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Old 12-04-2012, 07:59 AM
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That MCV is not alarming.

http://www.drstandley.com/labvalues_hematology.shtml

It would be optimal to take your 1000mcg B12 on an empty stomach. Oral use has been tested and found to work in patients with pernicious anemia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...able/T1/#TF1-4

It is also a good idea to use the activated form of B12 called methylcobalamin. Cyano is synthetic and not active and has to go thru 4 chemical steps to become useful in the body.
10 to 30% of people in the US have a genetic error that blocks the activation (methylation) of B12 and folic acid. So taking B12 in methyl form by passes this error. This is very inexpensive...pennies a day.

If you have headache that appears to be migraine, you can also try to improve your magnesium status. Sometimes this fixes headaches. About 70% of people in US are low in magnesium.
Choose a supplement that is NOT oxide form since oxide is not absorbed.
This is my magnesium thread:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread1138.html
Aim for 200mg elemental daily to start. This is about 1/2 the RDA for magnesium for adults. The thread explains elemental, and also gives food choices if you wish to do it that way instead.
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