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Does anyone know what Methycobal (Mecobalamin) injections are ?

Is it equivalent to Hydroxocobalamin injections ? Is it just another form of B12 ? I mean same as Hydroxocobalamin/methylcobalamin and Cianacobalamin ? I got...

Is it equivalent to Hydroxocobalamin injections ? Is it just another form of B1...

Ryaan

•7 years ago

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I am so worried and so confused now.

I just posted about high B12 blood levels after loading injections, (2000) but now need help with making sense of high folate. Daughter tells me her Gp said...

I just posted about high B12 blood levels after loading injections, (2000) but n...

LovesLuna

•7 years ago

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Scientific paper needed re ignoring high serum B12 levels following loading doses

My daughter went back to her Gp as she relapsed back to being totally exhausted and unwell and mood swings once the loading doses were complete. We are not in...

My daughter went back to her Gp as she relapsed back to being totally exhausted ...

LovesLuna

•7 years ago

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Vitamin b12 side effects

Hi I have been taking vitamin b12 supplements 1mg of liquid for a week now however I have been getting really bad pains in muscles and joints my recent blood...

Hi I have been taking vitamin b12 supplements 1mg of liquid for a week now howev...

toonarmy

•7 years ago

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Blood tests normal??

Had my bloods taken this week, the doctor just phoned me to say bloods were all normal, but the intrinsic factor hadn't come back yet. I have been ill for...

Had my bloods taken this week, the doctor just phoned me to say bloods were all ...

Lizreds1

•7 years ago

8 Replies

First-timer to B12 solutions

Hi all, I'm hypothyroid (Hashimoto's - I take 75mcg levo and 10mcg T3 daily) and have low B12 (280 - within a 200-900 range). I've started supplementing to...

Hi all, I'm hypothyroid (Hashimoto's - I take 75mcg levo and 10mcg T3 daily) and...

wano

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Follow up from my GP appointment

Hi all, just an update from my GP appointment yesterday. Well as expected he was quite insistent after looking at my blood test results from St Thomas' that I...

Hi all, just an update from my GP appointment yesterday. Well as expected he was...

Cali25

•7 years ago

9 Replies

How b12 affects the blood results?

Hi everyone, Could someone help me with a question about b12 injections for my dad. After finally convincing his GP that he needed injections, and his mother...

Hi everyone, Could someone help me with a question about b12 injections for my ...

jbthyro

•7 years ago

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What to ask drs

Hi I have low b12 not exceptionally low( 222) but I think it's low for me (i am similar to bi polar at the moment, high excitable slightly aggressive , then...

Hi I have low b12 not exceptionally low( 222) but I think it's low for me (i am ...

Sweetart

•7 years ago

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Addisons?

Hi Guys So visit to the Endio confirmed that, l am being given too much thyroid replacement, so need to cut back,( yes l know l probably need to post on...

Hi Guys So visit to the Endio confirmed that, l am being given too much thyroid...

Hidden

•7 years ago

12 Replies

last chance saloon

I went back to docs with scheduled appointment to run through all my latest results. When he called me through, he informed me there was a medical student with...

I went back to docs with scheduled appointment to run through all my latest resu...

yvonneu

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Sleep after 1st injection

Sleep hasn't really been an issue for me for many months since I'd gotten used to taking daily sublingual b12 each morning (10-11am). I had my first ever b12...

Sleep hasn't really been an issue for me for many months since I'd gotten used t...

Steap

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Novel idea/hypothesis

I've been reading with interest how nitrous oxide can deactivate b12. I've also read that b12 doesn't actually get used up by the body, rather it acts as a...

I've been reading with interest how nitrous oxide can deactivate b12. I've also ...

Steap

•7 years ago

6 Replies

B12 Sprays ....

Might be a stupid question, but then I'm fogged at the moment, so here goes... Is it okay to take a methylcobalamin spray in between my hydroxocobalamin...

Might be a stupid question, but then I'm fogged at the moment, so here goes... I...

Hidden

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Intrinsic factor antibodies

So my Intrinsic Factor Antibodies test has come back as a 1. I believe this is normal or "negative". So no enlarged RBC, B12 at 402 in January and now this....

So my Intrinsic Factor Antibodies test has come back as a 1. I believe this is n...

Jesswoozer1

•7 years ago

22 Replies

Sublingual spray

Hello everyone , has anyone tried Boost b12 spray , ? If so is it helpful ? Thanks in advance 😀

Hello everyone , has anyone tried Boost b12 spray , ? If so is it helpful ? Than...

Annnon58

•7 years ago

13 Replies

First b12 injection experience

Just had my first b12 injection at the surgery. It was a pleasant pain free experience but spoilt ever so slightly by the lack of understanding demonstrated by...

