Experiences with

Vitamin B12

My most recent blood tests show my Serum Vitamin B12 to be at 282ng/l would you say this is on the low side? Any advice at this stage would really be appreciated i be just turned 54 but feel about 80!

Hi everyone I'm going on holiday to Cyprus in July and I usually start taking vitamin b12 to prevent mosquito bites a week or so before I go and one a day whilst away . I have been diagnosed with PV in December 2022 .

I had look in FAQ and could not see any reference to the role of vitamin B12 in either PMR or GCA. A colleague recommended B12 injections to alleviate the symptoms, pain and fatigue. I am sceptical of anecdotal suggestions. Has anyone heard about this supplement or tried it?

In this review, we summarise the complex metabolic pathway of Vitamin B12, the inherited and acquired causes of Vitamin B12 deficiency and subsequently highlight the disparate international practice of prescribing Vitamin B12 replacement therapy.

The presence of anti-parietal cell antibodies is indicative of reduced ability to absorb vitamin B12.

Vitamin B12 . 384ng/L Serum Folate 6.6 ug/l Serum Ferritin 73 ug/L. I am currently taking 1000iu of Vitamin D. 500ug of Vitamin B12. I am not taking any supplements for Folate or Ferritin. Should I increase VitD and vitamin b12.

Hi everyone, Recently my hematologist suggested vitamin B12 shots to help with fatigue. Has anyone else tried this and did it work? Are there negative side effects?

Vitamin B12 Depot Hevert ampoules (10 pcs) ... are these the same as the vitamin B12 Depot only in a different packet?

Hello, I am writing to ask if any one following a plant based/vegan diet has been told their vitamin b12 is low. I get so confused as what the best way to eat for a kidney diet. I was hoping plantbased/vegan would be best but now it has led to a new issue. Just so confused.

Does anyone think or know if taking Vitamin B12 helps.

I was recently diagnosed with lack of B12 in my bloods (not anaemic) but most likely due to high dose Metformin and lanzoprasole as I am also diabetic. Since starting the jabs I seem to have had a PMR flare and wonder if I should go from 4 mgs back to 10 for perhaps a week or so as my legs and ankles

This is a link to an interesting video about B12 supplementation https://nutritionfacts.org/video/friday-favorites-do-vitamin-b12-supplements-cause-acne-bone-fractures-and-lung-cancer/?

some advice on whether I'm wasting my time and money and can a blood test tell if I'm vitamin B12 deficient.

An interesting article of B12 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/medical/the-sign-when-going-to-the-loo-that-s-linked-to-severe-cases-of-vitamin-b12-deficiency/ar-AA18howf?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=293a2b7b91b94c2a822e90da51b34548&ei=6

Taking Vitamin B12 when you are not deficient can cause a lot of problems so you must be diagnosed by two lab tests to confirm it -- one for Vitamin B12, and if it is low or borderline, a test for high Methylamonic acid.

Vitamin B12 can improve the quality of life of patients with PHN and significantly reduce the number of patients using analgesics [57].

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More on the news today about nitrous oxide and the serious nerve damage to those using it but, again, no mention of how use depletes vitamin B12.    Also horrifying to hear how easy it is to buy and that the cylinders are even larger than before 😱

fileticket=uzxxL87ljsg%3D&tabid=916&portalid=1&mid=2074 (Jul 2022) Suffolk and North East Essex ICS https://www.westsuffolkccg.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Guideline-for-the-management-of-Vitamin-B12-deficiency-in-adults-November-2020.pdf (due rev Nov 2022)

My latest result is Serum vitamin B12 level (XE2pf) 288 ng/L [110 - 914] should I supplement?