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I have been feeling every symptom related to b12 deficiency. Especially the tingling. I got tested today for b12 and MMA. MMA isn't up yet, but my results for b12 are 423. Is this low? I feel like garbage mentally and physically. I'm so tired, emotional, depressed, TINGLY.
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connolly1975 jacdancer
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Hi,
I wouldn't say your b12 is low however some people. Could still have symptoms, mine was 127 and I was getting symptoms, tired, moody, aching, etc generally unwell
clivealive jacdancer
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423 would be classed as "normal". So a blood test for MMA and/or hCys can tell if the B12 is doing what it's supposed to be doing. If the levels of the two chemicals are normal then B12 is working properly. If the levels are raised then one explanation is that B12 isn't working properly (there are other possibilities - MMA can increase because of kidney disease, hCys can increase if folate is low).
Do you know what your Folate level is?
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.
I am not a medically trained person but have had P.A. (a form of B12 deficiency) for over 45 years,
Let us know the MMA results