Thankyou so much.

I tried joining as patrons and it wouldn’t let me. Is it because I am Canadian?

No. @@brendadouglas9833 you can join. Perhaps it's a glitch.

Forgot to mention H2 and PPIs, and there crazy impact on b12.

Awesome info ....can’t get enough

Thanks 💚

Thanks so much!

Jaja gracias😁

Thx

Thank you so much

Ling xoxo yeah :(

In some countries you can sign up for any blood tests you want (you’ll have to pay for them from your pocket). It’s much harder to brush off objective data on result sheet. But what most people would want is - being sent to blood tests from doctor, as insurance (if you have one) company will cover the tests.

You are so Right!

I have lost hope in practioners the day i was prescribed ciprofloxican. The saying that Drs know better than us is very wrong misleading. There is so much information readily for us to learn about our health even better. I had to go all out to seek ways to minimise the damage cipro has done to my nervous system.

@@corahnihlost923 you have to use your common sense, get more than one opinion! If I would have listen to some of the doctors I encountered I would have experienced irreversible devastating consequences!

Nigeria to the world 👍

I hope you don't mind me asking this question. How is a B-12 deficiency genetic? I'm asking because I've had it for many years, and I am not a vegetarian. I have all the symptoms the doctor mentioned. I recall asking a doctor if it could be inherited, and I was told no. No doctor seems to know why I'm low in it. Many years ago, a gastro doctor gave me tests (blood test for intrinsic factor, endoscopy and colonoscopy, which showed no reason for the deficiency). I've taken supplementation on and off, but my levels eventually go down when I stop the supplements. Thank you for whatever info you could give me.

@@lenorapalminteri1002 MTHFR and MTRR genes have variable expression. You don't necessarily need a biopsy to prove the loss of cells, these mutations can be heterozygous or homozygous and have an effect on a spectrum. There are at least 40 different mutations (SNP's) that can happen, so there will be varying degrees of deficiency. Please look up MTHFR and MTRR single nucleotide polymorphisms. One doesn't need the antiquated "Pernicious Anemia" to have deleterious mutations. That is very outdated. I had a severe B12 deficiency without pernicious anemia because I had adequate folate status that stopped the typical megaloblastic anemia found with PA. Adequate folate intake can stop the red blood cells from getting over sized while you're still deficient, so it doesn't show on a blood test. Also, since the various forms of cobalamin can be absorbed in other ways than directly through cells creating intrinsic factor in the stomach, it's far more than just what happens in the stomach. For example, there's a recent finding that cobalamins need other metallothioneins created by adequate zinc and copper intake to pass through the brain blood barrier. Keep in mind that Cyanocobalamin is only one form, I take methylcobalamin, there's adenosyl cobalamin, etc. further down the metabolic line that may work better depending on how you metabolize it. Regular B12 is not a one size fits all solution. Look into Jarrow's Methylcobalamin/Methylfolate/Pyridoxyl-5-Phosophate version of highly absorbable B vitamins.

I have Crohn’s, am overweight and am frequently malnourished in various vitamins (D, iron, folic acid, and I suspect B12). Overweight definitely doesn’t mean you can’t be malnourished.

@@tamarlively2922 wow, how on earth did you figure all of this out? Regular doctors just don't know this information. I'm talking about functional med docs too. I've been to a number of them and they just don't have this training. Also, I often feel bad when taking many supplements, especially B vitamins...

Im a astronaut a doctor a lawyer hell i even own this bar i agree this is accurate

@@mindhunter00789 - lmao!

It just confirmed what I thought my problem was...on top of those symptoms I have internal tremor all over my body, even in my head; I can hear it when I put one side of my head on my pillow...Iiterally hear the tremor!! Thanks a million!

What if you can't take Vitamin Bs? I have bad anxiety and it makes it so much worse. I can hardly function now from shaking etc.

@@justsandra71You feel anxious because you need an alternate form of b12. The one you are taking is recycling/not getting absorbed which elicits the revved-up feeling.

