Posted by Ron Hill on January 26, 2008, at 0:26:15
In reply to Re: NO ONE responding to Deplin as of 01-21-2008?, posted by clipper40 on January 25, 2008, at 19:23:22
C40 et al,
Yes, you have it right, C40. I take 7.5 mg/day of Deplin with my other meds. Deplin provides a small positive effect on my mood, but nothing like it did at start-up. However, if I take a break from Deplin for about a week, then I experience a very pleasant, peaceful mood when I restart Deplin. This restart response is similar to my original start-up response, just not nearly as profound.
The main reason that I continue to take Deplin is to offset the folate loss due to taking antiepileptic medications. And, secondarily, I think it provides me some amount of an antidepressant effect.
May I take a minute to get up on my soapbox? Thank you.
ATTENTION ALL DEPLIN USERS: It is VERY important to take methyl-B12 with your Deplin. In the absence of B12 supplementation, folate (in this case L-methylfolate) depletes the body of B12. The very best form of B12 to take is sublingual methyl-B12 (methylcobalamin).
Also, P-5-P (the coenzymatic form of B6) should be taken with Deplin.
There is good reason why Metanx contains both methylcobalamin and P-5-P to go along with the L-methylfolate.
http://www.metanx.com/ (scroll to bottom of page)
Methyl-B12 is the coenzyme that interacts with L-methylfolate and feeds the Methylation Cycle. So, if we continue to take Deplin over an extended period of time without also taking methyl-B12, then B12 will become in short supply. Without sufficient B12, the L-methylfolate gets stuck in the methyl trap. Further, all kinds of serious problems occur due to B12 deficiency.
A picture is worth a thousand words. The link below is a scientific review of Metafolin (L-methylfolate). Go to page 5 of the pdf document, read the section titled "Cellular Folate Metabolism and Masking of B12 Deficiency", and examine the drawings carefully.
http://www.metafolin.com/pdfs/Scientific_Review_13.12.pdf
As always, tell me if I have something wrong.
-- Ron
300 mg/day Trileptal
200 mg/day Lamictal
250 mg/day Keppra
25 mg/day Topamax
82.5 mg/day Nardil
7.5 mg/day Deplin--------------------
> I think Ron Hill realized he was taking too much and cut back to just one pill. I believe he got back his initial good response that way but he hasn't posted in a while so I'm not sure if he was able to maintain it.
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