High levels B12

[Tiggywoos]

I remember seeing posts on here about high B12 levels . Did any of you lovely people get to the bottom of it and find out if it was an absorption problem and a “false” high reading

Thank you as always for being brilliant forum friends 🙏

[Hidden]

I always have very high levels - but I take B12 orally everyday because I have neuropathy and severe gastric issues inc gastroparesis - so am on daily PPI. This definitely skews my B12 results so I can’t rely on them but I decided it was a risk worth taking methyl B12 by Jarrow and no longer get much gastritis pain since buying and taking it regularly. My doctors know I take it and the gastro seemed to approve when I mentioned it last year.

[Tiggywoos in reply to Hidden]

Thank you 🙏

[SurferGuy]

Hi Tiggywoos, can you please elaborate on this a little more. I've recently had to have 6 B12 jabs as my B12 levels were shown as being low. However, having had the jabs I found that I was unable to sleep and was waking up in drenching sweats.

I spoke with my GP about this and he said it could be due to high B12 levels. He looked at my blood results and queried why on earth I was asked to have B12 jabs as my levels pre jabs were borderline low.

[Tiggywoos in reply to SurferGuy]

Hi SurferGuy Who perscribed the B12 injections ?

[SurferGuy in reply to Tiggywoos]

My GP. And then it was the practice nurse who questioned why he'd asked for this... after she'd already given the 5th dose!

[Tiggywoos in reply to SurferGuy]

I never got to the bottom of why mine were too high despite never taking supplements and having the symptoms of low B12 . I think it’s quite a complicated topic!

[SurferGuy in reply to Tiggywoos]

Far too much cereal with fortified B12? 😂

[Tiggywoos in reply to SurferGuy]

I tend to have porridge 😂