B12 and menopause?

[Clare2502]

Hiya! I’ve been advised to take vitamin b complex for menopause symptoms but is there any point if I have pernicious anaemia?

Might be a silly question but if my body can’t absorb it (I have injections every 3 months) isn’t my body just getting rid of it every day?

Some advice would be good!

Clare

[Gambit62 Administrator]

B complex does contain B12 but it also contains other B vitamins so you might benefit.

[MrsTuft]

You need replacement hormones for menopause symptoms. You should have no problem absorbing a b complex - it’s only b12 that is uniquely hard to absorb if you have PA.

[Narwhal10]

Hi Clare2502,

Like Gambit62, the other vital amines work together. I posted this, do not get hung up on it. Just see how many Green circles, pink circles are needed in 1 cell of the human body.

healthunlocked.com/pasoc/po....

MrsTuft pointed out Hormone Replacement Therapy as well. This also should be discussed. Please note that I did shout at the radio several weeks ago for the ludicrous idea of prescribing antidepressants and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Menopause. No, there is a decrease in the hormones of oestrogen and progesterone. So, these need to be addressed. I would not refer a person with a broken leg to Ear Nose and Throat.

You may benefit from more frequent injections.

🐳

[Mixteca in reply to Narwhal10]

No but my GP referred me to gastro when I was complaining about muscle issues...🤨 how we suffer through ignorance and lack of active listening.

[Clare2502]

hi all!

Thanks for your help! Am already taking hrt but the b complex and magnesium was recommended for energy and then sleep respectively.

Will definitely carry on taking the b complex in this case.

If I have any more questions I’ll definitely come back on here! Great forum!

Clare x

[debra_bill]

Hi No advice to offer really, just my experience so far.....Within days of starting B12 loading (with supporting B's, and other associated vits) my rush of anxiety every time my head hit the pillow seemed to disappear, but the hot flushes, which were all but gone, were back with a vengeance. They do seem to be calming down again now. 15 something years of menopause is enough for anyone!

I'm 3 or 4 months in and still loading, I SI every other day then sublingual on the inbetween days. Maybe you need more B12, or all the B's, or both.. Anything is worth a try.

[ReallyWondering in reply to debra_bill]

How do you know to still “load”. I’m three months in and only SI once a week. In the US they don’t prescribe daily injections. But I still have the tingling in my feet and am wondering if injecting more than once a week would help. The fatigue, irritability and brain fog have improved.

[Narwhal10 in reply to ReallyWondering]

Your body is telling you ReallyWondering, by the tingling in the feet. There is a really amazing part of the brain called the homunculus and in nanoseconds, it sends messages down to all parts of the body and back. It asks, Hey mouth how are you feeling now ? The mouth replies, Yes I am fine, the homunculus will ask the stomach, Hey how are you ? The stomach can says, Oh I feel a bit hungry. Your feet are being checked and the homunculus gets the response, I am tingling. Thirty minutes later, your feet still say I am still tingling. And a week or 3 later, Yes I am the same, tingling.

Our brain does so many things that we are so unaware of like control our ❤️ beat. If you put your hand over your heart now and felt it. It is ONLY because I have drawn your attention to it.

Good to hear about progress and most of us do what we have to regarding injections. Standard treatment is every 3 months in U.K. 😉

[debra_bill in reply to ReallyWondering]

My UK GP didn't prescribe anything at all, which is very common, so I came on here got plenty of advice & info. I buy my own supplies. My new GP will prescribe the standard 3 monthly jab starting in Jan, but my symptoms are still changing, so I'll keep injecting.

I have tried to space out the jabs and if any symptoms return I go back to alternate days with sublingual inbetween. I'm hopeful that I'll get to a point where I don't need to jab so often.

[Regenallotment]

I take Thorne Basic B it has methylcobalamin and all the other Bs as well as injecting every 3 days cyanocobalamin and alternate separate B12 and Folate.

I would avoid ones with high B6 (the HCL type) brands such as Pink Tribe etc have this version and it gives me numbness and tingling fingers. US versions tend to have high levels.

I made a spreadsheet of all the commonly available versions, I’ll post it when I get the laptop out next

I’m 50 still have a cycle, get very low ferritin from fibroids and low energy. Thorne definitely helps me. 🌱