Hi All. I'm new here. I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid a few months ago and now suspect I have a deficiency of B12 and possibly folate. I have many symptoms but haven't been "officially" diagnosed. My faith in the NHS isn't particularly strong at the moment.
I would be very grateful if someone could message me where I could get subcutaneous B12 ampoules without a prescription. Many thanks.
Guessing you have a deficiency isn't a sensible way to progress. You really should get B12 and folate tested first.
with fbirder on this.
Supplementing with high doses of B12 and/or self injecting when you don't have an absorption problem can actually lead to other problems with metabolism of B12. The symptoms of a B12 deficiency and a folate deficiency overlap considerably and folate is much more straight forward to treat.
get tested - or share test results that you already have - and also a list of symptoms as serum B12 isn't a test that can be used as a single marker of a deficiency.
some people respond to high levels of B12 in their blood by producing antibodies that stop the B12 getting through to cells leading to a functional deficiency
left untreated it could be - in theory there would be a point at which the serum levels drop so the auto-immune response stops but it could take a very long time.
ironically one effective treatment for functional deficiency is elevating B12 levels further - but if you don't have a deficiency in the first place then seems to be unnecessarily complicating things (and incurs unnecessary expense) to risk needing to keep levels really high.
How does it feel to have too much B12?
seeing neurologist, advice on b12 injections welcomed…
