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What Causes Shortness Of Breath While On Vitamin B 12 Supplement?
Question: I took one shot of Vitamin B12 every day for 10 days in December of 2015. It did stop the bursitis pain , but now I have shortness of breath that has persisted for two months. What shall I do ? XXXXX age 79
Brief Answer:
You are mostly having bronchitis.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Since your breathing test was poor and you are having breathing difficulty, possibility of bronchitis is more.
You will need inhaled treatment. Inhaled treatment is the best treatment for asthma.
Inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) are treatment of choice for bronchitis.
Please let me know few things.
1. Do you smoke?
2. Do you have allergies?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
You are mostly having bronchitis.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Since your breathing test was poor and you are having breathing difficulty, possibility of bronchitis is more.
You will need inhaled treatment. Inhaled treatment is the best treatment for asthma.
Inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) are treatment of choice for bronchitis.
Please let me know few things.
1. Do you smoke?
2. Do you have allergies?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I have never smoked. Yes I have allergies. Jasmine and cats. Food allergies are gluten, lactose, and night shades. All of the above I avoid very carefully. I did not have shortness of breath until I took ten B12 shots last December. I am also having problems with Kyphosis. Thank you for your help. I look forward to hearing for you. XXXX
Brief Answer:
Do you have severe kyphosis?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
So you are having kyphosis.
So possibility of Restrictive lung disease is more in your case.
Vitamin b 12 injection has nothing to do with breathlessness. So this is not a cause for your breathlessness.
Kyphosis and Restrictive lung disease can be the cause.
So please let me know
1. Severity of kyphosis.
2. Your PFT report.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Do you have severe kyphosis?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
So you are having kyphosis.
So possibility of Restrictive lung disease is more in your case.
Vitamin b 12 injection has nothing to do with breathlessness. So this is not a cause for your breathlessness.
Kyphosis and Restrictive lung disease can be the cause.
So please let me know
1. Severity of kyphosis.
2. Your PFT report.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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