[julias690]

Good Morning and thank you for your quick responses.

Thank you Deb, you have no idea how much encouragement you have just given to me.

Thank you MrsD. My husband does not take a statin drug. He has only taken plendil, benicar, atenolol and a baby aspirin for several years. I started giving him the Jarrow Methyl B-12 5000 mcg one tablet daily on Tuesday 05-01-12 after it came by mail. I went to the Puritan website and ordered their formula Methyl B-12 5000mcg after reading that it had worked so well for you. By the way the buy one get two free sale is on now.

Any further advice is much appreciated.

You all are in my prayers.

Sincerely Julia

[mrsD]

Oh, good. Statins are so common and so toxic to so many!

I will say this however, the atenolol, can affect the brain and memory. It is less specific in this action than other beta blockers, but older patients can still have depression and memory effects from it:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...YT5DQYUM8yk3HA

So do consider this and discuss with the doctor. Sudden cessation of beta blockers is not recommended and a short taper is best. (this prevents rebound cardiac negative effects).
So if he decides to stop it, please do a taper, for safety. It doesn't have to be a long taper, just slowly for a few days reduce the dose. 50mg to 25mg to 12.5mg and off.

Thanks for the reminder on the Puritan sale. They do this every May and only once a year. That is when I lay in my B12 and some other things like l-lysine, etc. I just received my new catalog in fact!

Originally Posted by julias690

Good Morning and thank you for your quick responses.

Thank you Deb, you have no idea how much encouragement you have just given to me.

Thank you MrsD. My husband does not take a statin drug. He has only taken plendil, benicar, atenolol and a baby aspirin for several years. I started giving him the Jarrow Methyl B-12 5000 mcg one tablet daily on Tuesday 05-01-12 after it came by mail. I went to the Puritan website and ordered their formula Methyl B-12 5000mcg after reading that it had worked so well for you. By the way the buy one get two free sale is on now.

Any further advice is much appreciated.

You all are in my prayers.

Sincerely Julia

[julias690]

Thank you Mrs D.
On our way to the doctors this morning.
Julia

[julleri]

Do you take a B complex supplement in addition to the Puritan's Pride B12? I have asked doctors to test me to see if other B vitamins are low (can they do this?) and none have done it! I see my multivitamin covers the B vitamins. Is it even safe to take a B complex in addition to a multivitamin that contains B vitamins? I know that B vitamins are water-soluble, but I do know that a couple of them should not be taken in excess (niacin and b6 I believe are the two that can build up if taken too much over time).

I don't know if my sublingual B12 is working. I've increased it to 3000 mcg sublingually a day. I ordered the Puritan's Pride since they're having that sale you mentioned. I guess I could get my B12 level checked in a month or two and just stay on this brand and take it sublingually to see if it is working (like how you tested with Puritan's) and then if it's not working I could try your method of 5mg/day NOT sublingually with Puritan's and just swallow them to see if the level increases. I'm done with shots I hate the up and down feeling, plus I hate giving them to myself I don't feel too comfortable doing that - plus I've read the studies that shows oral over time is better anyway.

Thanks,
Jason

[mrsD]

Most people do well on RDA multivits for the other Bs.

An exception for this, is B1, if you have a genetic error in its use, and need higher B1 (may be a cause of neuropathy).

Folic acid is added to many foods now, so high dose folate is not really needed in US today.

The high dose B-complexes, have high B6, and some people do come here complaining about B6 causing neuropathic symptoms.
They are also hard on the stomach for some, causing reflux or nausea.

See how you do on the high dose methylB12 ... you can always add in others later.

[julleri]

I was reading earlier posts in this thread that brought up the patented B12 product, Eligen B12. Has anyone tried this form of B12? It's supposedly supposed to be better absorbed (through patented technology) and enter your bloodstream with peak at about 30 minutes versus peak of 6 hours for OTC oral B12 supplements. I think it's only available as cyanocobalamin, though, so what's the point?

[mrsD]

I have not seen it yet.

But searching now I see Life Extension has it.

http://www.myhealth-store.com/elb12100mg30.html

Very pricey too for 30. Some people may not try it because of the expense.

For those without the MTHFR mutation, it is an option.
The carrier developed for it, I believe may be used for other drugs in the future.

Studies show oral B12 does work even without this carrier that this product has. So it is the buyer's choice in the end.

It would have been nice to see it as methylB12.