Guest guest Posted February 6, 2000 Report Share Posted February 6, 2000 > From: " Skari, M " <SkariPM@...> > > >E3280S@... writes: > > I am also going to try to get a homocystine test done. > > DO have this done! - It is indicator of heart disease. Mine was done this > summer and was very high. > > And don't let a doc talk you out of it > > [Patti:] And they will. I let my docs talk me out of this test for a year. I believe you can get the homocystine test without a prescription from the Life Extension Foundation at www.lef.org. I think they have DHEA and a few others too. A useful resource if your doc is really stubborn; I wish they had more stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2000 Report Share Posted February 7, 2000 my internist told me that folic acid reduces homocysteine. I had mine tested when I read that CFS sufferers had high levels. Mine was OK, but my internist told me I should take folic acid anyway. At the time my level was taken I was on a suitcasefull of supplements, so maybe something I was taking was keeping my level down. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2001 Report Share Posted December 4, 2001 From the oral surgeon who ordered extensive coagulation studies prior to my cavitation surgery, I have a genetic defect (not in the ISAC genetic panel), that will increase homocysteine in the blood. My homocysteine is not high, probably because I was already taking his recommendations, although one of them was not in high enough amounts. I'm not sure why your homocysteine is high, or if this is a generic question, but I was told to take B-12 (can't remember the dosage off hand but my hydroxy B-12 injections are ample), 100 mg B-6, and 2 mg folic acid twice a day. Maybe someone more knowledgeable than I about generic recommendations can add to this. Donna in NC homocysteine > anyone happen to know of supplements/herbs that will lower homocysteine levels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2001 Report Share Posted December 4, 2001 I'm not sure why your homocysteine is > high, or if this is a generic question, but I was told to take B-12 (can't > remember the dosage off hand but my hydroxy B-12 injections are ample), 100 > mg B-6, and 2 mg folic acid twice a day. Maybe someone more knowledgeable > than I about generic recommendations can add to this. > Donna in NC > Hi Donna, Homocysteine is high because infections are depleting Vit-B12 in the body. Dr. Stratton from Vanderbilt-Univ requested that B12 levels & Homocycsteine be checked when testing for the Chlmydia-P he was studing. Co-porphyrins were also checked in his protocol. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2001 Report Share Posted December 4, 2001 I don't pay much attention because I don't have them, but they talk about things a lot in my LEF magazine. Go to LEF.org and type homocysteine into the search engine and you will find out what works. Doris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2001 Report Share Posted December 6, 2001 on 12/04/01 2:42 pm, Judith Gilbert at jaegilbert@... wrote: > hi folks - > > anyone happen to know of supplements/herbs that will lower homocysteine > levels? Thanks for any info, > > Judith G at least 15 mg of folic acid per day. Higher if you already have raised homocysteine. You must get a prescription for 5 mg folic acid tablets b/c the ones in the healthfood store, etc., are all 1 mg or less, by law I believe. so one is best getting folic acid supplements through the pharmacy. I've been taking 3 5 mg folic acid tablets per day for 2 years maybe. I highly recommend Dr Atkins' books such as _Dr. atkins vitanutrient solution_ and _Dr. atkins age defying diet_. He was the one who convinced me that it is a very good idea to take folic acid supplements--about 15 mg per day for the average person--b/c it is the single most common nutrient deficiency in Americans. I think it was 41% of the population is deficient in folic acid and could benefit from supplementation. -- Hud (8 >{D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2001 Report Share Posted December 9, 2001 I'm way behind in reading e-mail, but thought I'd add that TMG helps lower homocysteine, even in individuals that don't have success with just folic acid, b-12 and b-6. lindaj@... homocysteine > hi folks - > > anyone happen to know of supplements/herbs that will lower homocysteine > levels? Thanks for any info, > > Judith G > > > > This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 > > I saw this message below and thought you might be able to shed some > light ... what is homocysteine? Any relation to the cysteine that I > think you've been talking about? > > The association between high levels of homocysteine and dementia - > including Alzheimer's disease - has been observed in epidemiological > studies and confirmed case-control studies in which patients with with > vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease had higher levels of > homocysteine than did healthy people. > > I read online that high levels of homocysteine can indicate a B12 > deficiency, which I think I have. > Homocysteine is a free radical producing metabolite of methionine and cysteine, and high levels are linked to many oxidative stress disorders, such as heart disease, in addition to Alzheimer's. It can and should be recycled back to methionine with b6, b12 and folate through a process called 'methylation', giving up a methyl molecule. Duncan Crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Thanks, Duncan. > > > > I saw this message below and thought you might be able to shed some > > light ... what is homocysteine? Any relation to the cysteine that I > > think you've been talking about? > > > > The association between high levels of homocysteine and dementia - > > including Alzheimer's disease - has been observed in epidemiological > > studies and confirmed case-control studies in which patients with with > > vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease had higher levels of > > homocysteine than did healthy people. > > > > I read online that high levels of homocysteine can indicate a B12 > > deficiency, which I think I have. > > > > Homocysteine is a free radical producing metabolite of methionine and > cysteine, and high levels are linked to many oxidative stress > disorders, such as heart disease, in addition to Alzheimer's. It can > and should be recycled back to methionine with b6, b12 and folate > through a process called 'methylation', giving up a methyl molecule. > > Duncan Crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 great another on the B12 hunt. have a look at my last post... bleu > > > This is what I meant to spell out " Homocysteine " . > You need high dose B-12 , Folic acid and Magnesium to neutralize > Homocysteine - takes all 3. Folic acid by itself can make you B-12 > anemic even if blood levels are normal and B-12 needs folic acid to > work and they both need magnesium [ extra B-6 helps too ] > > > > > > > This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with > each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any > treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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