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BethannMM Data Quality: 3 stars Sex: Female Age: 41y Condition: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Quality of Life: Social: Mild Mental: Mild Physical: None I am: Good BethannMM First Symptom: 07/00 Dx: 08/01
tigger13039 Sex: M Data Quality: 3 stars MS: 16 yrs Type: Progressive Relapsing Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate tigger13039 First Symptom: 03/96 Dx: 03/10
craty Sex: M Data Quality: 0 stars ALS: 3 yrs Bulbar: none Arms: mild Chest: none Legs: moderate craty First Symptom: 01/09 Dx: 07/09

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	10
Moderate	36
Mild	37
None	34

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)	42
Vitamin B12 Prescription (cyanocobalamin)	26
Vitamin B12 Sublingual (cyanocobalamin)	26
Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin)	20
Folic Acid	13
Vitamin B	10
Hydrox B12 injection	6
Nature's Bounty Vitamin B-12 Sublingual	4
B12-2000 lozenge	4
Methyl B-12 Prescription	3
Nascobal	3
Advanced B-12 Complex	3
NatureMade Vitamin B12	2
Vitamin B Complex	2
Cerefolin NAC	2
Multivitamins and minerals	2
Spring Valley Sublingual B-12	2
B Complex injection	2
NatureMade Super B-Complex	1
BG-12	1
Rainbow Light Prenatal Vitamins	1
Vitarubin Depot	1
Vitamin B Complex/Biotin/Folic Acid/Vitamin C	1
Vitamin B12 Sublingual (methylcobalamin)	1
Vitamin B12 (hydroxocobalamin) Injection	1
Vitamin B12 Resin (cyanocobalamin)	1
Mother Nature Methyl B12 Lozenge	1
Nature's Bounty Vitamin B12	1
Nature's Blend Vitamin B12	1

Report created on May 28, 2012.

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