1st August 2014
Well, that was an interesting experiment! My new doctor arranged for me to get pathology tests for MTHFR and pyroluria today (I will explain what they are eventually). That meant not taking any vitamin or mineral supplements for a couple of days. I was quite pleased about that, I was hoping I might even feel better than normal! Well, yesterday I felt distinctly off-colour but not too bad, and I thought that was as bad as it was going to get. Then this morning I woke feeling not so great so I decided to put on headphones and meditate. I normally find this soo calming but I couldn't relax. My brain was all...fractured and jumping around. Then I noticed my leg muscles were twitching, a lot (magnesium deficiency anyone?), my teeth ached and I had a funny rash on my arm! Lol. Madness! I got out of bed and tried to make breakfast but I felt out of it and faint, almost to the point of thinking I might fall over. I felt a bit better after breakfast and left the house to drive to the special pathology collection place get the tests done. Once I got there I realised I'd left without my wallet (which I never do) and couldn't arrange payment. That and other small dilemmas had me getting teary on and off throughout the day, which I realised were overreactions, but I just couldn't help it, I was ridiculously moody. If I had a sad thought I was likely to start crying.
So, somewhat disappointingly, it would seem supplements really help me to function! "Normal' people are not like this! Lol. SOMETHING is going on! Likely to be a defective MTHFR gene and/or pyroluria says my new doctor. I hope he's right. I could really do with some normal. :)
Unfortunately in my vagueness I also forgot to fast so I have to do one more test on Monday which means no supplements over the weekend! Lol. I think I'm just going to settle back and try and enjoy this crazy ride for what it is.
So MTHFR I just explained for someone. Here:
"MTHFR stands for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase.
It's an enzyme that converts the folate in your food into an active form of
folate that your body uses to do lots of VERY important things, either directly
or indirectly (like creating serotonin and dopamine, detoxifying the body of
heavy metals, turning stress responses on and off, controlling inflammation,
creating white blood cells, and HEAPS of other things). If you have the MTHFR
gene defect then you can't convert enough folate into the active form and so
all manner of processes, mental and physical, start to malfunction. Apparently
to have a defective MTHFR gene is not uncommon and it's treated by taking
specific supplements and avoiding others. Doctors who know about it tend to
think everybody should be tested.”
More info on MTHFR here: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/mthfr/
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