Re: Possible B12 Deficiency

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First is there any statin use. Statin intolerance will cause this problem. Just

because you are within normal range does not mean you are not deficient. RDIs

are based on a bell curve to prevent frank deficiency in about 80-85% of the

population. You may be an outlier and need to be at a higher level then the

minimum to prevent problems. The shots will take a couple of weeks to work. You

can also buy Vitamin B12 dots for under the tongue. Things that will affect

vitamin B12 absorption are stomach acid suppression and bile acid suppression. I

have been down both roads so I am off all statins, questeran and omniprozol. So

I eat less fat and now take fish oil daily. But I am no longer falling down or

tipping into the wall when I walk. Another kind of off the wall though is

Vitamin D3, it does a lot of things in our bodies.

Good Luck

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham AK

> Hi Everyone....I just received the following from a former student of mine.

Neuro is not my area of expertise. Can anyone help?? Thanks so very much!

>

> Sheerin, RD

> Traverse City, MI

>

> " I have been having some odd neuro stuff going on since summer (or before now

that I really think about it), mainly postural imbalance and gait and just

feeling REALLY " off, " not sure how else to describe, but bad enough that I don't

know if I'll go back to nursing school this semester or not. Well, long story

short (if that is possible)- been shuffled all over- internist, neurologist,

ENT, and about to go to (University Med Center) for a vestibular work up and

today the neurologist declares that she is fairly certain that my problem is a

B12 deficiency. My MRI is negative and I show some signs of peripheral

neuropathy very consistent with this and my other symptoms fit the bill- my

level was 200, which is low, but in the normal range (I think 200-700 is the

range), anyway the neuro feels that anything below 400 generally is accompanied

by neuro symptoms. She sent me back to my internist for shots and said he should

do some lab work to check intrinsic factor (something like that) to determine if

I am just deficient or have an absorption problem. I am sort of a vegetarian but

NOT a vegan, or even close, I eat plenty of dairy and always have. The internist

doesn't buy it, still thinks it is my ear (ENT says it is neuro), says my level

is fine but will try a shot once a month for a couple of months to see what

happens (but don't get my hopes up, I can tell he doesn't buy it at all). Also I

am thinking 1000 B12 once a month isn't enough to build my levels much and was

wondering what you thought. Sound likely? Ever dealt with this? (other than the

elderly or the alcoholics?) How much do I need and how quickly do you think I

might see improvement IF there is any relationship? "

>

>

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These symptoms could also be a sign of thiamine deficiency????

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Sheerin wrote:

>

>

> Hi Everyone....I just received the following from a former student of mine.

> Neuro is not my area of expertise. Can anyone help?? Thanks so very much!

>

> Sheerin, RD

> Traverse City, MI

>

> " I have been having some odd neuro stuff going on since summer (or before

> now that I really think about it), mainly postural imbalance and gait and

> just feeling REALLY " off, " not sure how else to describe, but bad enough

> that I don't know if I'll go back to nursing school this semester or not.

> Well, long story short (if that is possible)- been shuffled all over-

> internist, neurologist, ENT, and about to go to (University Med Center) for

> a vestibular work up and today the neurologist declares that she is fairly

> certain that my problem is a B12 deficiency. My MRI is negative and I show

> some signs of peripheral neuropathy very consistent with this and my other

> symptoms fit the bill- my level was 200, which is low, but in the normal

> range (I think 200-700 is the range), anyway the neuro feels that anything

> below 400 generally is accompanied by neuro symptoms. She sent me back to my

> internist for shots and said he should do some lab work to check intrinsic

> factor (something like that) to determine if I am just deficient or have an

> absorption problem. I am sort of a vegetarian but NOT a vegan, or even

> close, I eat plenty of dairy and always have. The internist doesn't buy it,

> still thinks it is my ear (ENT says it is neuro), says my level is fine but

> will try a shot once a month for a couple of months to see what happens (but

> don't get my hopes up, I can tell he doesn't buy it at all). Also I am

> thinking 1000 B12 once a month isn't enough to build my levels much and was

> wondering what you thought. Sound likely? Ever dealt with this? (other than

> the elderly or the alcoholics?) How much do I need and how quickly do you

> think I might see improvement IF there is any relationship? "

>

>

[Guest guest]

No matter how young this person is, be certain the neuro r/o Parkinson's

disease. - ne

> Hi Everyone....I just received the following from a former student of

> mine. Neuro is not my area of expertise. Can anyone help?? Thanks

> so very much!

>

> Sheerin, RD Traverse City, MI

>

> " I have been having some odd neuro stuff going on since summer (or

> before now that I really think about it), mainly postural imbalance

> and gait and just feeling REALLY " off, " not sure how else to

> describe, but bad enough that I don't know if I'll go back to nursing

> school this semester or not. Well, long story short (if that is

> possible)- been shuffled all over- internist, neurologist, ENT, and

> about to go to (University Med Center) for a vestibular work up and

> today the neurologist declares that she is fairly certain that my

> problem is a B12 deficiency. My MRI is negative and I show some

> signs of peripheral neuropathy very consistent with this and my other

> symptoms fit the bill- my level was 200, which is low, but in the

> normal range (I think 200-700 is the range), anyway the neuro feels

> that anything below 400 generally is accompanied by neuro symptoms.

> She sent me back to my internist for shots and said he should do some

> lab work to check intrinsic factor (something like that) to determine

> if I am just deficient or have an absorption problem. I am sort of a

> vegetarian but NOT a vegan, or even close, I eat plenty of dairy and

> always have. The internist doesn't buy it, still thinks it is my

> ear (ENT says it is neuro), says my level is fine but will try a shot

> once a month for a couple of months to see what happens (but don't

> get my hopes up, I can tell he doesn't buy it at all). Also I am

> thinking 1000 B12 once a month isn't enough to build my levels much

> and was wondering what you thought. Sound likely? Ever dealt with

> this? (other than the elderly or the alcoholics?) How much do I need

> and how quickly do you think I might see improvement IF there is any

> relationship? "