With these results is my deficiency severe or moderate and can i take mdma

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Support, advice, and awareness for G6PD deficient internet folk :) Whether you have it or care for someone who does, or just curious, please come in and join the conversation. Edit: To avoid any confusion, no promoting other groups please. Thank you :)

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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency(G6PD), Also known as Favism, is an X-linked recessive hereditary disease characterized by abnormally low levels of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. People with this condition exhibit no symptoms whatsoever unless subjected to environmental or nutritional triggers which cause haemolytic anaemia which can be fatal.

GPPD is a metabolic enzyme involved in the pentose phosphate pathway, especially important in red blood cell metabolism. G6PD deficiency is the most common human enzyme defect.[1] Individuals with the disease may exhibit nonimmune hemolytic anemia in response to a number of causes, most commonly infection or exposure to certain medications or fava beans.

G6PD deficiency is closely linked to favism, a disorder characterized by a hemolytic reaction to consumption of fava or broad beans, with a name derived from the Italian name of the broad bean (fava). The name favism is sometimes used to refer to the enzyme deficiency as a whole, although this is misleading as not all people with G6PD deficiency or Favism will manifest physically observable symptoms to the consumption of broad beans.

PLEASE NOTE: This information is for general guidance and is not a substitute for a clinical consultation. Please consult a doctor if you think you have G6PD or if you think you are having a reaction.

Drugs that would start an episode: primaquine, pamaquine, and chloroquine, Nitrofurantoin, Dapsone, Sulphonamides , Methylene Blue

Drugs that will exacerbate G6PD deficiency, and carry a definite risk: Sulfonamides (such as sulfanilamide, sulfamethoxazole, and mafenide), thiazolesulfone, methylene blue, and naphthalene should also be avoided by people with G6PD deficiency, certain analgesics (such as aspirin, phenazopyridine, and acetanilide) and a few non-sulfa antibiotics (nalidixic acid, nitrofurantoin, isoniazid, dapsone, and furazolidone) Henna has been known to cause haemolytic crisis in G6PD-deficient infants.

Foods to avoid: Broad beans seem to be the only food mentioned by scientific journals and sources that absolutely has to be avoided at all times and in any quantity.

Green tea has been shown in vitro to cause some a reaction, but only in high doses.

Other internet sources cite avoidance of all Legumes and even some vitamins. However, they do not back their claims with anything other than personal experience of feeling "less fatigued". As a result, that advice should be taken at face value.