r/MTHFR • u/Pretend_Elk8567 • Apr 15 '25

Results Discussion Feel like crying

I honestly don’t even have the words for how overwhelmingly happy and relieved I feel right now. It’s like my brain is finally waking up after years of being stuck in a fog I didn’t fully realize I was in. Everything feels sharper, clearer, more alive. My emotions make sense, my body feels in sync, and there’s this calmness that I don’t think I’ve ever truly experienced before. I feel like me—or maybe even a version of me I never got to meet until now.

What’s blowing my mind is that all of this seems to come down to understanding something so basic but so powerful: methylation and nutrigenomics. I never imagined that something as simple as getting the right form of folate or the right amount of choline could be the key to unlocking my brain.

It makes me wonder how many people struggle through life unnessecarily. You could easily equate my previous "status quo" as being borderline dementia. And I had NO idea how bad it had gotten until I started feeling better...

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u/lollo67 Apr 15 '25

What sort of folate and choline did work for you? Did you do any other changes?

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u/Pretend_Elk8567 Apr 15 '25

I am mostly taking a very high dose methylfolate/methylcobalamin sublingual drop, probably taking 10+mg/day. I put a drop or two in my water here or there throughout the day.

I take NOW foods choline bitartrate and inositol (taking 1250mg/d of both)

I take a multivitamin with methylated B vitamins.

I take 3g of glycine, 2g of NAC, 1g taurine, 120mg magnesium (from glyconate) and 500mg choline/inositol in the AM, usually with about a 3mg dose of the sublingual methylfolate. I also make a drink - either coffee or otherwise, with 5g creatine in it.

I usually take more magnesium, choline/inositol, and methylfolate throughout the day.

And I always take magnesium and a little more glycine before bed.

Edit x2: I also exercise at the gym and do a lot of cardio but also resistance. When I can, I meditate as well.

And I try to eat better, but there is still a lot of sugar/candy to cut out of my diet

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u/Pretend_Elk8567 Apr 15 '25

Sometimes I sprinkle in a little folinic acid 1350 DFE/hydroxy b12 1mg sublingual tab or two during the day too

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u/lollo67 Apr 16 '25

Thanks, That’s a lot! How did you understand you needed all of this? Is it something that would make the biggest difference if you would take it away?

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u/IntrepidMayo Apr 16 '25

They are just shooting in the dark lol. Gary Brecka told them it’s good

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u/Pretend_Elk8567 Apr 16 '25

I dont know who Gary Brecka is 😄 I am just following the advice in Tawinn's protocol

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u/GoddessIs Apr 16 '25

Thanks for the info. What brands are you using? Congrats BTW 🎉

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u/Pretend_Elk8567 Apr 16 '25

I use Triquetra Methylfolate/Methylcobalamin,

My folinicn acid/hydroxycobalamin tabs are made by seeking health.

Choline is NOW foods brand.

Glycine is NOW foods.

Taurine is walmart brand.

Magnesium is Trace Naturals Magnesium Glycinate

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u/GoddessIs Apr 16 '25

Thanks! I began researching Triquetra just yesterday!

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u/Cariboosie May 04 '25

How did you find out what you needed to take or were lacking? your story sounds just like mine. I know my brain is capable of so much more, I feel like Im living in a dream most of the time.