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So tired after loading doses

Started the loading injections last week I was just wondering if anyone else found they were exhausted initially before feeling better?

Started the loading injections last week I was just wondering if anyone else fou...

Bunnybin

•7 years ago

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Approach to low B12

Results suggest normal intrinsic factor but B12 levels have been falling to below normal over a period of 4 years. My symptoms have been extreme exhaustion,...

Results suggest normal intrinsic factor but B12 levels have been falling to belo...

kena

•7 years ago

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Swelling tongue day after b12 shot

Hi, me again 🙄 I'm just wondering if anyone gets the sensation of their tongue swelling after there loading dose? I have my 5 th jab yesterday and tongue...

Hi, me again 🙄 I'm just wondering if anyone gets the sensation of their tongue ...

Dani82

•7 years ago

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MS DOCTOR

I am looking for a doctor on NHS that will properly assess me. I was diagnosed with MS approx. 8 yrs ago. I want a 2nd opinion from a Dr that knows of b12...

I am looking for a doctor on NHS that will properly assess me. I was diagnosed ...

toph

•7 years ago

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For clivealive....

Here's my levels if that's any good ☺

Frances55

•7 years ago

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I'm new here... Feeling desperate, ill and confused! Is this PA/B12 deficiency can anyone help please?

Apologies for the long post! Sept 2106 I started feeling very unwell burning pain in stomach, loss of appetite, nausea, dizzy, faint, weak, rosacea, tingling...

Apologies for the long post! Sept 2106 I started feeling very unwell burning pai...

Alesia

•7 years ago

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Need advice PLEASE!!!!!!!

Hi everyone...I'll keep this short...was diagnosed 3 months ago..had loading doses... Now si every other day... Been feeling great.. And neurological symptoms...

Hi everyone...I'll keep this short...was diagnosed 3 months ago..had loading dos...

Frances55

•7 years ago

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PAINFULL INJECTIONS

Having problems with painful B12 injections ask the Doctor/Nurse to inject slowly ,B12 is a dense fluid this is what causes the pain.

Having problems with painful B12 injections ask the Doctor/Nurse to inject slowl...

01303892663

•7 years ago

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Feeling so ill again today (2nd B12 jab yesterday) 4 day headache, sickly,confused emotional nervous wreck...

Feeling nervous about seeing the dr tonight really hope he doesn't fob me off :( i don't think i have the energy to fight. Relieved my partner is coming with...

Feeling nervous about seeing the dr tonight really hope he doesn't fob me off :(...

MissD1503

•7 years ago

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Cyberchondriacs!!!

Be prepared for the next onslaught from the medical profession after today's reports suggest cyberchondriacs cost the NHS millions. In the Times today the...

Be prepared for the next onslaught from the medical profession after today's rep...

Dewbuc

•7 years ago

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Help with blood tests

So I had some blood tests done after experiencing some symptoms (commonly associated with underactive thyroid) and my endo decided to check for mineral and...

So I had some blood tests done after experiencing some symptoms (commonly associ...

Gr8Nica

•7 years ago

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About to start b12 injections, some concerns...

Hi people, I am due to start my b12 injections on Friday morning and I am wondering how long does it take for the side effects to take place? I am a member...

Hi people, I am due to start my b12 injections on Friday morning and I am wonde...

Weegie007

•7 years ago

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Hi I started my b12 loading doses about 2 weeks ago, but I'm too tired to function

Hi i have been getting b12 injections every other day for the last 2 weeks, but I am so tired....I feel even more tired that before I started them. Is this...

Hi i have been getting b12 injections every other day for the last 2 weeks, but ...

mdoh1918

•7 years ago

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B12 stores and their reuptake

Does anyone know how effectively PA sufferers can utilise stored B12. If this process is impaired, as I suspect it may be, then this could explain the...

Does anyone know how effectively PA sufferers can utilise stored B12. If this ...

Dewbuc

•7 years ago

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Low blood pressure

I am new here. I have pernicious anaemia and have been receiving B12 injections for 5 years, now at 10 week intervals. For over a year I have been...

I am new here. I have pernicious anaemia and have been receiving B12 injections...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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NEWBIE TO THIS FORUM: BLOOD TEST HELP PLEASE?

First, please let me apologise for this long post! :( Background: I have had diagnosis of ME/Fibro/Trigeminal Neuralgia for 29 years. Got very ill, very...

First, please let me apologise for this long post! :( Background: I have had...

LadyBarb

•7 years ago

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Confused

Hi good day! Ive been following this site since 2015,when i had my all first symptoms.. August 2015 i did,vit b12 test and the result was 297..and i did cbc...

Hi good day! Ive been following this site since 2015,when i had my all first sym...

mariechella

•7 years ago

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Blog post about stopped B12 injections

Hi All, New blog post on B12 Deficiency Info website about what to do if injections stopped. http://www.b12deficiency.info/blog/ Blog posts from Martyn...

