just a tablet a day! Not sure how many mg. And yes apparently it was fine!
Hi
@isobelcordelia - I don't think a tablet a day could rule out B12 deficiency. See
@Eastman's post above. And if you had a B12 deficiency, I don't think a tablet a day would be enough to fix it. And it's impossible to have any idea without knowing how much B12 was in that tablet, as well as what form it was - cyanocobalamin or methylcobalamin are the most likely.
Also, B12 is notorious for being difficult to absorb when taken orally. Many people do better with sublingual B12, or injections. Though I find a liquid sublingual (methylcobalamin) works best for me.
This is what my sister took - 1 teaspoon a day - and her symptoms disappeared after about a week:
https://www.iherb.com/pr/Now-Foods-...VhK_sCh1_mAVSEAYYASABEgLuSvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
It's all very individual, others would do better with straight methylcobalamin or hydroxocobalamin, though this product be a relatively cheap and easy thing to try.
And of course there are other possibilities like lyme or other B vitamin deficiencies or a virus, as noted above. There's probably no easy way to find out what is going on - I think most of us go after the most likely targets and if they are not the answer, then the less likely or obscure - it's often just a matter of trial and error in figuring out what's going on, unfortunately. And also of course educating ourselves is extremely important - I don't think we can rely on doctors. Most don't know enough.
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