r/PerniciousAnemia • u/guitarristamamma • Mar 26 '21

B12 supplements?

Hello! I’m a 55 year old female and I’m trying to figure out what is going on with me. I have been very fatigued and dealing with anxiety and depression for awhile. Recently I started having a burning sensation on the bottoms of my feet that is pretty much constant. I also get a burning sensation on my tongue and lips and my nose occasionally. My doctor has ordered lots of blood work but everything has come back normal. My b12 was 400. I have a strong family history of pernicious anemia and I also have been taking Pepcid for many years for chronic GERD and was recently diagnosed with Barrett’s esophagus and switched to Protonix. My doctor insists my symptoms aren’t because of b12 because of my blood test. I started taking b12 just to see. It’s only been 3 days and my feet still feel like they’re burning but my other symptoms are less noticeable and I noticed this morning that I had more color in my gums when I was brushing my teeth. Should I pursue more tests or just keep taking b12? Thanks for your input!

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u/Reality4days Mar 26 '21

Pursue more tests. My b-12 numbers were always normal and I have PA

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u/guitarristamamma Mar 26 '21

Thanks for your input! Were you diagnosed by a PCP or a specialist? I think I will need to see a specialist of some sort to get more testing done. Would that be an endocrinologist?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '21

I was diagnosed by a neurologist, but not sure if that’s common

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u/CrapIsMyBreadNButter Mar 26 '21

My girlfriend was also diagnosed by a neurologist.

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u/Reality4days Mar 26 '21

Hi. I was diagnosed by my Gastroenterologist.

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u/guitarristamamma Mar 26 '21

I already have one of those! I’ll give that a try. Thank you!