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Kindly help me to correct my vitamin B12 and vitamin D deficiencies.
Query: Hello doctor, I have vitamin B12 and vitamin D deficiency. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. What made you do the test for vitamin levels? You have only mentioned deficiency. Can you send me the blood reports to help you better? Thanks. Read Full »
I am deficient of vitamin B12. How to improve it using tablets?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 21 years old male. My weight is 231.48 Ibs, and my height is 6'3". I have done a blood test recently, and I have a B12 of 156 pg/mL. My nail (light black with dark longitudinal lines) looks darker than usual. My doctor suggests me an injection therapy. But I am willing to have some t... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the attachment (attachment removed to protect patient identity). As per the laboratory report, you have a deficiency of vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin required for the normal functioning of the body organs especially the nervous sys... Read Full »
I am struggling with memory and negative thoughts. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have symptoms related to the mind and body. I have no clarity in thinking. I cannot make any decisions. Even if I do, the moment I make the decision, I get negative thoughts and a sudden jerk in my mind with a sensation of fear. Also, I have on and off memory issues. It appears fine ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query with keen interest and understand your concerns. Regarding the attached reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity), I like to comment on the following things. Your vitamin B12 deficiency is corrected. There is excessive vitamin B12 in y... Read Full »
Why do I experience pain in both legs when the AC is on?
Query: Hello doctor, This is regarding my father who is 58 years old. For the past two months, he has had a pain in both legs - down from the knee to the foot whenever he sits in his office room that has an AC. He says that if he sets the temperature to over 26 C, the pain recedes in about half hour. What ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Bilateral knee osteoarthritis can cause this pain which can be affected by temperature. Also, the calf muscles attach at the back of the knee joint and go right till the heel. So pain of the knee can cause this. The other possibility is vitamin D deficiency along with ... Read Full »
Why does the portion below knee become numb while walking?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 44-year-old. For the last month, I have had problems with my legs, especially my left leg, when I get out of my bed or chair and start walking, the portion below the knee becomes numb. Sometimes it happens in the right leg as well, but most of the time in my left leg. I want to... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It can happen due to nerve compression in the spine or below that. Also, it can be due to vitamin B12 and calcium deficiency. So you need to get investigated properly, with vitamin testing and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan. Read Full »
My vitamin B12 and vitamin D levels are low in my blood report. Please suggest supplements.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 45 years old male. Vitamin B12 and vitamin D levels are low in my blood report so, please suggest doses for vitamin B12 and vitamin D. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Vitamin B12 and D deficiency is very common now. I recommend the following to my patients for the treatment, 1. Capsule Uprise D3 60K once a week for three months. 2. Capsule Nurokind Gold once daily for three months. Get the levels repeated after three months and... Read Full »
I have stiffness and numbness in my hands and legs and I cannot hold the properly due to this. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have stiffness and numbness in my hands and legs for past six months and so I cannot pick up any object properly because they slip. Before seven months, my B12 was 211, then I started to take supplements, and now it is 2000. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are suffering from weakness in both the hands and legs. It appears like you are suffering from peripheral neuropathy. I have seen your reports, sugar is normal, B12 was low, but now it is normal. And many other routine reports are normal. My advice to you is to go... Read Full »
Can vitamin B12 deficiency cause imbalance in walking?
Query: Hi doctor, Three years back, I had the problem of unbalancing while walking. I never felt any dizziness or spinning of head. I just had a feeling that I will fall down. I consulted a doctor and he told me that it was due to vitamin B12 deficiency and also prescribed me few shots of Vitcofol. Initial... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your problem in detail and have not found anything abnormal in your test reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). I am not aware what were your values before you started taking these medicine. Have you had any fall? Are you suffering from ... Read Full »
Can vitamin B12 deficiency cause breathlessness?
Query: Hello doctor, I had a blood test recently and my ESR was elevated to 22, while vitamin B12 was low. I have pain in the right armpit and also a pain in the neck. Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your B12 level is low, hence it should be treated with Folic acid tablets and Cyanocobalamin injections. 1. Cyanocobalamin 1000 mcg injections are given intramuscularly for six weeks. 2. ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) can be high in any inflammatory condition.... Read Full »
My hemoglobin levels are very low. Please suggest.
Query: Hello doctor, I did my blood test. The hemoglobin is astonishingly low at 4.1. I did ferritin test and B12 test and the results are attached. Blood transfusion was done - one bottle. The hemoglobin increase to 5.5, but again reduced to 5.1. I have a fever on and off. What problem do I have? I am fee... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your hemoglobin level is very low. In low hemoglobin state, the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is affected and so weakness and other symptoms occur. You need to be given blood transfusion or iron injections. But, your ferritin level is high. So hemolytic anemia h... Read Full »