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B12 level came bk low 199. is 50mg tabs x2 a day enough to get this to normal level? or injections be better?
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Find out why: If you're low because you're a vegan / vegetarian, your medicine will help and you should reconsider your lifestyle. If you have pernicious anemia and can't absorb the stuff, you'll need injections. If another cause (gut disease, fish tapeworm), your phyiscian should try to detect it.
Answered 4/9/2014
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