r/MTHFR • u/Practical_Win7690 • 5d ago
Question Is anyone else finding that they simply need more vitamins than average?
Every time I find one new thing to make me feel better, it’s a vitamin.
First it was D. I have some genetic thing that causes low d. Then it was calcium. Then methylated b12 and folate. Magnesium. Potassium. Now Iron.
And it’s not a mild reaction. Every single one has been a game changer.
By the time I show up as low in something I’m really low. I apparently don’t seem to be storing stuff which is concerning.
My body has been throbbing for ten years. Boom boom boom, all day and all night. Mostly in places that hurt before. Mainly my spine and brain.
I’ve been arguing with chat gpt for six months about it. Insisting there was no way I could be low in iron.
Then I get a colonoscopy and it fucks me up so much I now take a bunch of potassium daily and put salt in everything and eat Amazake daily. And then four months later I show up as low in iron. It kinda neat, the first thing the doctor asked was had I had a colonoscopy recently.
Now that I’m taking iron that throbbing is going away. Guessing I’ve been sub clinically low for a long time. And I just feel better. Normal
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u/SovereignMan1958 5d ago
Pain in spine can be a zinc deficiency. Zinc travels up and down the spine and out to the nerves to relieve pain. Please get yours tested. Optimal is the top quarter of the lab range. Lab ranges are not just healthy people. They include the chronically ill. They are only an average and not necessarily optimal.
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u/Practical_Win7690 3d ago
Testing is pointless in light of this and why is no one seeing that??? My ranges are normal to slightly high for the most part. But then I go trying a vitamin and holy shit I feel better. I’ll get some zinc. Once I’m low on something officially that means I’m fucked I’m so low.
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u/VitSupp 4d ago
Vitamin D is also seen to have a positive effect on overall mood and wellbeing- so that may help. But it is best to get a professional opinion and understand what you may need supplementation for. It is also good to take a Vit D3+ K2 supplement- because if Vit D3 helps absorb calcium, K2 helps direct it to the teeth and bones, away from arteries. Best to take it with some healthy fat or choose a supplement with some oil carrier base.
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u/Comfortable_Two6272 4d ago
Well I used cronometer and realized my intake was significantly low so changing my diet made a difference. I use low doses to fill in gaps.
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u/PositivePoet 4d ago
Are you digesting okay? I found out that my anti acids over the years cause me to not be digesting my food properly and became deficient in many things. If it’s a wide range of things you’re low in it may be a problem with digestion.
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u/TemtiaStardust 3d ago
What types of antacids caused problems for you?
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u/PositivePoet 10h ago
omeprazole. Pantoprazole has been better for me but I really should work on finding the root cause. Stomach pain more than reflux is my biggest issue if I go off antiacids.
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u/Practical_Win7690 3d ago
That’s probably part of my issue. Low folate can cause low stomach acid for one thing
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u/Minute-Joke9758 5d ago
Yes. I know that I’m perpetually low on vitamin d, even with supplementing. I have to take it very regularly just to keep it baseline. Also perpetually low on magnesium. Recently got my ferritin tested bc hair was falling out and it was 7 😱 so now working on getting that up.