too much B12

healthyvegan · **Posted:** Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:39 am

Does anyone have experience with overdoing B12? The methly supplement we bought tastes like candy and we were popping 50,000mgs way too often! drinking lots of water and dialing it back!!!

didi · **Joined:** Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:35 pm **Posts:** 2301

I wouldn't trust any supplement in that quantity. (I think you meant mcgs not mgs. )

Didi

healthyvegan · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:11 am

thanks didi, yes I'm sorry its 5,000 micro grams! I'm only going to take it once a month, I think I get enough b12 from enriched products, but all the b12 talk made me think I should take some more... I've been vegan for 14 years+ never have taken any

Pumpkin Pete · **Joined:** Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:11 am **Posts:** 286

Instead of taking one 5,000mcg a month why not chop the tablet into quarters and take one quarter each week. I chop a 100mcg into six pieces and take a piece daily.
My understanding is that smaller amounts of B12 taken more frequently will result in a greater amount of absorbtion of B12 compared to a larger tablet taken less often.
A B12 supplement is the only supplement I take, mainly as an insurance policy.

AlwaysAgnes · **Joined:** Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:45 am **Posts:** 1395

healthyvegan wrote:

thanks didi, yes I'm sorry its 5,000 micro grams! I'm only going to take it once a month, I think I get enough b12 from enriched products, but all the b12 talk made me think I should take some more... I've been vegan for 14 years+ never have taken any

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