So, I think I read somewhere that your liver actually stores up Vitamin B12 if I’m remembering correctly... Apparently, you don't even start seeing the deficiency kick in until about three years later. I’m just totally lost on how my levels could drop from 450 down to 202... Especially since I'm already taking supplements and I eat meat and stuff...
coastalbison6 said:I just went back and checked my old prescriptions, which explains how I ended up with a slight B12 overdose. Neurobion Forte—each capsule has: 100mg B1 200mg B6 200µg B12 Supposedly, this combo is the best way to ensure absorption and effectiveness. The problem was, I was taking three capsules every single day.😁 Once I start again, I'll definitely scale back to just two. I rarely eat meat, though—maybe two or three meals a week at most.
How long did it take for your vitamin levels to stabilize?
In just one year, my B12 levels jumped from 202 up to 313... crazy I knocked back about 50 Solgar 1000mg tablets Then some B12 Kobayashi 500mg, 60 count Plus 60 Neurozan pills—basically just a massive hit of B vitamins
I’m eating everything in sight, honestly, I can polish off half a pound of steak in one sitting Either I’ve totally lost my mind or these lab results are just straight up wrong...
nimblemarlin16 said:Gluten is straight-up trash and basically poison. Honestly, once I cut it out for a while—along with most carbs, really—I finally realized what it was doing to me. Now, whenever I mess up and eat something with gluten in it, I feel it immediately... and man, it's rough. And I don't even have celiac disease, either.
So what actually happens to you when you eat it? Does it trigger any anxiety or anything?
Man, whenever there’s a full moon, I swear so many people just can't catch any sleep... it totally messes with everyone's rhythm. The moon's got this pull on everything, from the osmotic pressure in plants to how our own bodies function too. It controls the tides and the gases in the atmosphere, so why wouldn't it affect human pressure levels too? It's all connected...
I’m 33 years old now That was back when I was probably 2 But man, I’ve really noticed over the last 5 years that this fatigue is totally screwing me over and everything... I went in for an ultrasound about two years ago and the doc told me my organs were "fine" (just a standard ultrasound) Since I'm from Appalachia, all this high-tech stuff feels like straight-up science fiction... like, for real, I'm dealing with this exhaustion where I just can't pull an 8-hour shift And my creatinine is low, my alkaline Phosphatase is low, copper is low, Vitamin D was low... so right now I'm taking
I'm 33 years old now That was back when I was probably 2 But man, I've really noticed over the last 5 years that this fatigue is just totally wrecking me and everything else... I went in for an ultrasound about two years ago and the doctor told me my organs were "fine" (just a standard ultrasound) Since I'm from Appalachia, all this high-tech stuff feels like straight-up science fiction... for example, I'm dealing with this exhaustion where I just can't pull an 8-hour shift Plus, my creatinine is low, my alkaline Phosphatase is low, copper is low, Vitamin D is low... so right now I'm taking
Anyone here actually know anything about this syndrome from personal experience? Like, how does it even start, and is there any long-term fallout?
Basically, I was diagnosed with this back when I was just a little kid I was super swollen and ended up stuck in the hospital for three whole months Obviously, I don't remember a thing since I was tiny... and honestly, hospitals back then probably weren't exactly spot-on with their diagnoses. Word is, I supposedly started swelling up right after getting a vaccine.. My parents didn't want to freak me out while I was growing up and stuff, so they only just told me recently Total disaster
Gary Williams18 said:Man, I used to live on Coke and sparkling water... and honestly, I was handling things manually for quite a while too. I don't really touch fast food, though. Now I'm just spiraling about this weird discomfort I'm feeling... I can't stop obsessing over whether it's something serious. And Google? Ugh, it just shows you the absolute worst-case scenarios every single time...
It’s not that bad, seriously. Just try to get a solid routine going for everything
Gary Williams18 said:I’m feeling pretty wiped out... I guess that’s why... plus I’m dealing with diabetes and managing high blood pressure too...
So, I’m about 5'10" and 160 lbs, and my doctor just gave me the news that I’ve got a fatty liver Don't sweat it too much, man—the liver actually regenerates itself... just gotta watch what you eat...
For me, the skin breakouts and that constant, crushing fatigue finally cleared up once I figured out what was going on... Turns out, it was ten years of living on nothing but greasy takeout and Diet Coke... total wake-up call...
