Posted by vitaqueen on September 29, 2005, at 12:44:33
In reply to Re: AT MY WITS END -- Cholesterol Homocysteine » vitaqueen, posted by neuroman on September 28, 2005, at 11:39:58
> I'm pretty much in the same position that you are. I think Declan and gromit are right on the money with their advice about checking hormone levels and adding P5P. I would also suggest adding B12 to the mix. I take a 2000mcg sublingual tablet. Getting an occassional B12 shot might not be a bad idea either.
As I may have mentioned before, I do take a B-Complex daily, co-factors are 100mg each of B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, PABA, Choline & Inositol, 400mcg Folic Acid (I add an additional 1600mcg daily), and 100mcg of B-12 and Biotin. Should I add more of something? Should I be taking these individually? That could get very expensive. I already take about 20-26 supplements/day.
>Are you on any AD medications? My cholesterol started to shoot up after I had been on serotonergic medications for a couple of years. At the same time my testosterone levels dropped quite a bit. I have no doubt they're interconnected. I think part of the problem with taking some of these meds is that they interfere with/use up a lot of the liver enzymes that are supposed to be doing other stuff, like converting cholesterol into hormones. So...
I do not take any prescribed meds anymore. Even stopped Prevacid -- now on an occasional bromelain and aloe juice and all is well.
> -keep going with the TMG, folic acid, P5P, B12 (as has been mentioned these are available in anti-homocysteine formulations, I take one called Homocysteine Shield from Country Life, but I also take them as individual supplements)
What dosages do you take per day? Maybe I'm just not taking enough.
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> -have your hormone levels checkedYes I plan to do this.
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> -try to boost the HDL with omega-3'sI already take daily an Omega-3 which consists of 1250 mg (EPA 650, DHA 500, Others 100), plus I also take Ultimate Oil which consists of 600mg alpha linoleic acid, 450mg linoleic acid, 270mg oleic acid, 200mg lecithin, and 30mg gamma linoleic acid. Is this still not enough? My HDL never really goes below, or much above, 50.
> -take some liver friendly supplements like milk thistle and lipoic acidI do, I take 200mg Milk Thistle, and 50mg of alpha lipoic acid every other day. Not to mention 400IU Vitamin E, 10,000IU carotenoids (Vitamin A, Lycopene, Lutein), 200mg Selenium, 200mg grape seed extract, 30mg zinc, NAC 600mg --all every other day. On top of my dailies of 1000mg TMG, 500mg garlic, 2400mg red yeast rice, 1280 no flush niacin, 2000mg Vitamin C, and the aforemention B-Complex and omega oils.
I don't know much more of what to do. I would love to find a reputable alternative doctor who knows all about these vitamins and supplements, and perhaps can tell me what is or is not working for me. I'm so confused with all these supplements that I don't know which ones to continue, which to stop, which to cut back on -- and it's all so damn expensive.
> -maybe throw in some L-carnitine for general cardiovascular supportThis is probably the ONLY thing I don't take.
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> I've started doing all of the above. Hopefully we'll both turn things around. Good luck. :-)I certainly hope so because November will mark a year I started all this and I'm disappointed I'm not further along. As a side note, I had triple bypass surgery in March of '03 and I don't want those damn arteries filling up again. My last stress test this past March thankfully was normal.
Thanks again -- here's to us both.
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