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high B12
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:17 am
by hvc
Can high doses of vit c cause a high level of b12?
Re: high B12
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:37 pm
by exitium
What are your B12 levels at and specifically are your numbers plasma B12?
Re: high B12
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:51 pm
by hvc
cobolamins 1391 norm is 211-911 this is part of the B12/folate test
Re: high B12
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 2:13 pm
by exitium
hvc wrote:cobolamins 1391 norm is 211-911 this is part of the B12/folate test
Is this a recent elevation since starting VC? Any idea how long its been this way?
Here is some reading on the subject.
http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/106/6/505
Re: high B12
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 2:23 pm
by hvc
No idea.
Re: high B12
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 2:46 pm
by pamojja
hvc wrote:No idea.
Any supplemental B12?
Re: high B12
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 2:48 pm
by hvc
25 mcg a day in a daily vitamin
Re: high B12
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 2:50 pm
by exitium
pamojja wrote:hvc wrote:No idea.
Any supplemental B12?
Usually elevated B12 levels doesnt come from supplementation but a much deeper problem with the bodies ability to make use of B12. Could be an indication of a serious issue.
Re: high B12
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:01 pm
by hvc
is 1391 considered dangerously high? what kind of doctor do you see for this?
Re: high B12
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:18 pm
by exitium
hvc wrote:is 1391 considered dangerously high? what kind of doctor do you see for this?
I would certainly think its worth checking into. Id probably start by using a different lab and having test retaken. Then see your normal doc and see what additional tests they would recommend. If it was due to kidney/liver issues I would expect some other bloodwork to show abnormalities as well.
Re: high B12
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:20 pm
by hvc
thank you for your help. much appreciated!