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I tried folate a while ago for some reason I was fatigued while taking it so I stopped. My folic acid had always tested in range, I had the same reaction to B12 injections. I do not have any issue with methyl B12 (Jarrow Formulas Methyl-B12, 1000mcg) pills I take and they keep my B12 levels where I want them. My guess is that I had some kind of reaction to the Methyl component of the Folate and the B12 injections. But its just my guess.
The brand I was taking was Jarrow Formulas Methyl Folate according to the description - Methyl folate ((6S)-5-methyl tetrahydrofolate or 5-MTHF) is the most biologically active form of folic acid. Quatrefolic is the 4th generation development in folate delivery. With certain inherited errors in metabolism and under a variety of physiologic stresses, the transformation of folic acid into the active form of folate either does not properly take place or is inadequate. Unlike folic acid, this form of folate can cross the blood-brain barrier. Methyl folate is needed to support cardiovascular and neurologic health and proper cell division. folate supplementation during pregnancy has been shown to reduce the risk of neural tube birth defects.
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Tom- 62 yrs old, dx-eosinophilic fasciitis 2004, 1 yr prednisone resolves EF- now low counts, HGB has been ok... EF has been associated with MDS along with AA.
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