Looking for chewable vitamin

[Dedee]

I have a family member with a MTHFR positive child that will only use the chewable vitamins. The powder that we have tried from Klair has a bad taste and she will not drink anything we put it in. I can't find any other vitamins with the methylated form of B vitamins and methylfolate. Does anyone else use a specific vitamin that is chewable that meets these criteria? TIA....

 

Dedee

[Tamistwins]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001F0R7VE/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?ref_=pe_175190_21431760_M3T1_SC_dp_i1

 

This is what I have ordered but we haven't tried it yet.

[LNN]

I've only found two multi's that use methylfolate. One is Thorne's - http://www.thorne.com/Products/Multiples/All_Multis/prd~VMC.jsp;jsessionid=MZWJQ2ndZ1tDnMhLGrcYCQ8yXp0wG3mLv5NHlLKTfs7JZsD9qsz1!-1077029629 and the other is from the guy who does mthfr.net - http://www.seekinghealth.com/best-supplements/best-multivitamins.html?age_range=127 (one of these is a chewable.

 

But...Thorne's has both regular folate and methylfolate. Not sure why. Tried it for DD and she seemed to get irritable on it so I stopped. However...this was before I added methylB12 to her regimen and was only using methylfolate drops. So it could've been a folate block I was seeing and not the vitamin per se. She's not feeling well right now, but I may give another try once she seems better.

 

On Lynch's product line, the thing I didn't like was that is has a huge amount of niacin in it. This makes NO sense to me - since niacin is what Lynch suggests for when you accidentally take too much methylfolate and need an "antidote" - niacin uses up methyl groups. So why on earth does his product line for people with MTHFR issues contain so much niacin? (like 300% RDA?) I posted this question on his forum in September and also emailed him directly. He never answered me, tho he answered other questions. This just didn't sit right with me.

 

So for now, we're not using a multi.

 

Your other option is to buy empty gel caps http://www.amazon.com/Empty-Gelatin-Capsules-Size--1000/dp/B000ACUJRW/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354657952&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=gel+calpsules (check the size when ordering - I just randomly pulled up an example - not sure if this is the smallest they make). and fill your own. I do this when my kids need less of a supplement and I can only find it sold in larger doses (e.g. when I want 250mg of tryptophan and can only find it in 500mg capsules). So I empty half of one into an empty one.

[nicklemama]

Our biomed dr has DS on a multivitamin from Kirkman. Its a capsule. The dosage for DS is two a day. It could be opened and put into something like applesauce or pudding. I don't know if Kirkman's makes chewables but these vitamins are marketed for kids on the autism spectrum. DS has MTHFR mutations. He also takes methylfolate. The folate in the Kirkmans is called folinic acid. Its worth looking into.