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B6 or B12 deficiency? Geographic, sore tongue and severely itchy scalp

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ButterflyHMW
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I have symptoms of geographic tongue and severely itchy scalp. My B6 is 9.6 ug/L with a 2.0-32.8 range, my B12 is 464 with a 211-946 range.

They tell me those levels are "normal". The funny thing is, the B6 range was flagged at the lab and the doc still told me normal.

My white blood count is high (11.7, 4.3-11.0 range)and so is my folate (18.8. 3.1-17.5). I've heard B12 deficiency is masked with a high folate.

I should also mention 3 years ago I had very heavy periods that resulted in a blood transfusion. Is it possible I depleted all my nutrients and it's just now showing up in symptoms? I'm at my wit's end with these doctors.

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