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Posted by bissie66 on May 5, 2014, at 6:29:58
any advice on what kind of folic acid to take, if there even are different kinds? my pdoc said to just buy the prenatal vitamins. that was more expensive so I looked at the amount in the vitamins and it was 800 mcg so I buy those generic at CVS. is there some better quality out there that makes a difference though? seems i read about that somewhere on here once. thanks!
Posted by Hugh on May 5, 2014, at 11:56:53
In reply to folic acid, posted by bissie66 on May 5, 2014, at 6:29:58
Metafolin (L-methylfolate) is the activated form of folic acid, so it is much more potent.
http://www.iherb.com/product-reviews/solgar-folate-as-metafolin-800-mcg-100-tablets/13961/?p=1
Posted by Bissie66 on May 5, 2014, at 12:28:28
In reply to Re: folic acid, posted by Hugh on May 5, 2014, at 11:56:53
> Metafolin (L-methylfolate) is the activated form of folic acid, so it is much more potent.
>
> http://www.iherb.com/product-reviews/solgar-folate-as-metafolin-800-mcg-100-tablets/13961/?p=1thanks SO much. that's exactly what i wanted to know.
Posted by Hugh on May 6, 2014, at 10:35:30
In reply to Re: folic acid » Hugh, posted by Bissie66 on May 5, 2014, at 12:28:28
You're welcome. Another activated B vitamin worth checking out is P5P (B6).
Posted by Bissie66 on May 6, 2014, at 10:46:43
In reply to Re: folic acid » Bissie66, posted by Hugh on May 6, 2014, at 10:35:30
again, thank you! my doc has never prescribed vitamin B for mood. do you think it's quite important?
Posted by Hugh on May 6, 2014, at 15:46:09
In reply to Re: folic acid, posted by Bissie66 on May 6, 2014, at 10:46:43
> again, thank you! my doc has never prescribed vitamin B for mood. do you think it's quite important?
I had three very good months on P5P, then my brain became habituated to it. That was in 2006. I still take it off and on, and it has a somewhat stimulating effect on my brain -- it just doesn't work as well for me as it did for those three good months. Another B vitamin that helped me a lot (for two weeks) is NADH, the activated form of B3. Here's an interesting article about vitamins for bipolar, schizophrenia, depression:
http://discovermagazine.com/2005/may/vitamin-cure#.UzBK74W0Z-w
Posted by Christ_empowered on June 18, 2014, at 4:27:50
In reply to folic acid, posted by bissie66 on May 5, 2014, at 6:29:58
I shop at vitacost, cuz its cheap(ish) and you get free shipping.
I take the vitacost brand b-100, delayed release. I also take b6 and niacinamide (a form of b3) on top of that.
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