Question:
HOW OFTEN ARE YOU SUPPOSE TO TAKE...
THE B12 SUBLINGUALS. I HAVE BEEN TAKING ONE A DAY WITH MY VITAMINS, IS THAT TO MUCH. PLEASE HELP I NEED TO KNOW THIS ONE. — Gale G. (posted on November 10, 2002)
November 10, 2002
There seem to be differing opinions on this, but my surgeon told me to take
500 mcg every other day. He emphasized it should be every OTHER day, but I
didn't ask why. I've been doing this, and I feel fine.
— Roxanne M.
November 10, 2002
The nutritionist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (where I
had my surgery) says either 500 mcg sublingually daily or 1000 mcg IM once
a month...JR
— John Rushton
November 10, 2002
I take Sublingual b12 also and my bottle says it has 2500mcgs and the label
say 1 daily,which is what I take.. my nutristionist said that was fine
also, because your body just washes away the b12 you don't need, so you
can't over load on it...
— bikerchic
November 10, 2002
We were told to take 1000 mcg (sub-lingual) TWICE a week, and that is
actually overdosing. But one wouldn't be enough.
— [Deactivated Member]
November 10, 2002
Actually, excess B-12 is stored in the liver (this is why calves' liver is
so high in B-12).
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From http://www.personalmd.com/news/vitaminb_05252000.shtml:
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"Although you may get enough vitamin B-12 from your diet, you can
still have a vitamin B-12 deficiency if you have a problem that makes it
difficult for the vitamin to be absorbed into your bloodstream. Intrinsic
factor, a protein made by cells in the stomach that links to vitamin B-12,
helps get vitamin B-12 absorbed into the body. It is then transported to
the liver where it is stored until it is needed.
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Absence of intrinsic factor is the most common cause of pernicious anemia.
The reason for the absence is unknown, but it is more common in people with
autoimmune disorders such as Graves' disease, type I diabetes and
thyroiditis. (The tendency to form autoimmune disorders may be inherited.)
It is thought that the body makes antibodies against the cells in the
stomach lining that produce the intrinsic factor.
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Pernicious anemia is also seen in people who have had part, or all, of
their stomach removed for cancer or other reasons, as well as in people
with atrophic gastritis or those who take antacids."
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"In general, symptoms (of pernicious anemia) develop quite slowly,
taking one to five years to deplete all the vitamin B-12 that is stored in
the liver. Vitamin B-12 deficiency can lead to damage of nerve cells with
symptoms including tingling and numbness in the hands and feet, difficulty
walking, muscle weakness, irritability, memory loss, dementia and
depression. Some older people are actually diagnosed with dementia and in
reality have a vitamin B-12 deficiency."
— John Rushton
November 10, 2002
Well, I have been taking two B-12 Time Released Tablets at 1,000 mcg a day
since the day I got home from the hospital. My doctor never told me any
different.
— Patricia L.
November 10, 2002
My surgeon has me take 1000 mcg, once a week.
— Jennifer A.
November 10, 2002
Just a note on "time released" anything. They don't usually work
for us as they pass thru before they can be properly absorbed. B-12 can no
longer be absorbed by us unless it is sublingual or by injection. My
surgeon prescribed 500 mcg (sublingual) daily which was later increased to
1000 mcg daily as I was still tired. My recent labs showed my B-12 to be
high which my doctor said was fine.
— LLinderman
November 14, 2002
Gale, Right after my surgery I was taking the B-12 liquid daily with
my vitamins.....I went back and looked at the literature that the doctors
office gave me and found out that I had misread it. I was supposed to
be taking it once weekly. I had quite a bit of energy and was doing
great.
The only problem I found that I was having was that I was sleeping
horribly.
Constantly waking up at night. I thought that it was just problems with
my CPAP machine (which I no longer need!!!!) after about 1 1/2 months out.
Once I changed to the weekly schedule, I've been sleeping much better. I
figure
I should be getting enough of the B-12 in my other vitamins also so I'm not
worried
at this point. Just my thoughts.....
— Janine B.
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