u/Airegin89

I feel better when I drink a lot of nettle leaf and ginger tea but that could be just the antihistamine effect? Either way, I believe herbal teas are underrated and can potentially benefit a lot of us greatly even if just for the anti-inflammatory and antihistamine properties + a bunch of added nutrients.

Has anyone tried any of the following herbal teas? These should all be fairly safe for slow COMT:

- Lemongrass

- Fennel

- Holy basil (tulsi)

- Thyme

- Rooibos

- Rose hip

- Peppermint

- Dandelion

I've started drinking nettle leaf tea recently and it really seems to help a little. Are there any other herbal teas that help improve symptoms?

I should have asked this earlier but back in January I started taking 800 mcg methylfolate when my serum folate was 4.5 ng/ml. 3 weeks later I had another blood test done (for unrelated reasons) but I noticed my serum folate had suddenly increased to >24 ng/ml (no exact level was shown).

Is this anything to worry about? I didn't think much of it and just lowered my dose to 200 mcg while eating more folate rich foods, but I haven't had my levels tested since then.

In the 20 years before, my folate levels have consistently been 3.5-5.0 ng/ml. In all that time I never supplemented methylfolate or folic acid and never ate a lot of high folate foods like I do now.

I'm compound heterozygous for MTHFR, slow COMT. I also suspect a mild histamine sensitivity. I seem to have no issues eating some high histamine foods but when I eat a lot I get a constant runny nose and worse brain fog. No other symptoms though.

I have been addicted to Monster energy drinks for 10 years and was finally able to quit 6 months ago. I noticed that my brain fog still remains worse than before.

1 can of Monster has:

- Riboflavin B2: 3.4 mg (200%)

- Niacin B3: 40 mg (200%)

- Vitamin B6: 4mg (200%)

- Vitamin B12: 12 mcg (200%)

- Taurine: 2000 mg

- Parax Ginseng: 400mg

- L-carnitine (unknown amount)

I'm definitely not going to supplement all of these separately. I'm only supplementing B12 and I've added a lot of foods with B vitamins to my diet. This has helped but my brain fog is still significantly worse than before.

I also had a folate deficiency but I react poorly to all forms. I've tried folic acid, methylfolate and folinic acid. 200mcg methylfolate works best for me and I eat more folate rich food.

I was thinking of adding a vitamin B complex but I can't find any without folic acid/folate.

I've tried adding a lot of vegetables to my diet but found out I'm slightly sensitive to high histamine food. I regularly eat carrots, green peas, asparagus, brussels sprouts, bananas, apples which give me no trouble.

I also consume milk and eggs daily which add more B vitamins and some folate. I'm pretty sure I'm not sensitive to those foods since I've already tried cutting them out and it made no difference.

I prefer to get as much as possible from food and maybe add 2 or 3 supplements. I don't feel like going back to energy drinks or adding a dozen supplements. My current supplements are vitamin B12, methylfolate (200mcg), vitamin D, magnesium bisglycinate, L-theanine and fish oil.