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Hi, had my loading dose of b12 in December 2017, not feeling a huge benefit yet. But had folic acid levels taken last week, and they were low, so taking tabs now. But I have come out in an itchy rash on my the top of my chest,after trying all over counter medicine, including anti histamines with no relief, the Dr gave me Betnovate hope this works,anyone suffered with itching ???
Patricia
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clivealive patricia64333
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B12 Side effects
The pimples/acne, is likely to be caused by microbes on your skin reacting to the additional B12 by producing substances that your skin is then reacting to. In theory this could be resolved by use of a good skin wash. You might have better luck talking to your pharmacist and seeing what they can recommend prior to your next maintenance shot - though there is always a chance that it was something that won't recur.
I am not a medically trained person but I've had P.A. (a form of B12 deficiency) for more than 45 years.
I wish you well
patricia64333 clivealive
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Thanks Clive,tried everything, but gave in and went to docs,she said the same thing, but gave me betnovate, 2 applications it feels better already, also my folic levels were Low, so on folic acid daily, its starting to kick in,think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, glad I joined this forum tho, as it answered a lot of questions, that Dr couldn't,
Patricia.
clivealive patricia64333
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Glad to read that you are showing some signs of improvement and that your low Folate is being addressed.
There is a complex interaction between folic acid, vitamin B12 and iron. A deficiency of one may be "masked" by excess of another so the three must always be in balance.
Symptoms of a folate deficiency can include:
symptoms related to anaemia
reduced sense of taste
diarrhoea
numbness and tingling in the feet and hands
muscle weakness
depression
Folic acid works closely with vitamin B12 in making red blood cells and helps iron function properly in the body.
It is not uncommon for some symptoms to appear to get worse before they get better as the B12 your are having injected starts repairing the damage done to your nervous system and your brain starts getting multiple messages from part of the body it had "forgotten about" or lost contact with.
I sometimes liken it to a badly tuned radio on which you have turned the volume up high trying to catch the programme you want when all of a sudden the signal comes in loud and clear and the blast nearly deafens you.
A lot will depend on the severity and longevity of your B12 deficiency as to how long before there is no further improvement or recovery.
Some symptoms will "disappear" quite quickly whereas others may take months or even years. There is no set timescale as we are all different.