How Much B12 to take - Anemia Message Board

scout316 · 10-27-2008, 10:42 AM

There is a person named Bill Zenith who wants to know about what amount of B12 he should take.He is on the brain and nervous systems board under the thread>commonalities among chiari patients<

Can someone here give me some advice on what to suggest to him?He doesn't know his B12 level...so I'm not sure what to tell him.

Thanks,Scout~

Benit · 10-29-2008, 03:00 AM

How many here use the sublinguals (the one I have is a mix of cyanocobalamin, methycobalamin, and dibencozide) and get a good result?

Bluze · 10-30-2008, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill Zenith

How many here use the sublinguals (the one I have is a mix of cyanocobalamin, methycobalamin, and dibencozide) and get a good result?

After numerous neurological symptoms, I was diagnosed with b12d in early September and had 4 shots a week apart. I've been taking 2) 5,000 methyl subs daily for the last month, since the shots ended.

Most of my symptoms are gone except numbness/pain in my feet. I think that has been arrested and may be reversing. I have no idea how well the subs are working or if taking one per day would work just as well. There are no side effects and they are cheap, but in a week or so I'll probably drop to one per day.

FLFLOWERGIRL · 10-30-2008, 06:55 PM

I take SL B-12 and raised my B-12 146 points in 7 months. I do not have a B-12 deficiency, I just want to raise it because I am at risk due to malabsorption from PPI use. SL B-12 does work, if this is what you want to know. It is said to be as good as the IM injections, but some people still seem to respond better to IM's from what I have read. FLFLOWERGIRL

Bluze · 10-30-2008, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by FLFLOWERGIRL

I take SL B-12 and raised my B-12 146 points in 7 months. I do not have a B-12 deficiency, I just want to raise it because I am at risk due to malabsorption from PPI use. SL B-12 does work, if this is what you want to know. It is said to be as good as the IM injections, but some people still seem to respond better to IM's from what I have read. FLFLOWERGIRL

That is exactly what I have read also.

Too bad my doctor thinks everyone responds equally to subs or shots.

Here is something I am not clear on: If you are taking subs, does a blood test accurately show if you are getting the B12 into your tissues where it is needed?