Hi Michael,

Sorry to hear about your B12 deficiency. My GP said I had a B9 deficiency so I have been taking a combination of B12, B9 and B6 tablets up to last month. My GP had no explanation why my B9 levels was low.

Thor

A very interesting article, l was diagnosed with B12 deficiency as part of the testing carried out when I had a TIA (mini stroke) some 12 years ago and I also have to have a booster injection every 12 weeks. I have never felt any different before or after the booster jab and have always wondered if it was really necessary in the first place. However reading Michael's link it has made me wonder if the supplement in my case is sufficient for me as most of the symptoms listed l still experience and l had assumed it was just an age problem. Oh well, something else to worry about!

Phil

Until a hundred years ago Pernicious Anaemia was fatal. And after a successful treatment was found it was horrible – victims had to eat about a pound of raw liver daily. Yuk!

Oh well, another member of the club here. Diagnosed with Pernicious Anaemia a couple of years ago also, and getting my 4 shots of B12 per year too, At the beginning even several per month, can't remember the exact numbers. It has effects on the brain/memory, isn't it so?

Always tired and sluggish, but the blood tests say that most values are in the green range,

The doc promised me that I should reach 80 years; I was 78 last month… nonetheless hope to prove him wrong!

Regards,
Hans

Anthony, if one's stomach doesn't secrete 'intrinsic factor', one can't absorb orally-delivered B12. Therefore, B12 is injected in cases in which intrinsic factor is deficient – as in classical 'pernicious anaemia'. If oral B12 is working for you, you presumably can produce sufficient intrinsic factor, and your need for B12 supplementation is because of one of the many other possible causes.

[pedantic footnote: B12 = cyanocobalamin]

Edited By Kiwi Bloke on 05/05/2021 12:00:23