B12 Vitamin

[Thesun]

hi

Could someone be so kind as to interpret the vitamin B12, do I need to supplement this and if so what is recommended and best supplement.

Thank you in advance

[Wheat]

hello, I belong to pernicious anaemia forum so I should post this on there as well

Your printed test B12 looks to be in range, but I do not know about active B12. (Serum B12 is unreliable and ranges are meaningless). BUT I think it really depends on your clinical symptoms, which can be physical, neurological and psychiatric neurological.

There are many online sites listing symptoms , one is the PAS (pernicious anaemia society):

pernicious-anaemia-society.org

Treatment depends on symptoms.

Your CRP is high. Your Cortisol is too high in my opinion.

[J972 in reply to Wheat]

Good morning,

Active B12 looks OK. Have you had your serum B12 tested? Are you experiencing symptoms which you think might be attributable to a B12 deficiency?

Your ferritin is high in range but that could be explained by your elevated CRP. Was that commented on by whoever commissioned the bloods? Did you have a cold or similar?

[Thesun in reply to J972]

hi, thank you for replying. I have arthritis which is why my CRP can be high, this was actually low for me as it has been a lot higher in the past. I am having another blood test on Wednesday for my thyroid levels and B12 so it will be interesting to see how they compare.

[J972]

Ah that makes sense. Be interesting to see where your levels are at. Take care

[Thesun]

This is the latest blood work by the GP, do you think I need to supplement my B12 ?

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