B12 supplement?

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Hey there! I’m a vegetarian and have been for almost a decade. I’m chronically deficient in iron and was before I stopped eating meat so I take an iron supplement. I also take prenatal and extra folate because I’m trying to conceive. I was pregnant already this year but miscarried. I mentioned to my OB when I discussed my depression that I worry about being B12 deficient because of my diet. My husband read that it can worsen depression/fatigue symptoms. He prescribed me an antidepressant (which I wanted) but brushed off my concern about b12 because he said my prenatal vitamin should be enough. Can anyone give me insight on this?

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I take these in addition to my prenatal. It’s a different type of B12 (methylcobalamin instead of cyanocobalamin) and it dissolves under your tongue. I battle depression and I feel a difference in my overall outlook on life when I take these regularly.

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I take a b12 supplement in addition to a multivitamin. I was having a lot of serious health problems(underweight, irregular heart, depression and anxiety, and I was passing out) , so my doctor kept ordering blood work. They figured out that my b12 and surprisingly, sodium intake was crazy low. This had also caused my thyroid to go into overdrive and led to hormonal problems. I needed a monthly b12 shot to get my levels up, and now I maintain that with the extra b12 vitamin. The heart specialist also recommended that when I felt "off" like lightheaded, dizzy, or disoriented, that I reach for a salty snack. Two years later, I'm a new woman. I rarely have anxiety attacks, and while my thyroid is still on the high end of normal, it's leeps and bounds better than it was. Long story short, try a b12 with a multi vitamin and add some magnesium and calcium to help you absorb everything. Increase your fruits and veggies and decrease or eliminate any kind of processed foods. I'd also recommend adding some healthy fats (nuts, seeds and avocado).  I noticed a huge difference within a few months.

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I take my Garden of a life vitamin code Raw prentatals. But I also take 1,500iu of B12 sublingual once a week.

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I would supplement B12. Several prenatals I looked into didnt have enough.

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I have pernicious anemia and cannot absorb B12 through my diet. I have to take methylated B12. It’s best to take it as a B complex with methylated folate. It is absorbed directly into your bloodstream that way. You can usually only get the methylated form through a clinic such as a chiropractor. My favorite is B Activ. There is a correlative effect on iron as well so my iron levels increased by taking this without iron supplementation.

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Yeah I would agree, your prenatal should have more than enough!  However, b12 is water solvable, meaning if you take too much your body just pees out any excess, so taking it really doesn’t do any harm.

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I know my iron supplement is also a b12 supplement don't really know if it is veg*n but

B12 supplement?

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