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Originally Posted by mrsD
I'd get the numbers for the B12 test, and also make sure you have a Vit D test. Many people showing up on Neurotalk's various boards are testing low in D. Some very LOW. When doctor's say "normal" don't believe them, since many lab ranges still being used are antiquated and new guidelines remain ignored. You should be at 400 at least for B12 and at 50-80ng for D.
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Will post those numbers soon but recall them to be normal. Of course one doc conceded they really don't know what is normal. So I am taking B Complex 1000mg B12 per day. I don't think I was tested for Vitamin D. Is there any risk to just supplementing on that, and what levels should I take?
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Originally Posted by mrsD
Also were you evaluated for peripheral artery disease?
Cold extremities would be an early sign of this.
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I have always had cold extremities even as a kid, so I have blown that off. I was beginning to think I should perhaps see a Cardiologist just to eliminate anything there.
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Originally Posted by mrsD
Spasms in the blood vessels may occur if you are low in magnesium. Magnesium dilates smooth muscle in the blood vessels. Try soaking in epsom salts in lukewarm water twice a day and see if this improves. If you find you like it, you can then move on to oral magnesium.
My magnesium thread, on details and how to choose a good supplement that works (magnesium OXIDE does not).
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Something odd I have noticed is random muscle spasms which have somewhat gone away from either the B complex, gabapentine. Thanks for the post I was thinking perhaps I should look into Magnesium as well.