Why would B12 be too high?
The most common cause of high B12 in the blood is due to recent ingestion or injection of supplemental vitamin B12. We don’t worry about overdosing on B12 supplements because excess can be excreted in your urine. It could also be possibly from your diet if high in animal products such as meat, eggs, and shellfish.
Can u overdose on vitamin B?
You’re also unlikely to get too much vitamin B if you’re taking any supplementation as directed. That said, overdose is possible — especially if you’re taking a supplement without receiving a deficiency diagnosis from your doctor. Symptoms of a vitamin B complex overdose include: excessive thirst.
How can I decrease my vitamin B12 levels?
The first most obvious way is that if you are taking a B12 supplement, stop taking it. The next way to decrease B12 levels is to stop eating foods that contain B12 in them. Cut back on beef, meats, cheeses, etc. Do you mean reducing taking B12 supplements? If you mean that, you can even just simply stop. It’s a vitamin.
Is my B12 level of 201 low?
We often get questions such as, “My B12 is 201 (or 109, or 325, or 797 – you name it). Is that low? It is within my clinic’s vitamin B12 normal range chart!”. Well, normal values of vitamin B12 are considered, in most countries, to be between around 200 to 900 pg/ml. However, as mentioned, many people show symptoms within that range.
What is a normal B12 level for an elderly person?
For brain and nervous system health and prevention of disease in older adults, serum B12 levels should be maintained near or above 1000 pg/ml.” The tragedy is with people who are symptomatic but are in the low range of vitamin B12 normal levels, between 200-500.
What supplements should I avoid if I have a B12 deficiency?
★AVOID the dietary supplements like B-complex pills that contain Vitamin B12. If you have to take B-complex pills, choose those that do NOT contain Vitamin B12. ★Take appropriate doses of Vitamin E to counterbalance the effects of the high Vitamin B12 level.