blood test of b12 is 290 [200-900] and feretin is high

[weazle74]

i stoped b12 and after two weeks i had blood test and my b12 from 101 went 290 but feretin is high and i have no anemia my doctor thinks i dont need to take anymore b12 as i am not anemic but i still have fogy mind forgetfulness anxiety and panic attacks confusion and this week i had vissible blood in urine i am inquiring about this now i go from one promplem to another and i feel very bad

[Gambit62 Administrator]

does the B12 have an impact on your symptoms. If so I would go back to the supplementation.

From the levels you quote I am assuming that you are not on injections. If you are on injections then my response would be somewhat different.

[pejka62]

My B12 reading was 211 and I had nerve damage in my legs. I took weekly shots for almost 18 months and the immediate readings didn't mean much, you had to overdrive the B12 for a long period of time to let the nerves that were damaged, repair themselves. I got shocks in my legs for the first year several times a day and that was from the damaged nerves waking up again. I'm much better now but I'll never be 100% like I was before the damage.

My first doctor wanted to give my just one shot and from what I read about B12, that was not what needed to be done. I went to another doctor and he give me a prescription for 52 shots, one each week for one year. I self injected those. If I would have stayed with the first doctor, I believe I would not be where I am today with this. You can't overdose with B12, but you can certainly under dose.

I am not a doctor but I think I saved my legs by going to the second doctor.

[weazle74 in reply to pejka62]

i changed doctors but here in cyprus dont believe is so serious as i am not anemic i even tried in hospital i got same resbonce i did take chewable tablets but now i have blood in urine and i stoped untill i find out where is coming from i feel quite ill i am having a ct scan this friday