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Vitamin B12

Posted December 10, 2008

If a person had a low vitamin B12 count and took vitamin B12 1200mcg daily for 3 months and then had a normal reading would it be important to continue with the same dose ? My understanding is that excess is secreted so overdosing is not an issue. Also, what is the most common cause of a low vitaminB12 in someone who is not a drinker and eats a well balanced healthy diet?

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Low Vitamin B12
The most common cause of B12 deficiency in adults is from pernicious anemia.  Wikipedia has a good description of pernicious anemia.  I am assuming your low vitmamin B12 level was determined by a blood sample, not another way of measuring B12.  This type of B12 deficiency is also called megaloblastic anemia.  Was your hemoglobin and MVC checked before you started taking...

by drLove (1 year ago)

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