Gary Williams18 said:Problems again... I’m feeling (once more) this dull, weird discomfort right under my right ribcage, kind of on the side too, maybe behind the right shoulder blade area. It's not even like sharp pain, just this periodic tightness... you know, like I can just "feel" that part of my body if that makes sense. I went ahead and grabbed an ultrasound on my own, and they told me my liver is fatty and enlarged... everything else looked fine. Ran some blood work too and things seem steady (ALT and AST are normal, though my AST was high a few months back), but now my total bilirubin is up—it's at 21, and the cutoff is 17. So, what's the move? Should I keep digging? Also, I've been dealing with this weird nausea sensation in my throat (not my stomach) without actually throwing up... Back to Googling again, which honestly just drags me right back into that endless spiral of madness... it's driving me nuts...
Just breathe, man. Most people deal with this stuff; everyone panics when they start worrying about health. So, what's causing the fatty liver?
nimblemarlin16 said:Gluten is straight up garbage... pure poison. Like, the second I cut it out for a while (along with most carbs, honestly), I really started seeing the damage. Now, whenever I mess up and eat something with gluten in it, I feel it immediately. And look, I don't even have celiac disease...
I went totally bread-free for 10 days I felt ten times better after that... I mean, who knows if it's just all in my head, right? Before this, I was basically crushing a loaf of bread every single day—we're talking a massive slice, like 15 inches by 6 inches or something...
casualbadger22 said:It wouldn't be a big deal if it were short-term, but looking at the long game, going back to my old ways would just trigger a massive chain reaction of issues. But I've heard that once things get messed up, if you're gluten-sensitive or have celiac disease, you’re looking at maybe five years before you aren't constantly at risk for colon cancer, and at least a year just for the inflammation to chill out.
I'm talking greasy stools, diarrhea, random food allergies popping up because your gut microbiome is totally trashed, localized gut pain, liver inflammation, weird pancreas numbers, rheumatoid arthritis, anti-thyroid antibodies, high blood pressure, some kidney drama, dizzy spells, and this intense head pressure that actually landed me in neurology for no reason... plus all the hormone imbalances... and malabsorption. For me, my potassium and sodium are always bottoming out, and I was dealing with magnesium deficiencies too—which meant nasty cramps in my hands, feet, and back.... Then there was the bloating, and these super weird, painful skin breakouts... huge patches and dermatitis that looked almost like herpes.
And honestly? A ton of that just vanished once I cut out gluten entirely. It was confirmed via an intestinal biopsy. I don't actually have the celiac gene, nor do I have gluten antibodies or any grain allergies on a skin patch test. But that biopsy showed such damaged gut tissue that they originally diagnosed me with celiac disease.
So how did you handle the biopsy process? What do you mean by genetic testing?
So I've been falling down some serious rabbit holes online lately, watching all these shows and reading through different threads... And honestly? It feels pretty obvious to me now that wheat gluten is basically the smoking gun behind why everyone is dealing with massive allergy spikes, anxiety, and just constant inflammation these days. Most of the flour we see on shelves is packed with gluten, whereas back in the day, people were eating stuff like spelt or einkorn... those types have barely any gluten at all. Once the industrial food complex really took over, they switched to these specific grain varieties designed specifically because the kernels fall off easily during combine harvesting and stuff... so the original, healthy grains just kind of vanished from the mainstream.
To even get the modern flour we eat today, it goes through this insane process... It gets hit with about 12 different stages of pesticide treatments Then 9 rounds of fungicides—you know, those chemicals used to kill off fungal diseases Plus 2 rounds of herbicides—basically glyphosate-based stuff to make sure no weeds show up in the crops And then there's a stage for insecticides to deal with pests and aphids I don't know the exact details of the final steps, but I know they toss in stuff to deal with rodents and such once it hits the warehouses too...
Anyway, I'm curious... has anyone here actually cut gluten out of their diet entirely? What’s the vibe? How does it actually feel?
Angela Ramirez96 said:Looking at the whole checklist of B12 deficiency symptoms... yeah, I’ve got the lot. Vision issues, tingling in my feet, that constant, bone-deep exhaustion, memory lapses, weakness, feeling totally disoriented... you name it. I’ve been going through the ringer lately—running endless tests like blood work, EEGs, color Doppler, carotid scans, the whole nine yards. My wife is convinced that pills won't cut it and that the only way to actually get my levels back up is through injections, since oral supplements apparently don't do a damn thing.
Anyway, I knocked back those 50 tablets, so I'm gonna wait about 10 days and then head back to the lab for more blood work.