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hrsetrdr


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innerview wrote:

DJ, you want to get the Mythylcobalamin B12. I've read that is the one with the most absorbency. I like Jarrow and I take 1000 mcg a day.

The D3, I've read, anywhere from 2000 to 4000 IU a day. I take 4000.

I am not a dr. or a healthcare practitioner. Information is what I've gathered in my research over the years.

I hope this is helpful.



-- Edited by innerview on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 04:50:53 PM

 I like the Jarrow B-12 as well, been taking it since before start of tx for other issues.

http://www.iherb.com/Jarrow-Formulas-Methyl-B-12-5000-mcg-60-Lozenges/117



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innerview wrote:

DJ, you want to get the Mythylcobalamin B12. I've read that is the one with the most absorbency. I like Jarrow and I take 1000 mcg a day.

The D3, I've read, anywhere from 2000 to 4000 IU a day. I take 4000.

I am not a dr. or a healthcare practitioner. Information is what I've gathered in my research over the years.

I hope this is helpful.



-- Edited by innerview on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 04:50:53 PM

 Thanks!  I have seen how helpful supplements can be, so I do think there can be a lot of benefits to taking the right ones.  Thanks so much for the information.



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B12 & Ginseng got me through the last weeks of tx.



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Thanks for this insight and the article. I've placed an order online for the Jarrow 5000 mg of B12. I really like the dosage is taken  every 3 to 4 days. That's just one less pill to remember to take. But, I'm willing to try anything that will increase my chances of a cure with little sx.

I currently take a vitamin D supplement. But, what is D3?

BTW, does the B12 and D3 help reduce the sx?

 

First shot scheduled for tomorrow.

Ann.



-- Edited by urespa2 on Friday 24th of August 2012 02:27:40 AM

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Thanks Mark, it`s interesting stuff.  I recently posted a link about the same B12 study in the Knowledge Base -

http://hepcfriends.activeboard.com/t50089376/vitamin-b12-may-significantly-enhance-standard-hepatitis-c-t/

We need every advantage we can get!  smile  ~ Jill xx



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Can you guys tell me the amounts of the Vit D and the B12 you were taking on treatment?  I was looking at different bottles and they have various amounts in them. 

Thanks!



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I was glad to see that article, had been taking B-12 for a long while for my peripheral neuropathy even before treatment.



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I too take vita b12 and D3

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Mark and Brad,
Great to see u both on forum! U both were so helpful to me in my early weeks.
I am in week 14, finished w Invicek!! Rash is gone, itch very little,
Tongue not so sore anymore.
Please keep us posted when u get the checkered flag.
thanks again for the support you both gave to me and others,
Xxoo
JoAnne

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Good to know that B12 gives another boost to the immune system. I also read about D3 giving a boost to the interferon and take from day one of my tx.

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DJ, you want to get the Mythylcobalamin B12. I've read that is the one with the most absorbency. I like Jarrow and I take 1000 mcg a day.

The D3, I've read, anywhere from 2000 to 4000 IU a day. I take 4000.

I am not a dr. or a healthcare practitioner. Information is what I've gathered in my research over the years.

I hope this is helpful.



-- Edited by innerview on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 04:50:53 PM

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Peace, Mark

1A, stage 2/3, TT, began TX with Incivo 1/31/12, Week 4 VL<15, week 7 UND, week 12 UND, week 18 UND!!! End of Tx July 31 VL UND!!!  I had to do 26 weeks total and was on half Riba and half Interferon for most of Tx. 12 week post Tx VL UND!
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Hey Brad! We did it! Yes, a bit of organic coffee was a nice treat for me as well.
Good luck on your 6 month follow up. Man, I hope we get the checkered flag!
All the best!

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Peace, Mark

1A, stage 2/3, TT, began TX with Incivo 1/31/12, Week 4 VL<15, week 7 UND, week 12 UND, week 18 UND!!! End of Tx July 31 VL UND!!!  I had to do 26 weeks total and was on half Riba and half Interferon for most of Tx. 12 week post Tx VL UND!
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Hiya Mark, good to see you around.  Great news about your ongoing UND.

I too supplemented with Vitamin D during Tx after reading about the study in Israel (I think) that showed very large increases in SVR with Vit. D supplementation.

I hadn't seen the Vit B12 study, but surely would have added that too. I wanted every possible advantage over this virus.

I did see another study that reported reduced TX side effects among those who drank a bit of coffee (not caffeine though).  I was glad to see that when I started Tx, since I love good coffee.  I did take care to drink even more liquid though, since the coffee is a mild diurectic.

Well, next stop SVR for both of us!

Take care,

Brad

 



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Although requiring further investigation, a study has demonstrated Vitamin B12 as capable of boosting the success of Hepatitis C treatment.

By Nicole Cutler, L.Ac.

The recent addition of a third medication to the standard Hepatitis C drug ****tail has dramatically improved the cure rate, but there are still a significant number of people who don't respond to treatment. Especially for previous non-responders, strategies to boost the chances of a successful Hepatitis C treatment are in great demand. New research suggests that supplementing with Vitamin B12, an inexpensive, easily accessible vitamin, could be the Hepatitis C treatment accelerator that is urgently sought.

full articel here...   http://www.hepatitis-central.com/mt/archives/2012/08/vitamin_b12_dur.html?eml=hepcen166&utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Hepatitis%20Cenral&utm_content=HepCen166

 

I supplemented with both B12 and D3 before, during and after treatment. I was on reduced doses of both Riba (half) and Interferon (half and then down to a quarter) during most of treatment, and I remain UND at the end of treatment. So I thought it might be beneficial to share this information.

 



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Peace, Mark

1A, stage 2/3, TT, began TX with Incivo 1/31/12, Week 4 VL<15, week 7 UND, week 12 UND, week 18 UND!!! End of Tx July 31 VL UND!!!  I had to do 26 weeks total and was on half Riba and half Interferon for most of Tx. 12 week post Tx VL UND!
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