Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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B-12 deficiency....shots and supplements?
Looking for experience with B-12 supplements.
Seems like there is such a wide variety of dosages from very small to multiple 1000's mcg. Most descriptions from google are not very specific and tend to be on the very low side of recommendations. In addition there is the discussion of whether supplements are effective at all. Our doctor said it can't hurt to take the supplement and could not attest to effectiveness. |
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My doctor prescribed a daily B-12 supplement and I have done some internet research on it. Vitamin B-12 is one of the "water soluble" vitamins, which means that it is easily dissolved in water and usually any excess is naturally excreted from the body. Instead of the prescription high level B-12 tablets, I now take a Men's 50+ multivitamin, which has 1667% of the recommended daily requirement of B-12, and my most recent blood test showed me within the normal B-12 levels.
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Recently medical science has become aware that some people are extremely low in Vitamin D and doctors will prescribe megadoses orally for a LIMITED time.
Self medication is not good in this situation. Blood tests are needed to monitor levels and you can take too much if you are self medicating.
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Me too & nothing has fallen off yet.
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I'd ask the doctor what dose.
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You can go nuts with this stuff
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Your body need vitamins in balance. Taking a large dose of one can actually cause a deficiency of another. A vitamin D deficiency was mentioned. Your body makes vitamine D with the aid of sunlight. This is Florida, we all get plenty of Sunlight. Ginko Biloba was touted for Demetria. One of my friends fathers took so much of it that he ended up in the hospital. I do take vitamins. Does it help? BEATS ME.. |
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I have no medical education.
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Cheapest Source of Vitamin B12 | NutritionFacts.org
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as a pharmacist, I would recommend 5000u sl tablets daily.
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