Comments on: 10 Vitamin B12 Benefits + Foods & Deficiency

By: Vitamin B12 Inhaler

Vitamin B12 Inhaler — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:00:10 +0000

My mother is a patient with Alzheimer's disease which is a neurodegenerative disorder. She is using the B12 inhaler to take vitamin B12. This vitamin has fundamental roles in CNS and activates the methionine-synthase mediated conversion of homocysteine to methionine. This is very important for nucleotide synthesis. Moreover, this vitamin also protects myelin sheath and is protective against stress. From your article, I came to know other deficiency disorders of vitamin B12 and it is helpful for me.

By: Ajay Kumar

Ajay Kumar — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 16:39:44 +0000

This is very important information about vitamin b12. As we know that vitamin b12 is very important for our body and you nicely have made it easy to understand even for a person who dont know about vitamin b12.

By: kihaud2@hotmail.com kihaud2@hotmail.com

kihaud2@hotmail.com kihaud2@hotmail.com — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 23:44:04 +0000

I took this when I had a very bad cognitive problem and it fixed it for the most part.

By: Adele Chatelain

Adele Chatelain — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 03:03:08 +0000

I have issues with numbness of the legs. It started coming on over the years starting at my feet and gradually creeping up my legs to my knees. There is no big pain but is very uncomfortable to walk. My legs feel heavy and swollen. My doctor has ordered me to take B12 three times a week because I have B12 deficiency according to my blood test. I have not started taking the medication B12 yet but will start when I get them.

By: Kate Brownell

Kate Brownell — Wed, 22 May 2019 13:23:11 +0000

Very important blog for health. All the B12 deficient people will find this blog very helpful. I was suffering from B12 deficiency, I am fully vegan, never ate any animal based food. Now I am taking vaporized vitamin B12. I hope it will cure me from inside.

By: Mazhar Kamran

Mazhar Kamran — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 10:39:57 +0000

I am diabetic and on insulin humalog mix 50. I am suffering from severe neuropathy pains. I m taking pregabalin 100 mg twice a day + tramadol, can some one may pls adivise to take methylcobalamin with the above combination for relief in pains, as I can’t walk properly. Regards

By: Walter

Walter — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 21:58:15 +0000

Any doctor(s) to recommend in New York?

By: mark t

mark t — Wed, 02 May 2018 23:43:44 +0000

Dr Group a Microbiologist has a Formula that is Vegan stable and this B 12 is the Best i have used !!!

By: Ramachandra Vinayak Sakhadeo

Ramachandra Vinayak Sakhadeo — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 13:40:15 +0000

My wife, running 67, had to undergo an operation to stop brain haemorrhage on 1st May 2016. The operation was successful but she has started to suffer from short term memory loss since last four to five months. I searched the net for remedies and came upon Vitamin B-12 tablets 1000 micro grams ( Cyancobalamin ) marketed by Lucky Vitamin USA. We are strict vegetarians, so I ordered a bottle and started giving her the tablets , one per day. I have almost finished giving her the tabs from the second bottle, each bottle containing 100 tabs. Her short term memory loss is not progressing so rapidly but is still going on. So what should I do further ? I have already ordered the third bottle.
My second question relates to my own condition of being a diabetic ( type 2 ). I am taking one Metformin tablet per day for last 7-8 years. Should I also start on Vitamin B-12 , though my memory is almost unaffected ? I also suffer from slightly high B.P. and take one tablet of Nebicard T every day apart from one tablet of Atorlip 40. I am running 72. My father died from a heart attack when he was 61 but mother lived till 89. She did not die from a heart attack but from general weakness.

By: Q

Tue, 02 Jan 2018 21:40:15 +0000

Thank you for such a great explanation! I have pernicious anemia on my father’s side, and Alzheimer’s on my mother’s side. My dad has had 2 heart attacks, and my mom’s mother died of complications related to Alzheimer’s, and is losing her memory herself now, quite rapidly. Unfortunately, she will not take any type of supplement, and will only take something with a “brand name”, i.e. prescription medicine. I have Graves’ Disease myself, and am now supplementing with Methyl B12, as I am deficient, as well as using many other helpful supplements. My mom’s symptoms have increased (memory DECREASED) exponentially in the last 4 months, so I am trying to find a way to convince her to supplement with Methyl B12! She won’t go to a doctor, either… sigh. In any case, I’M taking the stuff! ;-)

By: Margaret Hawes

Margaret Hawes — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 12:59:26 +0000

I was on Metformin for 20 years !

