#3-5. Megadose Intravenous Vitamin C & Myer’s Cocktail Therapy

3) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B6 consists of pyridoxal (PL), pyridoxine (PN), and pyridoaxamine (PM). When these three groups are phosphorylated, they convert into pyridoxal phosphate (PLP), pyridoxine phosphate (PNP) and pyridoaxamine phosphate (PMP), respectively. Among these, PLP has the strongest biological activity.

The most important function of vitamin B6 is its involvement in amino acid metabolism. That is, it acts as a coenzyme to aminotransferase and decarboxylase to biologically synthesize non-essential amino acids. It also works as a coenzyme to racemase to convert the non-essential amino acid d form, to the essential L form. Along with B9 (folic acid), B12 (cobalamin), vitamin B 6 reduces homocysteine to help prevent cardiovascular diseases. That is why vitamins B6, B9 and B12 are sometimes called the homocysteine reduction trio (Figure 5).

Figure 5. Homocysteine Reduction pathway.

4) Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)

Vitamin B12 is the only vitamin that contains a mineral (cobalt). It is reddish in color and was nicknamed “red vitamin” or “wine injection,” in Korea. It consists of cyanocobalamin, hydroxycobalamin, and methylcobalamin and has long been in use for treating megaloblastic anemia. Besides its contribution in reducing homocysteine, it works on brain nerves to help maintain cell functions through methylation of nerve cells. Therefore, it effectively helps improve memory and cognitive functions. Vitamin B12 also helps generation and maintenance of myelin sheath and alleviate peripheral neuropathy. It is an insurance-covered treatment in peripheral neuropathy.

Treatment protocols for Myer’s cocktails (upgraded from Megadose IVC) are as follows:

“Myers 10 = N/S 250ml, vitamin C 10g, B-com 0.5A, B5, B6, B12 each 1A, 10% Mg-10ml, Ca-2ml"

"Myers 20 = N/S 250ml, vitamin C 20g, B-com 0.5A, B5, B6, B12 each 1A, 10% Mg-10ml, Ca-5ml"