Lab results

[Janie]

Not sure where to put this question so if you need to move it off the main message board, please do.
Vit D 25- Hydroxy 23.2 last lab draw it was 54.1 on 6000IU of Drs Best any Ideas of what to do?
B12 is 1,230 range of 193-982
B 6 is 37.3 range of 2-32.8
Folate is 22.3 range of 3-17 on Thornes methyl-guard plus 1 cap. a day.

All other labs in their ranges.
Tex if you read this, No digoxin for me. Going with the antihystamine, making me Tachy!
Oh also Zinc 114 range 56-134
Copper 117 range 72-166

Thanks to anyone and everyone who replies.

[tex]

Hi Janie,

Apparently your immune system is using a lot of vitamin D to fight inflammation. If it were me, I wouldn't reduce the dose of vitamin D. Increasing it might be helpful. The "B" results beg the question "are you feeling any over-methylation symptoms?" It's possible to be over-methylated. Here's a quote from pages 154–155 of Understanding Microscopic Colitis:

Symptoms of over-methylation may include head or neck pain, fatigue, irritability, anxiety, insomnia, depression, paranoia and a tendency to ponder on thoughts. Over-methylated people have elevated levels of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, and a low histamine level in their blood They tend to be very creative, but they may overreact to common situations in life. Over-methylated individuals also tend to have many food sensitivities, but they are not as likely to react to seasonal allergies.

If you suspect over-methylation, it may help to reduce or stop taking methylating supplements, at least for a while. Some authorities suggest that taking 50 mg time-release capsules of niacin may help if the over-methylation is caused by taking methyl “B” vitamins

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If that doesn't sound like you, then you are probably not over-methylated.

Your C/Z ratio (CZ ratio or CZr) looks good. It's close to 1 — normally it shouldn't be a problem unless it exceeds 2.

Tex

[Erica P-G]

Don't forget to include a good dose of Elemental magnesium in there with that larger dose of VitD3.....since they both need one another to increase the VitD levels in the body

I had to take 10,000 VitD3 plus my 500-600 Elemental Mag (be it internal and external or both) in order to get my levels from a 45 to an 83 now...but they were as low as 9 way back in 2008. Things are healing much nicer with the higher VitD levels.

[Janie]

I will up my Vit. D to 10,000 for awhile until I get another lab draw. I take 600 mg. of Drs. Best magnesium. I may be over methylated. I will stop for awhile.
Thanks Erica and Tex.
Tex I bought your 2nd MC book but haven't gotten to that chapter on methylation yet. My husband read your first book to understand what I am up against. He was impressed on the knowledge and research you have done.