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Vitamin b12
I bought a vitamin b12 tablet (mecoblend) but it was high dose 1500 mcg of methylcobalamin so is it wise to cut and crush the tablet into pieces to reduce the dosage
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It’s a capsule and it’s done that way so that it doesn’t disintegrate on your stomach acids. Because below the stomach is where absorption of vitb12 takes place
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No.not advised
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It is taken as it is dear...
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
11 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
No
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Dr. R P Singh
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34 yrs exp
Varanasi
It is the optimal dose for adults
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Dr. Nimmi Mulwani
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10 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
No it's the recomm dose for vitamin b12 deficiency.
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Dr. Saurabh Tiwari
Sexologist
6 yrs exp
Lucknow
No.
Btw why you want to cut??
What's your b12 level??
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Cap of vitamin B 12 should take whole .
You should check your Vitamin B12 level
And
If there is deficiency then take it for 1 month continuously
and if there's no deficiency then you shouldn't take continuously .
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And If there is deficiency of vitamin B12 then after taking B 12 level for 1 month
you should check again the vitamin B12 level
Health Tips
Please follow good life style and
take natural sources of vitamin B 12 .
Keep positive attitude to fight any problem of your life.
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Dr. Mohamed Riyaz
General Practitioner
7 yrs exp
Chennai
No take full medicine
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Sarika Rautwar
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6 yrs exp
Aurangabad
No
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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7 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
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