I have a new Dr thankfully. I was so tired all of the time .
My blood test came back with serious B12 deficiency + very low Potassium.
He immediately took me off of Metformin.
I have been havingB12 injections for the last 5 weeks. I have to continue to have them for once a month for next 5 months.

I must say I am impressed with vitamin B12. My energy levels are thankfully improving . Pottasium slowly increasing too.

And not having Metformin anymore after taking it for 20 years my sugar levels are stable .

I thank my lucky stars I now have a goid Doctor

By: B12

B12 — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 04:14:52 +0000

Thank you, I will try Methylcobalamin

By: Brian Fisher

Brian Fisher — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 02:17:53 +0000

Thank you! Great info!

By: Firdosh

Firdosh — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 17:11:39 +0000

Can I take b12 vitamin 2500 every day

By: Raj

Raj — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:05:30 +0000

Thank you very much Peter, excellent sharing of information and it’s very easy to understand… unlike much technical information which is extremely difficult to understand for a common man… Regards

By: Peter Rutkiewicz

Peter Rutkiewicz — Fri, 12 May 2017 18:22:54 +0000

My family has had significant experience with Vitamin B12 deficiency and treatment and the state of current medical profession’s knowledge with the B12 vitamin’s role in health. First,. the current levels of B12 sought in the United States of 200-850 ng/L (pg/ml) are wrong. In Japan, the range is 550 pg/ml and above and any reading below 550 is supplemented. The Framingham Study of 23,000 residents over 20 years found B12 deficiencies in 75% of the elderly population over 80 years old. The long term symptoms of B12 deficiency are subtle, gradual and can do permanent damage to the CNS and particularly to the health of the elderly. B12 must be methylated to be usable by the body and the best way to supplement is with methylated B12 taken sublingually (under the tongue) once a day. You cannot overdose on B12,,,there is no upper limit. My own B12 level is double the normal range in the USA with no ill effects. If you are B12 deficient, you will typically be given a shot and perhaps pills. But the reason you are deficient is almost always due to an absorption problem and attempting to get more B12 through diet as cyanocobalamin will be unsuccessful. I suggest using 5000mcg methylcobalamin sublingually to rebuild your B12 reserves and maintain your health during the rebuilding. The liver is capable of storing B12 and its reserves are used up gradually over many years (a decade or more) which is why symptoms of deficiency come on gradually and are often not recognized or a B12 test ordered to check.

B12 deficiency in the elderly is often attributed by doctors as “old age” and our seniors don’t get treatment. Poor short term memory, forgetfulness and then dementia are gradual symptoms that the elderly experience as deficiency gets worse. B12 is responsible for the collagen laid down in the bones (deficiency causes brittle bones leading to fractures) and for the principle neurotransmitter norepinephrine (deficiency causes mental problems, dementia and eventually CNS damage to the spinal cord which is not reversible). Also, B12 is important for the conversion of homocysteine (from protein digestion and absorption) into products that the body can use to maintain cellular repair. High homocysteine levels that result from B12 deficiency can cause heart attack and stroke…common diseases afflicting the elderly.

Some families have an uncommon genetic affliction called “familial pernicious anemia” which causes absorption problems with B12 earlier in life (20 and 30’s) and is often discovered as anemia results in blood tests. Doctors are not familiar with this condition because it appears in less then 1 in several thousand patients and a doctor may only meet one patient in their career who presents with this problem. My family of English/Scottish origin has this anomaly and we have seen several of our older members suffer unnecessarily due to misidentification and inadequate treatment. One the symptoms have begun to appear it is a critical juncture to treat adequately to prevent fractures, memory problems, dementia and an ongoing and worsening assault on health as you age. Methylcobalamin is the only adequate treatment for the elderly. Cyanocobalamin shots produce extremely slow recovery rates, further risking the patient’s health for several years because the elderly cannot methylate it quick enough to make use of it. If you supplement, methylcobalamin is the way to go. If you are deficient, you most likely have an absorption problem, Methylcobalamin taken sublingually every day will produce an immediate improvement in symptoms and keep you from becoming a life long patient with worsening health.