Vitamins & Minerals
Vitamin B12 on TRT
What the number means, why it moves on a protocol, and how it sits with related markers.
What it is
Vitamin B12 is needed to make red cells and to keep nerves working. Low B12 can feel like tiredness, brain fog and pins and needles.
The range
How to read the lab range
Labs accept above 200 pg/mL. Supplements and injections can push it far above range.
Why it moves on a protocol
- A vegetarian diet.
- Metformin and acid blockers cut absorption.
- Supplements raise it.
How Magno reads it
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Questions people ask
B12 is way above range, is that dangerous?
Usually not on supplements; the excess leaves. Very high B12 without supplements is worth raising with your doctor.
Related markers
Not medical advice
This explains what the number is and why it moves. It is not medical advice; decisions belong to you and your clinician.