Woman Believed She Was Going to Die Due to B12 Deficiency Symptoms

Woman Believed She Was Going to Die Due to B12 Deficiency Symptoms | This Morning

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It’s the common health condition that’s notoriously difficult to spot. But with symptoms including fatigue, headaches, pins and needles, and even depression - could you have missed the signs of a B12 deficiency? After waiting over a year for a diagnosis, entrepreneur Carrie-Ann Kay joins us alongside Dr Chris.
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@jackiesicilian5720 Жыл бұрын

So dumb, why wouldn't they run active b12 test anyway, my gosh we have to be our own researchers.

@ladyJustis Жыл бұрын

They told me I was anemic so to eat more red meat take vitamins

@veereshvastrad3501 11 ай бұрын

Yes we, need to learn medicine by somehow reading and researching, otherwise you know how they do

@movementofvitalenergy33 10 ай бұрын

so true.

@traceytansley1659 9 ай бұрын

Likely, because the B12 tests for blood levels, but NOT absorption, or Active B12 utilized by your body. The Active/Absorption test costs more, therefore NOT done routinely.

@shans1986 4 ай бұрын

Yeah if I did not know bettter, it almost seems like they intentionally keep info and care from us.

@ladyJustis Жыл бұрын

This happened to me.. within a weak . I told my family I was dying. Thank God for the quick responding ER team❤

@gilld1299 9 ай бұрын

I felt like I was dying too it's awful isn't it

@abishek5494 8 ай бұрын

How r you now ? Wanted to knw how long does it take to recover

@toriasgurl 6 ай бұрын

Me also was in the hospital for 2 weeks and rehab to strengthen my legs for 2 weeks I'm still getting physical therapy

@MikeD_ 4 ай бұрын

I thought I was dying too, possibly experiencing signs of early ALS. My B12 readings were within the normal range, although at the lower end. My neurologist immediately started me on B-12 injections while he investigated other possibilities. I'm over 60 so one item I don't believe they mentioned here is it's not uncommon for our B-12 levels to drop as we age. Have your B-12 levels checked as part of your yearly physicals.

@luzperez5251 4 ай бұрын

I am currently going through this right now

@goodtimes0000 Ай бұрын

After eight months of tests and hospital/ doctor’s appointments, I start my B12 injections tomorrow. 🎉

@johnruuu 14 күн бұрын

i barely survived 7 years of non diagnosis. Instead I was diagnosed with Intercranial Hypertension. My life has been saved after 5 months of heavy B12 supplements.

@DirectorHMAN Жыл бұрын

Those cereals are complete garbage, trust me. Those fortified additions don't do squat

@movementofvitalenergy33 10 ай бұрын

i agree 100%....people taking b 12 supp. think tney are filling the gaps....but the human body takes in synthetic b12 vs meat? no way.....no way the human body says " ohhhh yayyy synthetic crap, i could use that very well" lol

@itsmeAtoZ 8 ай бұрын

This is very me, all the symptoms, also felt like dying.

@gemgreen640 Жыл бұрын

GPs are failing us. My Level is incredibly low at 132 and basically told to bog off and get on with it.

@lukas-sy1pd 9 ай бұрын

get shots

@cynthiaadkins-zj9ut 5 ай бұрын

GPs ARE failing us. I'm in the US and have not been able to get any help with this for 3 years now. I was diagnosed B12 deficient when I was 20 and took weekly injections and felt great. I've not been able to find anyone willing to test me and prescribe injections for over three years now. I have every symptoms of deficiency including pins and needles in my hands, arms and feet, tinnitus, dizziness, crushing fatigue, memory issues, etc. I have 2 known autoimmune disorders and feel pretty sure I'm not producing intrinsic factor. I can no longer work and don't feel safe to drive due to the dizziness and brain fog. I have a staggering gait like I'm intoxicated. I am barely able to manage day to day functions at home. Most days I feel like I'm dying inch by inch.

