Deplin L Methylfolate And Its Purpose
UpdatedMy doctor wrote me a script for Deplin. L-methylfolate. The first day I took it along with my effexor, I felt so sleepy and couldn't do anything because of it. I would just fall asleep . That night of the day I took the pill I went to bed around 10:30 PM and didn't wake up until 4:30 the next evening. I had 3 messages on my phone from my daughter that was getting worried about me. I just woke up at exactly 4:30 PM the next day. I was suppose to go pick up the rest of my medicines but it closed at 5:00 PM. The day I felt like that really felt good since I haven't been sleeping very well at night. I would try and try to go to sleep and couldn't . I am so tired of being so slowed down then what I use to be. I'm not lazy , I just don't have the unction to function. Does that medication do that to a person. Because I took it that evening and start taking 1 in the morning with my depression meds. Can I find out about this medication ?.
Thank you,
Betty
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Hi, I work with Deplin. Deplin is L-methylfolate, and is prescribed to augment other treatment for major depressive disorder. Deplin works through a natural process in the brain to manage the monamines associated with mood. L-methylfolate is the active form of folate, which your body metabolizes from folic acid. L-methylfolate was well tolerated in both short term and long term trials.
Feeling tired or having low energy energy levels may be symptoms of depression, and should be discussed with your doctor. Also, side effects of any medication should be discussed with your doctor immediately.
I'm taking metnax for neuropathy and deplin for depression. Is it okay to take both of these drugs together?
Hi, I work with Deplin. You do not say which version of Deplin that you are taking. L-methylfolate is an active ingredient in several medical foods manufactured by Pamlab LLC. We recognize that patients may have multiple diagnoses that may warrant prescribing more than one of our medical foods. Although each medical food has ingredients that are designated as GRAS (generally regarded as safe), there have not been any well-controlled studies demonstrating the efficacy or safety beyond 17mg/day. The use of two or more medical foods that result in a total intake of more than 17 mg/day is not supported by the literature and is up to the discretion of your doctor. Therefore, we support taking Metanx and Deplin 7.5 together. If you are prescribed Deplin 15mg with Metanx, that is up to the discretion of your doctor. We recommend that you take one product in the AM and one product in the PM (it does not matter which).
In the case of the first poster, it could be that since the Deplin is making your Effexor more effective, it may be causing more side effects, which could explain the problems you are having.
Have you contacted your doctor, yet?
They may need to adjust the amount of one, or both of these medications.
https://rxchat.com/wiki/Venlafaxine/ (Effexor)
https://rxchat.com/wiki/Levomefolic_acid/ (Deplin)
And thank you, Susan, for the valuable information you've provided.
Are there any other questions or comments?
My Dr. said they would be releasing a generic form of Deplin soon. Do you have any information on this? I cant find anything, and my pharmacist hasn't heard anything.
Thank you for any information you can provide.
I do not suffer from depression. I took deplin because of fibromyalgia. Within 1 hour of taking it I felt terribly sleepy, I couldn't function. I know I'm not the only one. There is a thread on the net with people saying the same thing. Just google it.
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