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Chelena Data Quality: 3 stars Sex: Female Age: 57y Condition: Chronic Neuralgia 17 additional condition(s) Quality of Life: Social: Moderate Mental: Moderate Physical: Moderate I am: Bad Chelena ▼ First Symptom: 01/86 Dx: 09/12
Wavewatcher Sex: F Data Quality: 3 stars MS: 16 yrs Type: Secondary Progressive Relapse: Severe Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate Wavewatcher ▼ First Symptom: 09/96 Dx: 12/06
shell052169 Data Quality: 2 stars Sex: M Age: 44y Duration: 32 yrs PRO survey: PRO 3 Quality of Life: Social: Mild Mental: Mild Physical: None Surgery type: Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) 0 seizures 4 weeks ago shell052169 ▼ First Symptom: 10/80 Dx: 10/80

Vitamin B12 deficiency Report

Vitamin B12 deficiency is a reduction in vitamin B12 from inadequate dietary intake or impaired absorption. The condition is commonly asymptomatic, but can also present as anemia characterized by enlarged blood corpuscles with characteristic changes in neutrophils, known as megaloblastic anemia.

What we've learned from patients who report Vitamin B12 deficiency

Symptom severities

Severe	14
Moderate	41
Mild	48
None	47

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Vitamin B12 deficiency

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What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Vitamin B12 deficiency
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Vitamin B12 Injection	74
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)	43
Vitamin B12 Prescription (cyanocobalamin)	38
Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin)	33
Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin)	19
Folic Acid	14
Vitamin B	10
Methyl B-12 Prescription	8
Hydrox B12 injection	6
Nature's Bounty Vitamin B-12 Sublingual	5
B12-2000 lozenge	4
Nascobal	3
Advanced B-12 Complex	3
Vitamin B Complex	3
Spring Valley Sublingual B-12	2
Cerefolin NAC	2
Vitamin B12 (hydroxocobalamin) Injection	2
B Complex injection	2
Multivitamins and minerals	2
NatureMade Vitamin B12	2
Vitamin Shoppe Vitamin B12 Sublingual	1
Rainbow Light Prenatal Vitamins	1
Liquid Vitamin B Complex	1
Vitamin B12 Resin (cyanocobalamin)	1
Vitamin B12 Liquid (cyanocobalamin)	1
Mother Nature Methyl B12 Lozenge	1
Vitamin B Complex/Biotin/Folic Acid/Vitamin C	1
Vitamin B12 Sublingual (methylcobalamin)	1
Nature's Bounty Vitamin B12	1
Nature's Blend Vitamin B12	1

Last updated: May 23, 2013