Mthfr - Page 2

[moonglowmama]

Originally Posted by because

I also am treated by a NAET practitioner to optimize the b-vitamin usage in my body.

It's alot to absorb when you are first diagnosed. Good luck!

Could you spell out what an NAET practitioner is and the benefit of being treated by one?

I'm afraid I've hijacked this thread at this point, but I appreciate you spelling out you history and regimen. I'm sure others d/x with mthfr will too.

[because]

Originally Posted by moonglowmama

Could you spell out what an NAET practitioner is and the benefit of being treated by one?

Very basically, NAET is a method of fixing blockages in the body's energy pathways when it is in contact with allergens. Some allergens cause very subtle symptoms (not always itchy eyes or rashes) that affect overall health. Because the b-vitamin supplements are so important to the proper breakdown of homocysteine in the body, being sure that your body is using them well (and not having an allergic reaction to them instead) is important.

I like to joke that NAET is really just chiropractic voo doo since it's so hard to believe how it works. In my family's experience with NAET over the last year or so, I know that it actually works... it's just hard to describe how it works. DH used to take 180mg of Allegra every day and additional allergy drugs seasonally for every allergy in the book. He now only takes Allegra for flare ups from untreated allergies about 2x a month. This spring will be the big test for the other seasonal stuff. So far so good!

[fairygirl13]

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!!

i am looking into all of this now, i have read every reply, and im also reading studies from the UK right now about it.
i really am getting a lot of mixed opinions on how dangerous it is, and how to treat it. one doc said that he would have me on Heprin right now, since i am trying. others say that they would have me on the B vits, Folic acid, and baby aspirin.
i am just really confused on how big of a deal it really is now.

[expatmommy]

It is confusing isn't it. There doesn't seem to be a lot of agreement, however it is the perinatologists & REs that seem to be more aggressive in their treatment and OBs & family doctors who question whether it really is a cause for concern. I'm choosing to err on the side of the professionals who actually deal with high risk and loss routinely rather then the docs who stumble across it in the midst of the rest of their practice.

I'm still being tested for MTHFR. I have high homocysteine & recently had a 2nd trimester loss due to a placental hemmorage.

My doctor currently has me on a high dose of folic acid (5mg), B6, B12 & a baby asprin a day. If/when I'm pregnant again, we'll try to decide if heparin is necessary. Having already lost a child, I'm willing to be more aggressive if it means a successful pregnancy.