I found this website and it lists possible side effects of b12, some of them sound scary...


http://www.acu-cell.com/bx2.html


Its about half way down. I wonder how much is too much.... I too take 5mg a day...

Oh boy, oh boy!!!!

Now I'm completely confused.

Rose, please help us out here.

I read all the negative stuff and it even included Leukemia and other bad stuff.

oh boy.

I hope this is all a bad dream.

Melody

The reason I posted that link is because im now confused and worried about any long term effects as well!! Now I don't know what to do, whether to stop taking the b12 or not.....

Well, I can't stop taking it. I need it for my neuropathy. I have no more pins, needles, even the burning is letting up so I don't even notice it any more.

So I either have to be worried about 20 years from now (croaking for God knows what reason), or I stop taking it now, drop dead from exhaustion and I have neuropathic pain.

It's an easy choice. I'm not giving it up.

I can't wait for Rose to jump on board and give us her wisdom. If anyone can put our minds at ease, it's Rose.

Mel

Mark's concerns illustrate how the internet can confuse people.

For example... ANY nutrient taken with cancer has a POTENTIAL, not a guarantee to increase cell division. After all, nutrients improve cell functions, and they will improve cancerous ones too. Good oncologists know how to guide patients in this area.

Leber's optic neuropathy on manifests with cyano form B12, and I found papers on PubMed years ago confirming this. It is a toxicity to the cyanide portion of the synthetic molecule. Methyl has no cyanide.

I don't know where they got insomnia....that is a red herring, probably from some other website. Notice that no citations are given on AccuCell...that is a clue to be careful. Good sites give the citations to papers so you can read them yourself if you need to.

Compare to this site for information:
at http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocente...B12/index.html

This site keeps up with the research and provides excellent data that is documented.

So Mark brings up a good point, and it is really important to understand the validity and explanations for things you may find on the net. The brief listing on AccuCell is one thing to watch out for.

Thank you my dear Mrs. Doubtfire:

Now I can go and act like Jack La Lanne again!!!

That man lives on supplements.

lol

Melody

In addition to what MrsD posted, the blurb Mark referred to is very poorly written. It makes no distinction between deficiency and "too much." It starts out with deficiency, throws in a side effect that apparently is rare and limited to the cyanocobalamin form, and then goes into problems due to deficiency again. Not a good source of information.

rose