Re: KC, Sharon: labs - Vitamin B12 Methylcobalamin

[Guest guest]

FYI - I don't recall where I found the info, but I've been taking a sublingual

form of B12 Methylcobalamin that I read can help deal with peripheral

neuropathy, and after a few months of it, I am having less trouble with numbness

- used to be pretty much anytime I lay down for more than a few minutes I'd get

numbness in my hands and feet, and it's bothering me less often now. It's kind

of tricky to find the sublingual form to that it actually works, but I found

this by Natural Factors through iHerb online.

~Haley

Beth <bethlakey@...> wrote: Thanks. I

have had two MRIs, one with dye in 2003, one without in

2006. Both reports say everything is fine. I've never heard of the

trigeminal nerve, can you tell me a little more about it? I

sometimes have numbness in my nose, left or right side of face,

burning there, and numbness in left hand and foot. Is there any

treatment that she's found that helps that nerve? I do take hot

showers, and that does seem to take the edge off the tingling. I am

also experimenting with ionic foot baths.

Thanks,

Beth

>

> Beth,

>

> I'm still not sure what you are referring to as far as the myelin

> sheath antibodies test. Normally experiencing severe headpain from

> what I understand an MRI WITH contrast will show any deterioration

> of the myelin sheath showing up as white spots. But you must have

it

> done with the dye. Sharon also experiences facial numbness, pain

and

> tingling quite frequently. Obviously this also has effected the

> trigeminal nerve.

>

> Sharon's MMP9 was 465, according to the paperwork normal range is

85-

> 333.

>

> KC

>

~Haley

[Guest guest]

Haley, can you tell me which ones you are using so I can try them. I looked

them up but was confused as to what to order. I appreciate your help.

Sue

FYI - I don't recall where I found the info, but I've been taking a

sublingual form of B12 Methylcobalamin that I read can help deal with

peripheral

neuropathy, and after a few months of it, I am having less trouble with

numbness

- used to be pretty much anytime I lay down for more than a few minutes I'd

get numbness in my hands and feet, and it's bothering me less often now. It's

kind of tricky to find the sublingual form to that it actually works, but I

found this by Natural Factors through iHerb online.

~Haley

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[Guest guest]

KC I have ZERO connection to these people other than I take their supplements -

I will receive NO kickbacks, I swear...

Here's the B-12 link to what I take:

http://www.iherb.com/store/ProductDetails.aspx?c=Herbs & pid=NFS-01242

....and here's a description from somewhere else - they recommend taking more

than I do...I just take 1000 mcg daily:

Methylcobalamin is a type of Vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 comes in several kinds

including hydroxy-, cyano-, and adenosyl-, but only the methyl form is used in

the central nervous system. Deficiency states are fairly common and vitamin B12

deficiency mimics many other disease states of a neurological or psychological

kind, and it causes anemia. Cyanocobalamin (the kind in vitamin supplements) is

converted by the liver into methylcobalamin but not in therapeutically

significant amounts. Vitamin B12 deficiency is caused by a wide range of factors

including low gastric acidity (common in older people,) use of acid blockers

such as Prilosec™ or excessive laxative use, lack of intrinsic factor, poor

aborption from the intestines, lack of Calcium, heavy metal toxicity, or

excessive Vitamin B12 degradation.

WHAT DOES IT DO?

Methylcobalamin donates methyl groups to the myelin sheath that insulates

nerve fibers and regenerates damaged neurons. In a B12 deficiency, toxic fatty

acids destroy the myelin sheath but high enough doses of B12 can repair it.

~Haley

ssr3351@... wrote:

Haley, can you tell me which ones you are using so I can try them. I looked

them up but was confused as to what to order. I appreciate your help.

Sue

FYI - I don't recall where I found the info, but I've been taking a

sublingual form of B12 Methylcobalamin that I read can help deal with

peripheral

neuropathy, and after a few months of it, I am having less trouble with

numbness

- used to be pretty much anytime I lay down for more than a few minutes I'd

get numbness in my hands and feet, and it's bothering me less often now. It's

kind of tricky to find the sublingual form to that it actually works, but I

found this by Natural Factors through iHerb online.

~Haley

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