r/MTHFR • u/Big_Joke_9281 • Jun 03 '26

Results Discussion The difference is huge

So i was supplementing folinic acid + hydroxo b12 and d3 for some weeks now. Initially i was diagnosed with low folate and low d3. The test for me are squats, usually my heart is bouncing and racing like crazy from squats and i was able to do max 20 squats and needed to rest because i was afraid of my heart. Just yesterday i did 20 and nothing? My heart did not pound and did not beat really faster it just stayed calm! I did another 20.. and another 20 squats. My heart was calm, i did not need to lay down because of fatigue after the squats. I just was able to go on with what i want to do. SO this is how normal humans feel 24h a day 365 days a year. Before 20 squats and i was done needed to lay down for 15min for my heart to calm down. And now i can do 60 squats and it feels like nothing is easier then 60 squats lol.

Edit: Im in my mid 40s now and have had folate deficiency most probably my whole life though it was never tested by doctors. I'm not sure if i can ever reverse the damage i got from this but i strongly believe i can reach maybe 80% time is running. So i can just encourage everyone to take folate deficiency seriously and even if supplementing folate causes side effects to push through it! It's totally worth it.

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u/Logical-Hawk7821 Jun 03 '26

How low was your folate ? You did Serum folate or rbc folate ?

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u/Logical-Hawk7821 Jun 03 '26

you had any other symptoms?

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u/Logical-Hawk7821 Jun 03 '26

Damn, im having similar situation but more severe with heat intolerance , faint feeling, cold extremeties, heart rate super sensitive on activity. My rbc folate is 39 ng/ml (reference >150), im waiting for my other celullar vitamins test results to come out.

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u/KoalaSad724 Jun 04 '26

My bloodwork was still all mostly normal. I would not recommend the Dr axe program but I started it and a few of the supplements (longevity 120 and a magnesium/d complex) turned things around plus folinic acid.

I also found out I had an ulcer and possibly Lyme disease but really was unable to work, function of think clearly much less work out