Hi All, New blog post on B12 Deficiency Info website about what to do if injecti...

Sleepybunny

•7 years ago

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Had my 2nd jab this morning still got high blood pressure...

So just had my 2nd jab have to say i didn't fall asleep yesterday at my desk so defo felt a difference from the 1st jab. I have another symptom of bad...

So just had my 2nd jab have to say i didn't fall asleep yesterday at my desk so ...

MissD1503

•7 years ago

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B12 serum levels and IFA test?

Hi , I’ve just had some blood taken and they are going to check for Intrinsic Factor. I had been supplementing daily with 5000 ug Methylcobalamin but stopped...

Hi , I’ve just had some blood taken and they are going to check for Intrinsic Fa...

seamail57

•7 years ago

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So Fed Up!

My first blood test result was 75, I have had the 5 shots and it went up to 520 in April. I recently started feeling tired, hair thinning and not sleeping :(...

My first blood test result was 75, I have had the 5 shots and it went up to 520 ...

Leeja

•7 years ago

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B12 and receiving loading jabs.

If you're deficiebt in b12, does it warrant further investigation if you're not found to be anemic? I'm receiving loading jabs, I have my 4th today.

If you're deficiebt in b12, does it warrant further investigation if you're not ...

Spin5

•7 years ago

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1st week loading dose done

Hello I have just finished my first 3 injections -they killed... 3 to go my level was 93.. I been feeling sick with the injections and now my legs are really...

Hello I have just finished my first 3 injections -they killed... 3 to go my leve...

Glitterbug83

•7 years ago

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Hair gone so thin it's breaking my heart but can I dye it?

Sorry for posting daily on here 😬 it's just I can't find info anywhere else and you lovely people are in the know! I'm wondering about my hair! It was...

Sorry for posting daily on here 😬 it's just I can't find info anywhere else and...

Dani82

•7 years ago

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Depression lifts but no other improvement

Hi folks, well I've been on B12 SI since early May. I don't have a firm diagnosis, this is a therapeutic trial. Nothing has improved much except my...

Hi folks, well I've been on B12 SI since early May. I don't have a firm diagnos...

AmyG6500

•7 years ago

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what am I doing wrong

Hi, I was diagnosed (uk) in June of this year with b12 @ 198, folate at 7. Also last year my dr diagnosed me vit d deficient that was @ 12. I have felt so weak...

Hi, I was diagnosed (uk) in June of this year with b12 @ 198, folate at 7. Also ...

Jklforever

•7 years ago

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6 loading B12 jabs then go back in a year...

So i went to have my first jab last night the nurse was lovely and was concerned about my symptoms but when i asked what was happening with the jabs she said...

So i went to have my first jab last night the nurse was lovely and was concerned...

MissD1503

•7 years ago

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Self Injecting

I would like to self inject with B12 my wife was a nurse but is now retired so no problem there. The problem is were can I purchase the ampules from? Is there...

I would like to self inject with B12 my wife was a nurse but is now retired so n...

nobbyclarke74

•7 years ago

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GP visit today

Well my visit today went a little better than expected, although he is still of the opinion that I don't have PA as I haven't got anaemia according to him. But...

Well my visit today went a little better than expected, although he is still of ...

Cali25

•7 years ago

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Dear Canada, a question from a southern neighbor

Is B12 Hydroxocobalamin ampule available over the counter (without prescription) in Canada?

Is B12 Hydroxocobalamin ampule available over the counter (without prescription)...

alice215

•7 years ago

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Posts - Pernicious Anaemia Society | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for September 2017

So tired after loading doses

Approach to low B12

Swelling tongue day after b12 shot

MS DOCTOR

For clivealive....

I'm new here... Feeling desperate, ill and confused! Is this PA/B12 deficiency can anyone help please?

Need advice PLEASE!!!!!!!

PAINFULL INJECTIONS

Feeling so ill again today (2nd B12 jab yesterday) 4 day headache, sickly,confused emotional nervous wreck...

Cyberchondriacs!!!

Help with blood tests

About to start b12 injections, some concerns...

Hi I started my b12 loading doses about 2 weeks ago, but I'm too tired to function

B12 stores and their reuptake

Low blood pressure

NEWBIE TO THIS FORUM: BLOOD TEST HELP PLEASE?

Confused

Blog post about stopped B12 injections

Had my 2nd jab this morning still got high blood pressure...

B12 serum levels and IFA test?

So Fed Up!

B12 and receiving loading jabs.

1st week loading dose done

Hair gone so thin it's breaking my heart but can I dye it?

Depression lifts but no other improvement

what am I doing wrong

6 loading B12 jabs then go back in a year...

Self Injecting

GP visit today

Dear Canada, a question from a southern neighbor

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