B12

[keeta]

Hi all .has R/D got anything to do with a low vit b12.only out of the blue .one blood test came back aneamic a week later the bloods amw back low b12.

Just wondered if there was a connection see gp next friday.

Gentle hugs you lovely people x

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I have OA, & recently had blood test which showed seriously low B12 deficiency, my GP said that 'he'd never seen a patient with such low results before'. Had 6 shots of B12 over 2wks, & now have to take every 3mnths.

[keeta in reply to Hidden]

Thanks love don.t know how you become low i eat well

maybe too well x

[Hidden in reply to keeta]

I'm a vegetarian, have been for nearly 40yrs, so always been eating healthy meals. So yeah, it baffles me too. 😕

[Padram in reply to Hidden]

Hi, vegetarians will mostly be deficient in B vitamins, especially B 12. So supplement is a must. In fact, my vertigo was gone, once I started B 12 supplement. I take it regularly, tablet, nowadays, since I find the shots painful. Taking orally has its disadvantages, though, as we don't know how well we absorb it. Shots are a better way of getting B12 in the system. And boy ! are the effects felt almost instantaneously !! 😉

[keeta in reply to Hidden]

Hope you are feeling better soon lovely do you think it made your oa worse..looking back .now you are on the mend xx

[Hidden in reply to keeta]

It made me more fatigued that's for sure. I'd come home from work, collapse on the sofa & crash out for a few hrs. Haven't done that for the past few wks, but as I mentioned before, it's starting to creep up on me again.

The nurse did say to me 'you'll know when you're going to need another shot, because you'll feel it!'

[keeta in reply to Hidden]

Thank you love .i have RA and degenerative OA and .the OA has been worse for a while.kathy xx

[basketcase54 in reply to Hidden]

I was the same but I feel like I need to get them sooner than 3 months as I'm not due next till end may and I'm so so tired I'm falling asleep every time I sit down it's awful I've no energy to do anything x

[Padram]

Hi Keeta, I too had very low Vit B 12 deficiency. Don't know whether RA is caused, among other things, due to vit B deficiency. But Vit B is VITAL for our body to function effectively. Please see my post on vit B 12 deficiency, and how serious health problems occur because doctors don't even realise that vit B could be the cause.

[keeta in reply to Padram]

Thanks love .as i said to. Ruthytoothie2 i eat really well so this was a surprise .i will take a look at your post .thank you again for your reply xx

[keeta in reply to Padram]

So interesting didn.t realise how important b12 is .

Can.t believe what it can do and how easily they miss it .

Thank you so much ..maybe thats why my RD And OA are so bad at moment .food for thought .

Hope everyone reads it .thanx again kathy xx

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I may be wrong but I seem to remember hearing that my meds (methotrexate) could make me anemic. I think that’s part of why taking Folic Acid and Biotin everyday is important. Anyone else heard that?

[keeta]

Please read padram.s post .it tells yoy how folic acid can mask low b12.and yes when i was on mtx i remember being told that we take folic acid because mtx depleats iron xx

[Whezziewhoozie]

hi Keeta,

I think there is something with vitamin B12 and RA but just wants to say that it’s hard to get your B12 up by taking supplements.

I had to have injections and then was given a a spray for under my tongue as the tablets are not easily digested.

Now I have the levels up I manage to maintain the B12 levels with tablets but just wanted to let you know that it may not be a simple as just starting supplements