View Single Post
Old 01-26-2008, 10:36 AM
mrsD's Avatar
mrsD mrsD is offline
Wisest Elder Ever
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 33,508
15 yr Member
mrsD mrsD is offline
Wisest Elder Ever
mrsD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 33,508
15 yr Member
Lightbulb Nice to see a doc on here! Welcome

There is a good product oral...it must be used daily and on an empty stomach.
It affords passive absorption of about 10%...

It is not expensive:
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails....1&pid=129&at=0
for maintenance

higher dose to start:
http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails....1&pid=117&at=0

Sublingual is rather a sham, most of the B12 in sublinguals is swallowed with
the saliva.

Typically 5mg daily for about 2-3 mons followed by 1mg daily thereafter.
Methylcobalamin is preferred..this is the biologically active form.
cyano is synthetic and requires activation in 4 steps which also may fail
in the elderly.

New members here would do well to read this forum historically..there is much valuable information to be had here.
__________________
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.-- Galileo Galilei

************************************

.
Weezie looking at petunias 8.25.2017


****************************
These forums are for mutual support and information sharing only. The forums are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider. Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.
mrsD is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Bearygood (01-27-2008), bruegger84 (02-04-2009), Curious (01-26-2008), Jodylee (01-26-2008), Vowel Lady (01-26-2008)