Wow that’s amazing!! Can I ask how long before you started seeing improvements?

I diagnosed my b12 last week it was 100...need to take injection as soon as... it's really horrible feeling to live with vitamin b12 defeciency 🙏🙏

What tests did you get done? Was CBC enough? Since my cbc came out fine but I still have burning legs. Pls reply

@@n81mobile What tests did you get done? Was CBC enough? Since my cbc came out fine but I still have burning legs. Pls reply

@@ajaved6844 I will recommend to test your serum b12, Folate,CBC to know you are deficient or not...

Don't take b6 for longer than 3 months, b6 can become toxic levels quickly, b12 is fine constantly

What is the name of vitamin please. Thanks.

how much do you take?

@@belt9162 I was hoping you would get a reply since there are likely many of us who would like to know.

What is your #

Detoxia Just wanted to say that Superdrug online doctors offer active B12 tests including the antibody test for around £70. Injections are £29 and carried out in the store

Good on you

Just change surgery that’s what I done to find out I had it because my old doctor wouldn’t help me out either

That's awful, I'm also in the UK. I went to the doctors with a few symptoms mainly reoccurring mouth ulcers and my GP did blood work on me instantly, they then started a route of what would work best with me to get my levels up as I'm in my 20s and within 3 months I was on injections. Maybe look at getting a new surgery or complaining

You're not stuck with the doctor you get in the UK. You put your name on the register of the doctor you choose. You also have the right to request a second opinion from another surgery, hospital etc. You don't get allocated a doctor.... You actively have to register yourself with one.

cures and health are going to be a better benefit to the overall economy.

There's more money in drugs.

Big pharma would lose too much $$$

Becoming vegetarian made me realize how much vitamins we all should be taking, especially b-12, iron, d and c.

​@@amaryxxx3738 I knew a devout vegetarian who had to have a quadruple bypass, a procedure which led to complications and ultimately his death. Moderation is key IMO

Since then have you been tested for pernicious anemia? It won’t matter how much you take if you aren’t able to produce intrinsic factor. It is genetic and requires injections of B12 and is a major problem if not diagnosed.

I have the burning feet. Some nights are worse than others. It feels like my feet are on fire.

@Christy T Pernicious anemia? Very interesting. 🤔 Thank you your post.

@@___LC___ it also helps if your vitamins are methylated since about 60% of our population can't absorb the vitamins we take!

@@pennyparish5309 Hi Penny! Have you tried taking methylated vitamins? they're easily absorbed by the body and you can actually feel them kicking in within like 10 minutes! have you heard of them before?

"you're just a woman, doing one of the most important work on the planet. why should you have energy to do that?? " doctors need to start wanting people to be well!! and mothers, especially deserve support!

Yep. Wish I had a dollar for every time I heard that.

@@Plethorality Most doctor's don't care about their patients.. They do the bare minimum to get you out of their office and unnecessarily overprescribe you harmful pharmaceuticals as a bonus without getting to the root of the problem.

@@Rs2Hackzltd i wish you were wrong... i think their training is inadequet, or to some extent.

Dr. Ken saved me from an early demise! I did the work but without with his extinctive knowledge + guidance my health would still be declining.

How many dose do you take for each daily?

@@conniewong2142 I am taking 1000mcg methylcobolamine once or twice a week if I remember and 9000-10,000 IU of D3 around 3 times a week. But it's after around 10 years of supplementation. Everyone is different and you might need a different doses. If you are able to check your levels before you start taking anything that would be the best but if you can't, then maybe then maybe try for 3 months then take couple of weeks break and test your levels.

@@conniewong2142 and my B12 level is around 600-700 last few times I tested. D3 was 32 after 7 years of supplementation so I bumped it up to 30,000IU for couple of months taking vitamin K2 with it but I am back to 'lower' dose now.

That's Wonderful!😊

Wow, that's great! I hope I'll have big positive results too. So far the injections work a lot but there is still some fatigue and depression episodes happening.

Gluten free. Huh..

How did you find out that gluten was the cause?

