Which B vitamins do you guys use for tics?

[guy123]

Is a standard B complex acceptable?

[Chemar]

many find that a B complex upset their system

 

my son gets digestive upset and feels weird with a B complex

 

so he takes his extra B's separately and also has some in his multi-shake

 

a good balanced multi source of Bs in Royal Jelly from bees, which my son uses when he needs a B boost

[guy123]

many find that a B complex upset their system

 

my son gets digestive upset and feels weird with a B complex

 

so he takes his extra B's separately and also has some in his multi-shake

 

a good balanced multi source of Bs in Royal Jelly from bees, which my son uses when he needs a B boost

 

When you say "upset their system" do you mean gastrointestinal distress, or do you mean increasing tics.

 

Which Bs does he take separately?

[Chemar]

hi Guy

i specifically did not say "increase tics" because we have never noticed that

 

it causes constipation and a weird spacy feeling for my son, and he just feel "off" so the best term I can use is that it upsets his system.

My son also does not react well to separate niacin

 

I have never been able to take a B complex either, but do fine with them in a multivitamin or separately

 

he takes separate Bs that are very specific to his illness/disorders so not everyone else may need those

 

as mentioned he takes a full range of Bs at the RDA from his multi shake

 

then he adds P-5-P(vitB6) METHYLcobalamin form of vitB12, and INOSITOL which is also a Bvit

depending on his needs he sometimes adds extra B1 and B5 as they both help with his tics

 

the P-5-P made by now also has extra B2 in it

 

as mentioned, when run down or not well he adds Royal Jelly (we like the Bee Alive brand) as that has a "perfect" natural B blend along with other nutrients. REMEMBER tho that as this is a bee product, anyone with allergy to bee products should not use it!

[guy123]

I'm terrified of bees (literally, I will run away from a bee like a frightened little kid; it makes for some funny situations if there's ever a bee in the office) but I'm not allergic to them

 

Do you know anything about sublingual B-12?

 

Seems like all the B vitamins I saw had a moderate dose of B-12, but there was a sublingual B complex with like 25,000%(!) B-12 in it.

[Chemar]

Guy

the sublingual is best for a B12 burst, BUT be sure it is METHYLcobalamin *not* cyanocobalamin as the former is the one best absorbed and used whereas the latter very poorly absorbed

[guy123]

Guy

the sublingual is best for a B12 burst, BUT be sure it is METHYLcobalamin *not* cyanocobalamin as the former is the one best absorbed and used whereas the latter very poorly absorbed

 

thanks!

[lynnie1264]

Hi Guy,

My 8 yr old takes a B Complex forte. His DR has a few TS patients, of all ages, and he said as far as he is concerned that is one of the most important things to take, with the magnesium ofcourse.

 

Ofcourse, as with everything, there will always be some that find it isn't best for them, but my son seems to be doing well on it. I followed it up with a naturopath and he also said it was a good combination I'm using. Brendan had increased tics for about 2 weeks before I started him on the B's, and within a day I noticed the tics decreasing, and within 3 days they were back to his usual mild. I'm not saying it was because of the B's, but it obviously did him no harm.

 

So I guess as long as they don't upset you in any way it'd be worth a try.

 

Lyn

[guy123]

I went to the store to look for some b-12 that was Methyl~ and not Cyano~. It's hard to find the methyl kind! But I finally did, a sublingual tablet that has 16,000% methyl b-12 in it. I've been taking 1/2 tablet daily (I like to start slow and ramp up dosages later).

 

Seriously tho like 95% of the b vitamins in the store, whether B12 alone or B complex, had cyano rather than methyl. One methyl variation was called "super b12" but it was $30 for a small little bottle. I was like "are you kidding me?" I ended up paying $12 for 60 tablets (ripoff) but it was at Whole Foods so what do you expect (my normal grocery store didn't have any methyl b12).

 

I also looked for magnesium taurate but they didn't have it, everything was mag oxide. There was ONE magnesium that had a bunch of kinds mixed in, including mag taurate, but I figured it was probably 1% mag taurate just so they could put it on the label.

 

And speaking of 1%, there was a "Magnesium/potassium" combo pill there, and I looked at the ingredients, and the RDAs were as follows:

 

Magnesium: 100%

Potassium: 1%

 

I was like "lol, really? A supplement with 1% of the RDA for a supplement? Why bother?!" (maybe the potassium interacts with the magnesium or something. I don't know. I just laughed. After seeing all these B vitamins with 10 and 20,000% RDA, it was funny to see something that was 1% RDA)