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B12 level is 260 pg/ml. taking 1000 mcg b12 methyl. per day sublingually. can i expect my b12 level to cross 450 pg/ml at this dose in "3 months"?

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Dr. Michael Lawson answered

B12 deficiency: Should happen if you are absorbing the B12. Need to find out why B12 low ?pernicious anemia, celiac sprue, small bowel bacterial overgrowth or disease in the terminal ileum

Answered 4/24/2015

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A member asked:

B12 level is 260 pg/ml. taking 1000 mcg b12 methyl. per day sublingually. can i expect my b12 level to cross 450 pg/ml at this dose in "3 months"?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Michael Lawson answered

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