I’ve been doing research about wheat. I have found that modern flour is devoid of nutrition and actually inhibits a person from absorbing nutrients. I now grind whole SPROUTED wheat berries which have released the phytic acid which ruins your gut. Gluten isn’t always the enemy...phytic acid is!

How long did it take?!?

What tests did you get done? Was CBC enough? Pls reply

I agree!!!

I hope you are feeling better now.

My doctor took ten minutes to deliver my multi B shots. If they are rushed they are painful.

What we're your levels?? I think I'm low too. 🤔

@@jkm8741 I was 220....The range is 200-1100 .The Dr. Wanted them to be about 600 because diabetics tend to lose B12. I think is was about 4hundred something when I stopped. The burning from the shot was when the nurse hit a nerve. My last A1c was low also 4.9 so I hope to get it up over 5. I hope you feel better. Definitely have it checked but be sure you have symptoms. They don't take it as often as other tests. Good luck!

@jeannedurco7405 Thanks so much for your reply. I am on dialysis. I mentioned it to my dialysis nurse today. I have been getting really numbness in my hands and pins and needles. They only test for b12 once a year. As luck would have it, its due in July. Thanks again and wishing you all the best.

@@jkm8741 you are very welcome. I remember when I was first diagnosed with diabetes my Dr told me to take a b complex, that the b vitamins work together. For some reason I stopped but am back on it. I added Bendotiamine 300 mg, R-Lipoic Acid 300 mg, and Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg. My energy is back. I walk 30 min/day. My neuropathy might not go away, but it is better! My diet is also fantastic now. Never give up! I wish you well💞

@Odd Fish i just went to family dollar and got b12

What dose are you taking?

how long did you take it for and how much

Same here, took weekly injections and I have improved a lot, had severe deficiency, misdiagnosed by 3 drs as depression.

Get a new doctor

This tongue thing is very real and I will insist to check b 12 I have had to deal with this for about 4 months.

@@ReginaB4JC Hope you get it fixed soon

Thank u for listing it down

Ms

Thank you

Get help quickly, but dont expect much help from GP's who earely see this.

@@joseeallyn9950 In 🇨🇦 you can’t even go to the doctor they only speak to you by telephone. How sad where this world is today.👎

So sorry for your loss xx

@@chrissiedavey397 Thank you so much.

I am very sorry for your loss!

Your poor Mum! I’m so sorry she went through all this and you had to witness it. I feel for you as I lost my beloved Mother in 2018.

@@lenorapalminteri1002 Thank you very much.

Thank you Jo!

Take a coffee o té

Thanks for this! My ears have been so sensitive lately so I'm just reading the comments.

Hi Rebekah, I’m glad that you’re hair growth is coming back! Doctors suck sometimes lol. Have you tried methylated vitamins?

Yeah and we got to be our own Advocate don't we? If you wait for some doctor or someone to tell you something that you should have known by then like you said you'd be bald or dead I've been so exhausted for years and didn't know what was wrong and I finally was diagnosed with B12 deficiency I thank you for your information I'm going to try those together and I'll help my family to that have been with this disorder God bless you and he does

Yeah, I'm about bald and I'm gonna have to get some shots.

B12 deficiency is very common

What is the strength of B12? I am taking 2 pills at 2500 each dissolved under the tongue. I may have atypical TN.

@Maria Benetti Hello Maria, I just want to thank you for sharing your story! I'm so very sorry you went through all that and I'm so sorry your mother had to suffer needlessly and I'm sorry for your loss! I suspect this might of been what happened with my mom too. She passed in May of 2020 they claim from early onset dementia. It's infuriating something as simple as a vitamin deficiency is overlooked that could save lives and all the suffering! I want to thank you for telling about the book Could it be B12, by Sally Pacholok. I'm going out today to try and get it as I feel my daughter and I are both vitamin B 12 deficient... a few months ago I emphasized to my daughters Dr. to please try a B12 injection to see if it could help with her severe tiredness, I was shocked when he agreed, but come to find out he told us he was out of the methylcoblamin form and gave her the cheaper cyanocoblamin when we told him it did absolutely nothing! We are now taking a highly recommended sublingual B12 from a functional medicine Dr. and we are both feeling a bit better and we notice if we don't take it. I'm very interested to read the book and learn more! I hope you are doing ok, take care. 😊🙏❤

I'm sorry about the way your mother was mistreated.

