I have cellular magnesium and zinc deficiencies as a result of B12 injection therapy - this means my body is overall deficient at a cellular level even though most of the time my serum blood results for magnesium and zinc are normal.
Has anyone else experienced this?
(I was also potassium deficient but have been managing that with daily potassium supplements).
How was that diagnosed please.I've never heard of this ??
Do you feel any better?
I'm assuming prescription of potassium as so dangerous other wise to take
No you don't. Having B12 injections cannot possibly cause a deficiency 'at the cellular level' (whatever that is supposed to mean) and it cannot cause an extended (beyond one month) deficiency in potassium.
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Well , doctors here in U.K. have been known to tell us that too much B12 is “toxic “ , so as to avoid giving us extra injections when we need them , but we know that that is total nonsense , and we have scientific papers that will tell us that . But they cannot show us any scientific proof .that B12 is harmful in any way at all. B12 is a vitamin which cannot be overdosed . Other vitamins and minerals can , potassium being one . I would never take a potassium supplement,but would eat foods with good potassium content, like bananas , apricots , spinach, broccoli , mushrooms etc . etc . which are beneficial in other ways, as well as supplying potassium .I don’t think that you will find anyone on this forum with the problem as you describe it . I have been on this forum for 5 years , and have never come across anything like what you have described . But I wish you well in regaining your health .
I inject twice a week. Over the last 18 years my potassium level has varied from 4.3 to 5.4 mmol/L (3.5 to 5.3 mmol/L). That's from 13 years before my diagnosis and all the way through 6 years of treatment.
Did the b12 injections correct your deficiency for b12 at a cellular level?
It's not something I have heard of , and I'm not sure how the diagnosis was arrived at. Have you had blood tests that showed secondary indicators of zinc and potassium function in cells wasn't happening? not even sure what those metabolites would be.
Wow the belief is strong here. I don’t know how much truth there is or not in what the original poster is saying but she clearly won’t get any support for not spewing the official line here!I myself have had frightening symptoms on multiple occasions from only oral b12 including very severe left sided chest pain. It may work fantastically for most of you (although if you are all still here constantly tweeting etc one might question how fantastically) but you are very irresponsible to assume it will be the same for all and so unsupportive it’s shocking.
I had never heard of cellular magnesium deficiency so I googled it and found this article ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl.... It's a long study and a lot of it is over my head but maybe someone here would want to wade through it. During my cursory review I didn't see any mention of B12 causing magnesium deficiency. Apparently Vitamin D and calcium can affect magnesium intake.
I understand that serum tests for magnesium aren't usually helpful as the body regulates that level carefully and that red blood cell testing is the one to have.
I haven't had either. But it is fairly widely said that a lot of us are low in magnesium. I started with topical cream and now I take 400 mg mag glycinate. It helps with mood and sleep as well as being involved with vitamin D and calcium regulation. I am on B12 injections but wouldn't have thought that was a cause of needing more particularly. Did the doctor suggest that or do your results change after treatment?
I take zinc as well as it seems to help. With vitamin C. But only half a dose. Haven't had that tested either.
Are you based in the UK or elsewhere?
I have a zinc deficiency too, im not sure that it us connected to b12 as i had signs such as ridges on thumbs.
I have epi and suspected chronic pancreatitis, which cause malabsorption and I suspect that the malabsorption has caused the zinc deficiency.
Taking zinc regularly can affect your copper levels so be careful with that. Some zinc supplements contain a little copper too.
I really suggest you ask your specialist for proof for what they are claiming. The next time a specialist tells you b12 is toxic, ask them to show you on the screen, to bring up the side effects from the database.
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