I understand about B-12, but my message is to people without the problems you mention…
Instead of taking B12 in pill form which might not be absorb, they will have the option to try under the tongue.
Then they can ask doctor to do a B12 test to see how they are doing.
I understand about the problem some people have with absorbing B12.
But I was providing information for others. They can try it and then get tested.
I hear you, Linda - I’m honestly not nit-picking or being argumentative. I’m just trying to make sure people understand that taking B12 supplements just might not cut it. What’s more, they may inadvertently make the situation worse. The problem here is that B12 deficiency is poorly understood. For starters, it’s more like a hormone than a vitamin and it works as a co-enzyme. There’s a lot of things about the current level of knowledge of its functions that is frankly not very sound and it is definitely under-researched and misunderstood - just ask someone who is struggling with pernicious anaemia if tablets cut it for them, or even if their shot regimen is sufficient! There is a danger with taking supplementation that your bloods will show lovely high figures, but it might not be doing the trick physiologically, and unfortunately doctors only go by the figures, and even they are grossly out of date. In short, all I’m saying is if you think you may have a B12 problem you need to test it FIRST, don’t supplement until it has been measured. If you are then found to be low, get shots, don’t take supplements. Despite all the alleged scientific evidence that tablets are just as good (see Wikipedia’s entry!) there are many, MANY sufferers who find they need very high levels of B12 given by injection just to stay symptom free. There must be a reason for this and it does indicate that the picture may not be as clear-cut as people think.
Anyway, that’s all I wanted to point out. I should have made this point clearer from the outset, sorry!