If you’re talking about MTHFR , I have it also

Check thyroid damage to stomach intestines watch for low bile b12 b6 helps liver doc for bile not gastro doc uk go private for both also shop about as most uk consultants are fakes know little about anything

I've had it since a child.

Me too ringing in my ears since I was a child

Try working in a school...😂😂😂

Now its gone??

Does it go away after you supplement for a while? Asking because I’ve had it for years

How did you get rid of it please? I am experiencing serious all over body tremors.

That range is intentionally confusing Drs. Probably for the big pharma to get you on meds and not a simple solution like b12. Great comment

That is wonderful.

How did you? Which medicine help u

What company did you use for the hair folic test? Can you send a link please?

Yes! He needs to discuss pernicious anemia further, as if someone can’t make intrinsic factor, they won’t be able to get it from food or a supplement.

My great aunt (British) died of pernicious anemia. I do believe it is genetic. The pills do nothing. I have to self-inject once per month.

@@___LC___ EXACTLY. That is the truth.

There's an amazing B12 patch with all the active forms of B-vits by PatchMD and it saved my daughter's life since she will not do injections. I would use the patches daily between shots to keep your energy up.

You never said where your level is, mine is 396, it maybe a bit low I'm not sure

Ina Rice o'my thats awful your so young

Sounds just like me. B12 here I come.

Oh wow!! I've been experiencing this for quite some time. Thanks for sharing!

I have exactly that same problem apart from diarrhea

Im on the limit but I suspect there s some issue with my thyroid too

2 summers ago I was sleeping 12 hours a night and having a 4 hour nap everyday but was still exhausted. I was also having visual and auditory hallucinations constantly. Schizophrenia runs in my family so I started seeing a psychiatrist. I finally got a family doctor at that time as well. After blood work I found out I'm severely anemic and started getting a shot every week. After the 3rd shot it was blissfully quiet for the first time in over a year. I can't go longer than 2 weeks without a shot or it all starts back up again. Its amazing how a vitamin deficiency can affect your life!

My stories similar. I tell anyone feeling fatigued for no apparent reason to get it checked

I was the same as you all the symptoms and all the injections etc

@@viv201 Seems like I might be on the same boat. I've been having endless fatigue and brain fog for months now. All my bloodwork and tests have been normal, but B12 is the only thing that seems to be on a steady decline, even though it's still in a decent range. I just got more bloodwork yesterday, so here's hoping it's only a B12 deficiency and nothing more serious!

@@viv201 as I suspected, about an hour ago I got a call about the low B12 levels. I wasn't given shots, but I'm supposed to take 2000mcg tablets per day and see how that helps. Here's hoping it helps soon enough!

@Leslie Gibbons yes there is connection .I also have had 2 CSection,and I started experiencing the symptoms after I had my last baby 😢😢😢

@Leslie Gibbons I don’t even know too,please do let me know if you find out😢😢😢

Add methylcalabin (sp) methylated B-12. Some people, myself included do not absorb regular B-12; which leads to inability to absorb iron from food so you also end up anemic or slightly anemic.

@@chanchan5349 yessss methylated vitamins are sooo key and I wish I had known this earlier, honestly. I wasn’t able to absorb vitamins either but the methylated ones I take rn have helped me in sooo many ways.

@@chanchan5349 lry

How are you now?

How are you doing now?

@@xeztan Better!! I feel noticeably different if I miss a dose, it's crazy! I'm also taking iron, vit D, magnesium and potassium. But the B complex makes a HUGE DIFFERENCE.

Best of luck!

Did your Tinnitus go away? How are you now?

