Im new to this website and I wanted to say Hi to everyone and I appreciate how everyone is so friendly and responds so quickly and kindly
I have been having tingling/numbness in both my legs/feet and has moved to parts of my face and fingers, i have extreme fatigue and muscle weakness as well as memory loss and concentration problems and im only 26..I went to the dr. which gave me a blood test (but that day i happened to buy a B12 suppliment because i read that it would help with your nerves) so when the test results came back i had extremely high B12 levels but my doc said that my red blood cells were enlarged and the count was low which could indicate i had had a deficiency before the suppliments. However, i have taken a multivitamin with the adequate daily dosage of B12 in it for about 7 years now and i eat right and exercise i havnt drank in 9 years and i dont smoke...plus i dont have problems with my stomach absorbing it because on the test it showed up that i was over the normal range. I am extremly extremly scared that it could be Ms especially because it runs in my family and i have an appt with the neurologist in about a month..but i was wondering if anyone has had similar problems or any eas or comments about this? I read there is a correlation between the two (low B12 and MS) but ive also heard that they can mimic each other...I have been taking the suppliments everyday now for about a couple weeks so even if i was deficient wouldnt things be getting better? and how could all these symptoms happen all of a sudden in two weeks? wouldnt a deficiency cause symptoms to gradually show? Anyway sorry for babbling on and being so long winded im just really scared...thanks in advance for anyone who reads or responds

Welcome to NeuroTalk:

The amount in a multivit of B12 is not really enough if you were low to begin with.

You should get tested again. By the time MCV in your blood test shows up abnormal, you may be very deficient.

Here is a B12 thread with all the explanations, how to use methylcobalamin orally and why:

http://www.easy-immune-health.com/Vi...e-Effects.html

People very low in B12 have similar nerve symptoms to MS patients.

I think you should follow thru with new testing. And while you are there, get a Vit D test too. Low levels of this are very common as well.

I ansewered in the other thread you started but will copy and paste here too

Aha yes .... I can atest to that. I am B12 deficient and get regular bloodwork every 6 months. I don't have MS (thought I did until we found the cause finally and was very scared like you are now) but my nerve damage was caused by B12 deficiency caused by Ulcerative Colitis.

Keep up the good fight and you will be good with regards to your blood and B12. people around these parts are pretty smart with this stuff and know what they are talking about I learned everything here for myself really and am thankful.

Thank you so much for your comforting words, just reading in these posts have calmed my anxiety 100 fold! I am so scared thats its MS that im already planning and telling people i probably have it lol thanks again so much you guys for answering I still have my neuro appt at the end of this month just to double check that its not so (if you are religious) please keep me in your prayers

Good luck and make sure you see a doctor like you have planned. They don't have an MS test as far as I know, they have to eliminate other things that cause the same symptoms through blood tests and an exam etc.

That is what I had and the problem was found after a series of questions I answered and bloodwork. best wishes and stay sane!