What extra vitamins do you take for MTHFR?

sreilly

My ob said I should be taking 4mg of folic acid and 100mg of B6?   Does this sound right?  Should I also ask about B12?  Thanks!

Lucky428

On top of a PNV, I take BA and a compound vitamin that includes 5mg of folic acid, 100mg of b6, and .05 mg of b12.

This compound vitamin is made locally at a pharmacy called Stroheckers.  You can have it shipped to your house.  You do need an Rx for it though.  It's $25 for 30 pills and $6 for shipping. 

It's much easier than taking 2 folgards or several folic acid pills. 

attyalice

I only have one mutation so my doctor just has me taking 4mg of folic in addition to my pnv.  I just take several otc pills of folic each day.

Rossi17

I take a vitamin called "Homocysteine modulators"  by Solgar that I buy from the Vitamin Shoppe. It was recommended to me by my OB. (It's got 400 mcg folic acid, 50 mg B6, and 500 mcg B12. Plus it has 1g of Trimethylglycine and 6 mg of Pyridoxal-5- Phosphate, although I am not sure what they are for). I have not been diagnosed with a clotting issue, but my doctor suspected clotting issues since my last two miscarriages had a lot of clotting and hemmorhaging going on with them. So far, everything has been great with this pregnancy, and I haven't had any problems with bleeding and clotting.

ping1080

I take 3 additional mg of FA in the form of Folgard (which has B6 & B12) on top of my PNV.