Unacceptable and IMO malpractice when you ask for tests and doctor deems unnecessary.

Its hard to find a good Dr these days

@@DeborahRose2885 Yes and why I becoming a Doctor in Chinese Medicine... We actually ask you questions and listen 👂...... Unlike MD’s.... 🙄

You can order most tests in your own through Quest Labs.

Independent labs can draw labs that you request. You pay $10 for the lab draw fee and $$ for each requested lab. It’s not that expensive.

You mean b12 cleared the lupus up?please.

Right there with you.

Please tell me how you treated your self,thank you.

Ditto, had it for ages, no idea. Finally got tested for it and both the nurse n doc told me it was the lowest level they had seen in any patient! Luckily , after 2 years of taking the injections , it resolved itself. It has dropped a bit , but not low enough to need injections...

18 years?!!! Omg...6 was torture for me. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Thank you for sharing this information!

maureen gee, Can you please tell me the name of your doctor; I'm looking for a new doctor, also did you've to pay for the Vitamin B12 test? I had to pay for a Vitamin D test because OHIP does not cover it. Thank you 🙏

@@skinnydee1886 I’m going to be changing Doctors. If you get a physical and have blood test they should be looking for anything unusual in your blood. We don’t have to pay for that.

@@maureengee364 Well, I usually have my physical done yearly but I haven't done it yet and I don't that I'll be doing it for this year. Due to COVID I'm not going to any doctors, dentists or labs etc at this critical time but staying safely indoors; am only going out on my balcony to get some sunlight and fresh air. My doctor never said anything about Vitamin B12 deficiency so I'm hoping that mine is good but many doctors don't tell you when you're deficient in something until it is extremely low so I'll ask my doctor when I do visit him again. Right now I'm suffering with hypothyroidism. Thank you for your immediate response. Stay safe and God bless 🙏

I'm vegetarian, and have been looking for the trigger for my nocturnal focal seizures- stumbled on the fact that it may be B12-related, so taking it now

There are loads of videos on this subject already, but I guess they’re more about coeliac disease rather than non-coeliac sensitivity. I only know cause I was recently diagnosed with coeliac and also had low vit D, iron, folate. Lucky for your daughter she got diagnosed at 20, I’m 30 and the 10 year difference is painfully obvious. My health went to absolute shit over the last 6/7 years. So I hope she manages to stay strict on her no gluten diet, her future self will thank her 😂

@@elmondo-s1e praying for you to get better

What other profession can get away with this kind of negligence.

Cramping and muscle twitching are signs of magnesium deficiency.

@@mylesgray3470 it can be all minerals And most likely potasium

@@marekgiedyk512 Could be Potassium as well, especially related to cramping. In my personal experience, if my muscles are twitching, 2-3 days of magnesium supplements 2x a day will solve the issue. I have had less experience with cramping.

​@@mylesgray3470No. New studies say no.

@@swagon4545 why you don’t take injections B12 to see if your health improves?

Yes indeed,my dad has anemia, Alzheimer's.. People are often diagnosed with bipolar or schizophrenia..😣 Grumpy,moody,fog can be treated w nutrients.Often malabsorption issues as well

But that would require having tests done, and that costs time and money unfortunately. Insurances rarely cover tests (that you ask for), at least in Europe.

Yeah I hate rushed visits. I'm in the ER right now for these symptoms.

Honey they get more than your co pay. Your visits are usually fat...if you have any type of Medicaid or Medicare, they pay for about 4 minutes of service.

Kendra Moffitt I have insurance through my employer. It’s pretty good but yes I’ve started looking at the EOB and it’s astonishing

Mo Nique I have private health insurance also but worked in a hospital for years. Doctors pay all the office expenses and for every bandage, q tip everything.

Kendra Moffitt That’s true. I’m sure they probably charge an air breathing fee too 🤦🏽‍♀️

I too have been diagnosed with Pernicious Anemia (Intrinsic Factor Deficiency) and I give myself an injection of B-12, once a month, for B-12 deficiency. So I'm wondering if there is some kind of correlation between the two.

