Do i have B12 Deficiency?!


Question: Do i have B12 Deficiency.?
AGAIN.?.? If you have had B12 deficiency once and get a episode of it again because you dont take supplements can you get different symptoms.? Can it make you depressed feeling.?
Does it cause low platlet counts.?Health Question & Answer


Answers:
I am a long time sufferer of Pernicious Anemia. By the time it was discovered my hemoglobin was down to 6.3 and my B12 was 24. Depression was the biggest symptom I had, along with every other symptom you can imagine. When you are low on B12 your blood and nervous system become so out of sync anything goes. Each time my B12 goes low my symptoms are totally different, but depression and fatigue are usually my first sign that I need a shot. There is nothing wrong with taking B12 shots if you aren't absorbing the proper amounts of B12 from your diet. When my B12 first became low I had to have a shot every day for two weeks, then twice a week for 6 months before it became a normal level, which needs to be around 800. The standards many of the Dr's use these days are way outdated. Most testing says 400 is normal, but at 400, neurological damage can begin. To function normally with pernicious anemia I keep my level between 1000-2000 by a weekly injection of 1ml 1000mcg B12. If I go to every other week my b12 level drops dramatically to around 200-400 within 3 months. That is when the depression sets in. To diagnose my B12 being low for MY body, the Dr watches for my MCV and MCH levels to be elevated. I'm not sure how this works but they control my B12 level religiously. This is all done by my Hematologist at 3 month intervals.
Another big symptom I get first off is restless leg.
I'm not sure about the low platelet count but with pernicious anemia nothing would surprise me.
Something that is funny, I keep myself supplied with B12 from CalVetsupply. It's around $22 for 250 shots for cattle swine and sheep. As the Dr says, a vitamin is a vitamin is a vitamin! And I am healthy!Health Question & Answer

Well, lack of vitamin B12 leads to Megaloblastic Anemia. Oversized and immature red blood cells with shorter life span, a.k.a Pernicious anemia. This is due to lack of intrinsic factor (molecules produced by the parietal cells in the stomach that bind w/ Vit. B12 to be absorbed) or your diet lacks Vit.B12. Depressed feelings, yeah there are some who manifest that. B vitamins are neuronal vitamins.

You need to consult your doctor. he's gonna request for lab tests -like CBC and Peripheral Smear,Schilling's test to determine your condition. B12 anemia and B9 anemia have similarities so the doctor needs to carefully examine you, and interpret the result of the lab tests- and give you the precise DIAGNOSIS. If it's anemia, He's gonna prescribe supplements so... take it FAITHFULLY. Injections, and oral supplements, yes.

* CBC has platelet count in it included= Platelets will be examined as well. Red blood cells and white blood cells will be noted. Especially hemoglobin level and hematocrit.

the main concern in the lab test would be the Size and hemoglobin carrying capacity of the RBC - peripheral smear (MCV and MCH)

If it's B12 deficiency, due to lack of intake. Eat food high in Vit. B12, like meat, egg. Are you a vegetarian.?


I strongly suggest you consult your doctor.

Good luck, and be well. :)Health Question & Answer



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