I think you should be more aggressive and use 5mg orally daily on an empty stomach. Brands that people have used here that work include, Jarrow's and Puritan's Pride.
iherb.com
Puritans pride
Swanson's
Vitacost
All have a form of methylcobalamin and you can choose what you want. I'd stick with the active methyl type as it works better.
Expect this to take a few months, depending on how long you were low.
The iron questions should be directed to your doctor.
Dosing and how long to take it depends on how low you are.
Taking too much is problematic and too little won't help you much.
If you are anemic, expect to feel fatigued at first when you start the B12. In anemic patients, there may be a short time when your potassium gets low as new red blood cells are made.
Eating potassium rich foods can help during this time.
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Originally Posted by polygon
Hello, just found this forum while researching.
I got my blood test results the other day.
My B12 levels were at 100.
Now that I'm researching, I'm very concerned about it. Started taking 2mg of B12 two days ago.
My doctor didn't recommend a brand of supplement, tell me how much to take, or suggest injections, nothing. My iron is also very low.
I'm experiencing pretty much every symptom associated with b12 deficiency, and have been for at least a year. Been vegetarian for 8 years, because of moral opinions and a health condition.
How long will it take to stop the symptoms? My parathesia in my legs is a little painful. I thought it was my multiple lipomas sitting on the nerve, but they aren't, so I assume it's a symptom. Kind of worried that my levels have been low for a long time, but is it possible that something like an infection could have lowered them a lot as well? I had pneumonia from june until the middle of july this year, and since then the chronic fatigue, tingling, spasms and twitches have all gotten much, much worse.
Thanks if you read this.
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