Posted by stargazer2 on January 26, 2008, at 12:23:37
In reply to Re: Not to burst bubbles » ny2bk, posted by Phillipa on January 26, 2008, at 10:33:38
The only B vitamin you can become deficient in from taking folic acid is B-12. You should have the levels drawn before taking Deplin anyway, just to follow the lab results to see if it is doing anything. My endo, who is treating me with Synthroid, told me that the best test for checking Folic acid is hemocysteine. Mine was normal. If the homocysteine is elevated both folic acid and B-12 can be deficient. I didn't have my B-12 level drawn but based on my normal homocysteine, B-12 and folic acid should be normal.
Deplin is not a drug that most doctors will know about unless they treat patient for folic acid deficiencies and who would be checking for this except a homeopathic or naturopath, not a typical internist. I do think psychiatrists should be checking for deficiencies in the B vitamins (at least B-12 and folic acid) though, from what I now understand about them in relation to depression and other neurological conditions.
I have to check but perhaps the neurologist I saw for W/U of MS may have drawn these labs. I will check those results. I get all my lab test results for my own records, of course,since I can track my results better than they can.
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