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Originally Posted by mrsD
This is a reminder -- glenntaj is correct.
The ranges for vitamins reflect generalized "normals" who were chosen and NOT taking any supplements.
High range B12 is desirable because getting it into the central nervous system is by passive diffusion from high to low. The lower the blood level the less gets into the CNS.
Doctors are so used to ranges in blood tests indicating disease, they think high B12 is dangerous. But there is no upper limit to B12 use...so don't worry about it.
The only concern is for the rare person with polycythemia vera... this is a rare disease of the bone marrow where too many red cells are formed. This would show up in a normal CBC screening test.
Thank you MrsD and Glenn..
I am still supplementing with B12 even though my Level is good (high)! Do you think in your educated opinion(s), it makes sense to increase my Meth-B12 to 5000 mcg? I cant help but wonder if a higher dose of B12 (like Melody) along with B1 and Folate (800mcg) could help with the pins and needles and burning in my legs and feet (?)...
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Hi there. I now have Alan taking the same Methyl B-12 that I do. He needs to ramp up his energy. This will take time but I don't see any ill effects.
I have had doctors pooh pooh my taking Methyl B-12 and then ask me quietly later 'Melody, I have neuropathy, can you tell me about that B-12 again". These are DOCTORS who are supposed to KNOW. Yeah, they know Pills and Drugs, not what supplements can help people with PN.
It amazes me sometimes.
Why not try the 5000 for awhile?. I knew right away that this is the amount that would help me.
And get ready if you share this with your doctor. He'll say you are crazy and what the h are you doing? Thank god, my primary care guy is a bodybuilding physician who knows all about my Methyl B-12 and my sprouts. I just brought him a ziplock bag of my sprouts into his office during Alan's appointment on Friday. He took one look and said "Oh my sister will put this in my salad tonight. I love these things".
So some doctors know good stuff and some doctors don't know a darn thing about anything.
We have had specialists come to our neuropathy meetings just to learn from US.
And while Alan was in the hospital (you are going to LOVE this) a doctor waltzed in, told Alan he was a neuropathy specialist and told Alan 'you have diabetic neuropathy". Alan said "Sir, with all due respect I have had neuropathy for over 20 years and I'm a diabetic only 3 years" I was tested all those years with glucose tolerance tests and every test known to man, I did NOT get PN because I was diabetic"
What was the doctor's response to Alan: "you don't know what you are talking about, OF COURSE YOU WERE DIABETIC"
See what I mean?
Some of them are clueless and don't know what they are talking about.
Melody