@@stevenboivin1239 I heard a doctor say once that low b12 was associated with pernicious anemia.

Not as bad for me, but recurring certainly, even though I eat beef often... In Mayo Clinic when a child they thought I didn't metabolize certain nutrients...but that was long ago...not the research and knowledge we have now....the fatigue and imbalance and walking improperly all keep me indoors most of the time 😓

@@stevenboivin1239 Do you know that you can use tablets of B12 in form methylcobalamin, and you don't need injections? B-12 tablet in form Methylcobalamin are put under tongue and you don't need intrinsic factor!

​@@Milos-StankovicYES!

B1 one will help. I had severe burning in my feet and was near tears everytime I walked anywhere. It fixed it overnight.

@@Noor-jw2tn benfotiamine"B1" 300,, life saver

@@nemonemo3898 what brand please

@@Noor-jw2tn what brand please?

@@nikkyshairades9078 I use benfotiamine for my husband’s neuropathy in his feet. I buy Life Extensions brand. You can also add alpha-lipoic acid.

do you feel better now?

I had seizure like symptoms Drs thought it was sycological., maybe this is what it was am now having injections for low B12

How quickly after injections did you feel better?

@@HaydenMurray I first started noticing a difference in my mood and energy levels within about a week, though ironically enough that might *actually* have been "all in my head" for once - I felt vindicated in that there *was* a medical/physical cause for my symptoms, I had been listened to at last, and I really *hadn't* been making a fuss over nothing! But within I'd say about three weeks of my first "loading" injection, the change was undeniable... I felt better than I had done in years - better, even! - and more like my "old" self again, especially in terms of my energy levels, but also in my appetite and mood - it really was life-changing! Almost three years on, I'm now being maintained on just one injection every two months, and my respect for vitamins has been transformed almost as much as my life has... I recall learning about Vitamin C, scurvy and the like at school, but such tales seemed to belong to a bygone era alongside smallpox and 10-yr old chimney sweeps - a history lesson, and not applicable to modern life? It never really connected with me, that being deficient in a single vitamin - such as B12 - could cause such absolute havoc in the body, with the potential to cause irreparable damage if not corrected - and in the case of B12, that's not only the "headline" risk of peripheral neuropathy, but the effects on your relationships, your work prospects, everything that life has to offer that passes you by, when you feel so ill and snappy and exhausted all the time - I personally even contemplated suicide, and on more than one occasion, but (thankfully) felt exhausted to follow such feelings through...! Are you asking for yourself, have you been diagnosed with a deficiency and/or started on injections? I can only speak on my own experience, and that of others I've chatted to - and I'm definitely no expert, much less a physician! - but it seems that most of us felt a significant improvement in our symptoms by around the three-to-five week mark, or even earlier - though apparently it might take as long as two or three months to feel the full effect? A common thread seems to be though, the struggle to deal with the health and life choices we've made/suffered whilst deficient, as touched on above - I know that I for one still struggle with the bitterness and anger I feel at not being believed/listened to by doctors/friends/family for so long, when I could have been helped by a simple injection, the relationships that have changed as a result, and the changes brought to my outlook on life in general that has dragged up a a lot of stuff dragged up from my past that I still need to deal with - but I realise that such a commonality may well be just the internet talking, with like-minded souls hunting each other out! But if it IS you that's being affected, I send you my very best wishes in moving forward, and hope your experience is - on balance - as positive as my own has been - good luck!❤ [edited for sentence structure, and the much needed addition of paragraphs!]

Tricia What a blessing you found the new doctor who helped you.🌹

@@seasands3486 Thank you!🤗

@@Tricia_K 😊

Hello. Have you gotten rid of the tinnitus?

Yes Multi B can help. B1 one can help with severe burning in feet.

Correction: Oral supplements are enough after B12 levels come up. I now take a 1,000 mcg tablet once a day. Research has shown that even people with pernicious anemia absorb around 5% of this which is usually enough.

Thx

Some of 1-4-5.but Am now having injections