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Originally Posted by Mark._.
Hi MrsD thanks for replying. Yes those are the b complex that I am taking. Why would my levels be so high if I am only taking 100mcg? I was taking 5mg methyl b12 but that was last year and I haven't taken them for months and months.
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Well, when I had my B12 done a few years ago, when I was NOT taking supplements it was 849.
Your level doesn't strike me as high. Just above the normal range. You could have been much higher and it has come down some if you were using 5mg/day previously. You may just be on the way down.
The B-right is not alarming at all, and 100mcg is below what is used to treat frank deficiency.
I wouldn't worry about it, and I'd ignore the doctor on this one. If you feel well, then just continue what you are doing.
(as long as you have normal kidney functions).
I really am not a fan of doctors who falsely alarm their patients when they don't know what they are talking about.
Sounds like yours is just blindly used to following lab ranges for other things, and has generalized the mental job to include alarming responses to an unalarming situation.
Most doctors don't have a clue about nutrients and testing.
Sounds like yours is one of those.
Look at this one from Quest---
http://www.questdiagnostics.com/kbas...20/results.htm
160 considered normal? Blech!
With many vitamin and mineral (esp magnesium) testing, it is the DEFICIENCY that is the
major target looked at. Interpreting them is not always accurate for others.
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