Molybdenum

Just started moly from Douglas Labs 500 mcg. I started with a dot (literally a few grains of salt type dot) about 6 grains to be exact. I felt okay and my anxiety seemed to vanish. Today I added about (8 grains of salt example) not much at all and felt panic, drunk feeling, more brain fogged, fast heart beat and a little wired off the edge feeling. Then my thighs felt flushed sensation going through them as well. I nearly tripped coming out my front door because I felt off balance and brain fogged so badly. It's now subsiding and this lasted a good 30 min bt hopefully will go away and stay away now. Most ppl say 500mcg isn't enough and take 1-2 capsules. Few other ppl said 100 mcg was way too much and made them feel wired . I'm embarrassed that I took a few grains of it the capsule was almost empty and then this happened. Can this be a herx because maybe acetelyhyde (amonia) and/or sulfur is being released or moved around in the body??

Post Edited (MedicalNerd) : 1/31/2022 4:33:27 AM (GMT-7)

I just looked up my old references to molybdenum. I reported that “I remember immediately getting leg twitches and jerks after taking it”

astroman said...
What exactly are you taking it for?

I’ve taken 150 MCG‘s of chelated Moly a day for the last six years, never noticed anything, I don’t really remember what it was for. Just one of the few things a gene doctor said I should probably take after studying my methylation/23 and me info.

I'm taking because I have tons of yeast overgrowth (acetaldehyde, ammonia) and sulfur sensitivity and moly is like the only known mineral to remove acetaldehyde fro the brain and body. What brand of it did you have and do you recall what color the powder was. Most powder Is blue ppl told me bt mine.was.white. It is also a trace mineral and is only recommended at 45 mcg a day.

Post Edited (MedicalNerd) : 1/31/2022 4:31:08 AM (GMT-7)

astroman said...
Solgar:

https://www.solgar.com/products/chelated-molybdenum-tablets/

Not powder. Interesting on the recommeinded amount you mentioned, funny this is more then.

Yes I noticed it's like a huge difference that can obviously be dangerous. Recommend dose is 45mcg daily whereas 500 mcg is huge difference.

WebMD:

"For men and women age 19 years and older, the RDA is 45 mcg/day. For pregnancy and lactation, the RDA is 50 mcg/day for women of all ages. It is estimated that a typical US adult's diet supplies 120 mcg/day to 210 mcg/day."....

........"Side Effects
When taken by: Molybdenum is LIKELY SAFE when taken by mouth appropriately by adults. Molybdenum is safe in amounts that do not exceed 2 mg per day, the Tolerable Upper Intake Level. However, molybdenum is POSSIBLY UNSAFE when taken by mouth in high doses. Adults should avoid exceeding 2 mg daily. "

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So webmd's definition of a high dose is more than 2000mcg (2mg is 2000mcg).

Big gray area gap between recommended and exceeded level. Hmm.

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In my case, I think I will look at my past Drs methalation notes to see what gene(s) this was for, then stop it to see if I had any notable benefits. I certainly dont remember feeling different with or without this. Been meaning to do this. When I started this, I was just getting over lyme too.

Post Edited (astroman) : 1/31/2022 9:07:07 AM (GMT-7)