Vitamin question

T S.
on 6/27/10 12:58 am

Which vitamin do I need to take for nervous system health? Since being diagnosed with MS I'm trying to do what I can nutritionally to maintain things.

Linda_S
on 6/27/10 1:00 am - Eugene, OR

RNY on 07/24/07

I'm sure there's more than just one that is good for the nervous system, but the one we have most trouble with is vitamin B12. Folks who have WLS have to find a good way to supplement this. I give myself an injection of B12 monthly.

Linda

Success supposes endeavor. - Jane Austen

T S.
on 6/27/10 1:03 am

VSG on 05/13/09

Thank you Linda. Are your injections prescribed?

Linda_S
on 6/27/10 8:23 am - Eugene, OR

RNY on 07/24/07

Yes, you need a prescription for the B12, syringes and needles.

Success supposes endeavor. - Jane Austen

Sharyn S.
on 6/27/10 1:07 am - Bastrop, TX

RNY on 08/19/04 with

As you may or may not know, the way MS attacks the nervous system is by destroying the myelin sheath, a fatty layer that surrounds and protects the nerve cell.

Vitamin B12 protects nerve function by helping to protect the myelin sheath.

So, take your B12.

Sharyn, RN

RIP, MOM ~ 5/31/1944 - 5/11/2010
RIP, DADDY ~ 9/2/1934 - 1/25/2012

T S.
on 6/27/10 1:11 am

VSG on 05/13/09

Wow Sharyn you are always so helpful to me. It was explained to me about the myelin sheath and what was happening but not alot about how to slow it. Is it possible to take too much B12?

Andrea U.
on 6/27/10 1:52 am - Wilson, NC

Not at once.

But over time, yes it is possible to get toxic on B12. The lab value is questionable because this is pretty rare, and thus not widely studided and not well quantifed. Some say 2500, some say 3000. The lowest I've seen is 2000, but I think that's very unlikely.