Just had my first b12 injection at the surgery. It was a pleasant pain free expe...

Steap

•7 years ago

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Antibiotics

hi all I was wondering I'm taking trimephoprine for urine infection would this affect my b12 as I have gastritis again aswell

hi all I was wondering I'm taking trimephoprine for urine infection would this a...

kyanah

•7 years ago

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ENLARGED RED BLOOD CELLS

My routine annual blood tests results showed that I had some enlarged red blood cells. I had a re-test four weeks later and it was the same. My Doctor is...

My routine annual blood tests results showed that I had some enlarged red blood ...

Patient007

•7 years ago

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Letter from Respiratory clinic & some test results.

Would appreciate opinions on the following. Last summer GP referred me to Respiratory clinic ( due to shortness of breath that was obviously part of the B12...

Would appreciate opinions on the following. Last summer GP referred me to Respir...

Hidden

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Self treatment advice

Hi folks, Well my GP says I clearly have ME/CFS as my blood tests show I have nothing else wrong with me. I have PA in my family and most of the symptoms,...

Hi folks, Well my GP says I clearly have ME/CFS as my blood tests show I have n...

AmyG6500

•7 years ago

25 Replies

Iron levels

After 10 years of being diagnosed you would have thought it would be sorted but I had a blood test last week and have been informed by the Dr that by B12...

After 10 years of being diagnosed you would have thought it would be sorted but ...

LauraJF

•7 years ago

7 Replies

B12 and Testosterone ?

Hi I was just wondering if anyone, when they noticed symptoms of low B12 thought that these are all symptoms of low testosterone ??? You get a lot of the...

Hi I was just wondering if anyone, when they noticed symptoms of low B12 thought...

Ryaan

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Acne- can splitting the B12 dose help ?

Hello again. This has not been my daughters week. After posting about her seeming to regress after 10 initial loading doses ( not had the blood results back,...

Hello again. This has not been my daughters week. After posting about her seemin...

LovesLuna

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Kidding right?

Hi all. I saw a gastro surgeon doctor today, I asked if I could be anaemic based on my bloods done in January and the fact I have been so unwell. Despite my...

Hi all. I saw a gastro surgeon doctor today, I asked if I could be anaemic based...

Bellao01

•7 years ago

4 Replies

B12 - how much is too much?

Hi all I've went from 3 month maint doses to weekly SI for past 6 weeks. 1mg/1000ml. Waiting for haemo appt. Better But it still doesn't seem to be enough!...

Hi all I've went from 3 month maint doses to weekly SI for past 6 weeks. 1mg/100...

Sharon75

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Vit B12 level of 135. Is this low and should I be concerned?

hello, I'm new here and looking for a little advice, I have recently had a blood test for Vit B12, my GP has just called with the result, He said it should...

hello, I'm new here and looking for a little advice, I have recently had a blo...

kateredpants

•7 years ago

2 Replies

B12 Active Results

Hi there guys, I had a B12 serum test about a month or more ago and the results were: 186 pmol/L out of a range of 140.00 - 724.00 However I've just had the...

Hi there guys, I had a B12 serum test about a month or more ago and the results ...

BartelbySamsa

•7 years ago

1 Reply

B12 patches seemed to have stopped working.

I have been using patches 5,000 mc for the last few years and have been doing well. At my last blood test a doctor said my readings were very low (no details)...

I have been using patches 5,000 mc for the last few years and have been doing we...

grommit11

•7 years ago

2 Replies

I'm New Here

I'm 64 and have had PA for 22 years and struggle with the last 4-6 weeks of my 12 week injection. I have used B12 sublingual liquid and tablets plus Folic Acid...

I'm 64 and have had PA for 22 years and struggle with the last 4-6 weeks of my 1...

allsortsofbags

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Posts - Pernicious Anaemia Society | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for April 2017

Does anyone know what Methycobal (Mecobalamin) injections are ?

I am so worried and so confused now.

Scientific paper needed re ignoring high serum B12 levels following loading doses

Vitamin b12 side effects

Blood tests normal??

First-timer to B12 solutions

Follow up from my GP appointment

How b12 affects the blood results?

What to ask drs

Addisons?

last chance saloon

Sleep after 1st injection

Novel idea/hypothesis

B12 Sprays ....

Intrinsic factor antibodies

Sublingual spray

First b12 injection experience

Antibiotics

ENLARGED RED BLOOD CELLS

Letter from Respiratory clinic & some test results.

Self treatment advice

Iron levels

B12 and Testosterone ?

Acne- can splitting the B12 dose help ?

Kidding right?

B12 - how much is too much?

Vit B12 level of 135. Is this low and should I be concerned?

B12 Active Results

B12 patches seemed to have stopped working.

I'm New Here

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