--are told to take prenatal vitamins, as these are formulated with somewhat higher amounts of iron, folic acid, and (often) B-vitamins than regular day-to-day multis. But, for people who are fighting certain conditions, even this may not be enough. Preimenopausal women, in particular, are quite prone to iron deficiency, as they lose enourmous amounts of iron from the typically heavy periods they experience each month--althogh anyone with long, heavy periods, especially over 40, should have their thyroid function checked as well (especially if they have other hypothyroid symtpoms--unexplained weight gain, excessive fatigue, cold body temperature, dry and brittle skin/hair . . .)--this can be related to excessive iron loss.

Iron levels should be monitord regularly--and not just the iron level; ferretin stores and transferrin saturation levels are generally more sensitive and longer-term indicators.

If one needs more iron than in a prenatal, there are other good iron supplements out there, such as Slow Fe (same people who make Slow-Mag). Iron should be taken with Vitmain C containing foods, its absorption is aided by them.

Now, as to the other concerns--I know Imentioned in a previous post how once one is diabetic many doctors ascribe all neurological symptoms to that, and it may not necessarily be the case; the symptoms may have something to do with your fluctuating B6 levels. And, while I'm not an expert on this, the condition of pyoluria came to mind--this is a controversial entity, but it seems to be related to the known neuropathy causing condition of porphyria . . .you can read about this here:

http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/...=9848#post9848

http://www.nutritional-healing.com.a...ding=Pyroluria

http://www.alternativementalhealth.c.../pyroluria.htm

(Cara, AKA jccglutenfree on these boards, of Gluten File fame, suspects her daughter has this condition, and has accumulated some info about it, if you want to PM her.)