B6 cannot be used with certain medications for Parkinson's.

This link gives a pretty good overview of interactions with some common supplements.

Not all references mention the same things, so keep that in mind:

http://www.umm.edu/altmed/

Drug checkers also will match up your drugs with food/vitamins.

This one is good:
http://www.drugs.com/drug_interactions.html

Thank you for the references.

I use this one as well:

Medscape

PS - I sent you a PM.

Mike

Just the thread I needed...
 

Went to see the podiatrist today for my foot and he gave me samples of Metanx. I would rather bypass the added ingredients and the large price tag. Seriously, the more doctors I see the more faith I lose in conventional medicine. :rolleyes:

Sorry to hijack an old thread, but I don't think I'm allowed to start new posts on the forum yet (or, I'm just not bright enough to find the New Post button :) )

My endocrinologist recently suggested for me to start taking Metanx to help control homocysteine levels. I have a family history of heart disease. Quick history, I am 35 years old and have been Hypothyroid since age 12, I have low vit-D levels, and low-T.

I just cannot make myself pay the $50 a month for Metanx. I'm hoping to find a good alternative (hopefully cheaper) way to take these supplements. I was hoping I could get some good up-to-date suggestions from this forum. From what I can tell Mrs D has a good understanding of these things.

I've also found this supplement, and wanted opinions on this as well:
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Thanks, and sorry for the thread hijack!

Sorry. I goofed on the link. I can't posts links yet either. It's a product called HSFighters, by BioActiv Health. Their website is basically the company name.

Welcome to NeuroTalk:

HS fighter is similar to Metanx... but less folate, and the unactivated B6 pyridoxine instead of P5P.

You could do it...if you choose. You should take any mixture with methylcobalamin in it on an empty stomach.

Post #7 on this thread here explains OTC alternatives.

Anyone can start a new thread topic on NeuroTalk. You have to be on the first page of each forum to see the New Thread Icon button on the left side of the page near the top.

This is the main index page:To find the forum you want:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/index.php

And this is the link to the PN forum first page:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum20.html

And this is the link to the informational subforum, with this thread in it:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum119.html

Thanks for the quick response, mrsD. I see that I was just a page or so too deep to find the New Thread button. I do much more reading than posting in forums (obviously).

Do you or anyone you know have any experience with this HS Fighter supplement? Just curious if it's a pretty legit company, and if it works.

I had a pretty extensive diagnostic lab work done thru Oklahoma Heart Institute. (I went to see an Endo for low-T, and I guess I opened up a can of worms by revealing my family history of heart issues) My Endo says that I do not convert folate properly. So, this is the reason for the recommendation of the Metanx.

Would I best safe to try the HS Fighter stuff first? Or, would I be better off with the suggestions from the earlier thread?

There are many homocysteine formulas out there.

You just have to choose methylfolate, and methylcobalamin containing ones. The P5P is optional as it is not methylated.

All 3 ingredients are OTC. You can purchase them separately yourself if you want. Or get a mixture, which usually costs more.

Metanx is RX because it has more than 1mg of folate in it. FDA requires RX for high dose folate products.

Methylcobalamin requires empty stomach for absorption. But folate does not. P5P is acid sensitive and needs to be specially coated, and some labs do that, but not all provide it with an enteric coating. I don't believe Metanx does, as it is now a capsule.

Metanx on Wiki gives the formula if you need to see it.
You probably don't need the high folate, and OTC folate is 800mcg =.8mg

We've had many discussions on Metanx here over the years.
If you use our search function using it as a keyword a long list of the threads will appear.

mrsD, thanks again for your replies. One more question:

Whichever way I decide to go, either HS Fighter, or the seperate supplements (Jarrow B-Right, P5P & Solgar Folate)...when would be the optimal time to take them?

(I'm already taking my levothyroxine for my hypothyroidism in the evening before bed (well after food). And, I take Fish Oil and Vit-D in the morning just before breakfast....but, not long before.)

It doesn't matter much when to take them.

The only qualification is the methylcobalamin... needs empty stomach like your levothyroxine. Both are absorbed by food and won't get to the intestinal lining well because of their tiny microgram dose.

Oils like fish oil, vit E etc. go best with food. The majority of supplements can be taken with food. There are a few exceptions, but you are not there yet.;)