I am a 41 year old woman at 5ft 2 & weighing 14st ( which I have lost 2st in last 6 mths ) my blood pressure was 156/80 & cholesterol was 5.4 a month ago... since then I was diagnosed with b12 ( at 129 level ) & folate ( at 3 ) which I was having terrible problems i.e hair falling out, muscle fatigue, tiredness, depression & worsening of asthma symtoms , they started me on b12 injections 2 weeks ago ( 1mg weekly for 4 weeks followed by 1mg every 3 mths ) & 5mg folic acid daily , i have only had my second injection and I have a cholestrol level now of 4.5 and blood pressure 112/70 all my symtoms have improved but is my blood pressure & cholestrol levels ok? as I dont understand much about it,,, I have not changed my diet so is it down to the b12 injections?
Dear MaamThanks for your query. Blood pressure of 112/70 is optimal. Serum cholesterol of 4.5mmol/L is also fine, but usually we take LDL cholesterol as target rather than total cholesterol. Symptomatic improvement may be due to vitamin replacement, however level of cholesterol usually does not correlate so well with vitamin B12 or folate levels, neither it is expected to come down in two weeks. The weight loss may be contributory.  Feel free to discuss further. SincerelySukhvinder Singh