Posted by banga on March 27, 2005, at 20:08:25
In reply to Re: blood tests for vitamins? » banga, posted by Larry Hoover on March 27, 2005, at 12:05:49
Thanks. I also have heard no uppper limits on B12....only tried to reconcile high blood levels with symptoms of deficiency. I do now take methylcobalamin instead of cyanocobalamin to make sure I have the potent form circulating...
My liver by and large is fine--I am sure there is minor damage and scarring, but no visible cirrhosis and liver enzymes are fine. Most likely I depleted my liver store of B12 over the years, then the severe abuse of alcohol impaired the methylation process....my body is still recovering from this I am sure, I guess I will never know how much residual damage remains. It was very scary and frustrating--I would have spontaneous darkening of vision, loss of sensory perception, tingling in hands and feet, marked cognitive difficulties, discoloration of skin, and other odd symptoms. I had a history of alcohol abuse but since my liver enzymes were fine, no doctor would believe me there was something very, very wrong--thought I was just a neurotic female. Sort of a reverse prejudism---me being a petite, caucasian, innocent-looking, well educated middle class female, they simply would not believe me how severe my alcoholism was, and the toll it had taken on my body. Pretty funny if you think about it--me trying to break the DOCTOR's denial that I had had a severe problem.
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