Vitamin B12 - yes or no???

Prior to surgery, I'd used B12 supplements to help wit mood/depression. I stopped taking it about 2 months ago after speaking with my surgeon.

Does anyone here supppement with B12? Is there any reason not to after surgery?

Newbie here, but my instruction was to take a B12 sublingual every day as the part of the intestine that absorbs B12 is excised in the surgery. My team stressed that this is a very important supplement for us RNYs.

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I was told b12 supplements are required for life.

There are time my b12 runs high, but I just back off of it for a week or two, then just start it again

I will be on high dose injections, 3 months apart, starting 3 months after surgery.

But until then, I thought about sub-lingual lozenges (5000mcg /day).

Are you actually in the UK? My sister gets B12 injections every 3 months and spends the last 6 weeks feeling like poop.

Absolutely supplement with sublingual B12, don't be like my sister!!!

What are your labs saying? If your B12 is low, take some. If it's good, you need it.

Most of us need at least some, but there is a really big range. It could be 2,000 per week, or 5,000 per day. The only way to know is have regular labs drawn, and chart the results over time. Trends are really important.

This goes for all vitamins and minerals, not just B12.

They gave me a script for B12 shots every 30 days for the first year and then I can switch to the sub lingual B12 pills daily. They said the B12, Iron, Calcium and multi were pretty key for us after surgery.

I am in the UK. I'll grab some sub-lingual.

I've even got some injectable B12 here too. Can too much B12 post surgery cause any issues?

It's water soluble, so you will pee out any excess. Try and get your GP to order blood test every 6 months if you can, although they'll think you're crazy lol.

Do not let yourself get deficient, a lack of B12 has real neurological consequences that can be irreversible. I'd take the injections, 1ml per month and the sublingual on top of that.

Any chronic fatigue or tingling in your arms/legs, get them to check your bloods

Most people on this site are in the US or Canada, so won't appreciate how it is different for you.