you are not a methylator, you will not have active folate either.

There is a DNA test not requiring a doctor here:
https://www.23andme.com/

My B12 information post has more details:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread85103.html

The first post on the B12 thread has a video link... I suggest you watch it first.

Twitching can come from low magnesium, and low blood sugars too. So taking a magnesium supplement like SlowMag twice a day may help that. Up to 70% of people in US are low in magnesium. Testing often does not reveal it either.
SlowMag is affordable at WalMart.
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