Experiences with

Vitamin B12

She also recommended I take Vitamin B12. The dose she wants me to take is 5,000 UIs daily. That seems like an awfully big dose to do since my B12 is only slightly low. I am worried it might affect my kidneys. Does anyone else take this big a dose?

Has anyone here tried vitamin b12 shots for fatigue. I find the simplest tasks such as mowing the lawn or going for a walk result in me having to sit down for some time to recover. I have heard of vitamin b12 shots being helpful but not in the PCa context.

Hi all - has anyone taken vitamin B12, and if so, which brand? Many thanks.

This is interesting, from September 2023, but no sign of it coming into production yet...https://www.techtransfer.nih.gov/news/featured-research-new-vitamin-b12-injectables-available-for-licensing-or-collaboration

"The BP directs that when vitamin B12 injection is prescribed or [u]demanded[/u], hydroxocobalamin injection shall be dispensed or supplied."

Thought I'd share this article about the need for above normal levels of B12 in the elderly. https://newatlas.com/brain/alzheimers-dementia/vitamin-b12-cognitive-decline/?

Vitamin B12 Levels Association with Functional and Structural Biomarkers of Central Nervous System Injury in Older Adults https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ana.27200 “In addition to affecting general cognition and memory, vitamin B12 deficiency may even lead to dementia and psychosis

The study concludes that vitamin B12 promotes neurodegeneration in C. elegans models of Parkinson's disease, and that depletion of dietary vitamin B12 may be a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Pascoe Vitamin B12-Depot-Injektopas® 1500 g I normally order Hervertin 2 ml ampoules. Are Pascoe more B12 in less liquid? what are people’s thoughts and experience of these please? Ordering from Versandapo. Thank you

All the test bar one came back normal, It appears that I have a Vitamin B12 deficiency, and they are running more test for this.

Thanks in advance Serum vitamin B12 298 pmol/L 145 - 569 Range Serum folate 9.5 nmol/L 8.8 - 60.8 Range

The rest of it is full of interesting information regarding B12. https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-type-of-vitamin-b12-cyanocobalamin-or-methylcobalamin/

As an aside, I noticed 'Psychology Today' was a bit hit and miss on it's vitamin B12 coverage. So for those of you that like campaigning, maybe it should be a target. All Psychologists need to know clearly about the function of vitamin B12 and the issues around clear deficiency diagnosis.

Hi can you please help my Dr says i don’t need to take extra vitamin B12 as my test has come back normal. I have read on this site that everyone takes it i don’t know what to do now.

Then I remembered I have started taking vitamin B12 . Anyone else found an escalation in symptoms after taking this vitamin ?

I’m thinking about calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin D3, iron, for example.

Thus, elevated vitamin B12 is found in serum, yet the B12 is largely inactive, leading to a condition of Paradoxical vitamin B12 deficiency." https://www.iomcworld.org/articles/paradoxical-vitamin-b12-deficiency-normal-to-elevated-serum-b12-with-metabolic-vitamin-b12-deficiency.pdf

My test results are as follows: 02/09/24: Intrinsic factor antibody: Laboratory comment: positive; possible pernicious anaemia as low B12; normal Hb 02/09/24: Serum vitamin B12 Laboratory comment: abnormal; 148 ng/L (normal range 182 to 692) 04/12/24: Serum vitamin B12 Laboratory comment: abnormal

thinking as my vitamin b12 is low that the #12 complex might be better to start with? prices are the same... any help is much appreciated :)

The levels are as follows: May 2023 Serum vitamin B12 level 476 ng/L Serum folate level 4.1 ug/L December 2024 Serum vitamin B12 level 275 ng/L Serum folate level 1.2 ug/L Calcium-Bone Profile , Serum Ferritin - Normal My GP said she will chase up the results of the biopsies