Posted by yxibow on November 18, 2007, at 2:10:29
In reply to Re: I'm pretty sure I'm losing my mind, posted by Epiphanie on November 17, 2007, at 21:19:44
> I was inable to think clearly and felt like that.
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> My doctor ran a blood test and found my Methylmalonic acid (MMA) was really high. I had to get B12 shots once a week for a month, then once a month there after.
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> I always notice that after the B12 shot my thinking becomes very lucid.
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> I you bring the B12 thing up to your Doctor insist that they check your MMA not just the serum B12. My serum B12 was within the normal range.
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> The MMA test is more sensitive for checking B12 deficiency because it detects it at tissue level.Sounds like a fairly rare deficiency considering B12 is sythesized in the gut and is always added to fortified foods.
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