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Posted by justyourlaugh on January 17, 2004, at 8:48:09
for months my b12 has been low,,but not really low...my pdoc suggested my md should have given me a shot because low b12 causes physical signs of stress,,perhaps my "tic"
i eat well and love meat..
is this true?
what happens if it remains low over a long peroid of time?
thanks for anyone that can shed some insight
j
Posted by Miss Honeychurch on January 18, 2004, at 7:34:49
In reply to b12, posted by justyourlaugh on January 17, 2004, at 8:48:09
Well, I am a hypochondriac and have diagnosed myself with pretty much everything under the sun, one of them being lack of b12.
From what I have read, lack of b12 also causes tingling and a decreasing sense of smell.
Posted by Jai Narayan on January 27, 2004, at 19:38:21
In reply to Re: b12 » justyourlaugh, posted by Miss Honeychurch on January 18, 2004, at 7:34:49
According to "The Merck Manual"
" A B12 deficiency can lead to: pernicious anemia and other anemias, some psychiatric disorders, poor vision.
Folic acid and B 12 function interdependently in the formaiton of normal red blood cells and in the production of an essential building block of DNA, thymidine. A deficiency of either of these vitamins results in a serious anemia (such as pernicious anemia), in which the red blood cells are few in number but large in size.
Symptoms include paleness, weakness, reduced acid secretion in the stomach, and nerve damage (neuropathy). Nerve damage occurs mainly in vitamin B12 deficiency.
treatment of pernicious anemia consists of monthly injections of vitamin B12. Treatment of folic acid deficiency consists of folic acid taken by mouth."
Posted by Mimi on January 31, 2004, at 15:55:53
In reply to b12, posted by justyourlaugh on January 17, 2004, at 8:48:09
If your B12 is low, your iron level could become too low. Look it up. Just pop a vitamin.
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