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When Testosterone Is Not Enough
B12 Injection SubQ
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<blockquote data-quote="Blackhawk" data-source="post: 248560" data-attributes="member: 16042"><p>1mg is 1000mcg. Pernicious anemia is kind of the real deal: <a href="https://www.drugs.com/vitamin-b12.html" target="_blank">Vitamin B12 Injection: Side Effects, Uses & Dosage - Drugs.com</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Usual Adult Dose for Pernicious Anemia:</strong></p><p></p><p>Initial dose: 100 mcg intramuscularly or deep subcutaneous once a day for 6 to 7 days</p><p>If clinical improvement and reticulocyte response is seen from the above dosing:</p><p>-100 mcg every other day for 7 doses, then:</p><p>-100 mcg every 3 to 4 days for 2 to 3 weeks, then:</p><p>Maintenance dose: 100 to 1000 mcg monthly</p><p></p><p></p><p>I do not know whether you are correct about B-12 not driving HCT. I agree it is not typically referred to as such. As I said, my own anecdote may not apply one bit to you</p><p></p><p>Testosterone dose 56mg/week. It is the lowest I have been on ever, and only once before did my HCT rise... on 150mg/week. None of my doctors thinks this is the cause. It could be, but unlikely.</p><p></p><p>And again, my blood chem has been messed up by leukemia. Both my primary hematologist and I came up with the same speculation independently that I did not come back to a normal EPO set point after 2 years of anemia. So I also wonder about B-12 in the mix. I am not saying it IS causation, I am saying it could possibly contribute. I continue to mitigate every factor I can control. You mention sleep apnea. Yep, that too... managed. I have no obstructive apnea. Been there did that with CPAP. It made me worse. Sleep HYPOXIA managed with nighttime O2 does the trick. Averaging 97-98% with no drops below 90%.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackhawk, post: 248560, member: 16042"] 1mg is 1000mcg. Pernicious anemia is kind of the real deal: [URL="https://www.drugs.com/vitamin-b12.html"]Vitamin B12 Injection: Side Effects, Uses & Dosage - Drugs.com[/URL] [B]Usual Adult Dose for Pernicious Anemia:[/B] Initial dose: 100 mcg intramuscularly or deep subcutaneous once a day for 6 to 7 days If clinical improvement and reticulocyte response is seen from the above dosing: -100 mcg every other day for 7 doses, then: -100 mcg every 3 to 4 days for 2 to 3 weeks, then: Maintenance dose: 100 to 1000 mcg monthly I do not know whether you are correct about B-12 not driving HCT. I agree it is not typically referred to as such. As I said, my own anecdote may not apply one bit to you Testosterone dose 56mg/week. It is the lowest I have been on ever, and only once before did my HCT rise... on 150mg/week. None of my doctors thinks this is the cause. It could be, but unlikely. And again, my blood chem has been messed up by leukemia. Both my primary hematologist and I came up with the same speculation independently that I did not come back to a normal EPO set point after 2 years of anemia. So I also wonder about B-12 in the mix. I am not saying it IS causation, I am saying it could possibly contribute. I continue to mitigate every factor I can control. You mention sleep apnea. Yep, that too... managed. I have no obstructive apnea. Been there did that with CPAP. It made me worse. Sleep HYPOXIA managed with nighttime O2 does the trick. Averaging 97-98% with no drops below 90%. [/QUOTE]
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