@TheSalmuse7 4 ай бұрын

It is a horrendous situation and there are SO many people out there with this problem. Doctors can’t/won’t help mostly and if they do they get their wrists slapped regularly too. I do my own injections

@marybelyea8991 2 ай бұрын

Are you self injecting? Contact The Pernicious Anemia Society. Google -B-12 USA B-12 in your city

@kkaarriimm Ай бұрын

@@cynthiaadkins-zj9uthow are you now?

@sg72646 7 ай бұрын

Wow that was enlightening!

@robinshaw670 Жыл бұрын

I have all these symptoms and positive b12 defencency results but he said it's fine. No way it's b12 he said.

@taylerstanick2395 18 сағат бұрын

For 5 years I've had weird symptoms that seemed so unrelated. Dr's telling me I have an anxiety disorder. So I had to investigate myself. After asking and demanding b12 levels. For 5 years I've had episodes of palpitations, pins and needles in the hands and feet, time periods of severe fatigue. Stomach issues and get GI cleared me of my crohns being active. Glossitis, mouth ulcers and chelitis also a burning mouth. Weakness. For years I've had Dr's call me a hypochondriac, depressed or anxious. And after pushing I finally have an answer. Excited to start seeing changes as I'm adding b12 supplements. My b12 isn't "low enough" to warrant a b12 shot. The Dr's haven't apologized or anything. The only Dr's that's stood up for me is my OB and osteopath.

@burgundyjayde 10 ай бұрын

Low b12 caused my body to have chills.

@Supernerdystranger 9 ай бұрын

Did you get nausea too??

@Blonde_Somnambulist 9 ай бұрын

Same

@ditavalerio615 5 ай бұрын

@@Supernerdystrangeryou can get nausea,digestion issues, and many many other issues!

@manlikeak 4 ай бұрын

Same here noticed hair loss and premature gray hairs as well

@desres2281 4 ай бұрын

I've never been so cold in my life. I didn't know I had very low B12 and couldn't understand the tiredness and coldness. My husband would sit there in a t-shirt and I had a t-shirt a track suit top and a thick cardigan on with a hot water bottle on my lap. Heating on full blast and stove lit. I'm having injections now and am doing better. 😊

@monicas2269 9 ай бұрын

I have B12 injections every 3 months and I don't feel any better. I have fibromyalgia and am so tired all the time. The injections don't make any difference but my GP said I should still keep having them because of how B12 is needed for so many other things going on in my body.

@adolfogarcia7805 9 ай бұрын

Have u checked ur vitamin D3 I wasn't tired I was exhausted! I had to sleep all day every day my D level was 18 and I feel way better now

@helendropinski3754 8 ай бұрын

Ask your GP about the different types of B12. Cyan, methyl, hydroxycobalamine. Each person might need a certain type.❤

@catherineweber9039 8 ай бұрын

Some people need daily or every other day B12 injections. Fibromyalgia is just a set of symptoms, not a diagnosis. Many people are "misdiagnosed' with fibromyalgia but actually improve greatly with regular B12 injections. it may take a year or longer of B12 daily or every other day injections to get better.

@adolfogarcia7805 8 ай бұрын

@@catherineweber9039 very true!

@jillelizabeth478 6 ай бұрын

It is very, very important to also take all of the B complex vitamins when getting B 12 shots. You need all of the B vitamins to work together. Ask your doctor about methylocobalamin B12 as well.

@vikkiprevette2934 8 ай бұрын

Are you still taking b12

@rabiaadam 3 ай бұрын

Another indication is to check mcv and hcv after blood test and see if the red blood cells are of normal size or not.

@NickBarrett-cd3sb 4 ай бұрын

I've got every symptom going of a b12 deficiency and my b12 levels are normal so my gp refused to believe its anything to do with my b12. I paid for an active b12 test because they wouldn't do it and I'm practically in the red. They still refused to believe my symptoms sre a b12 deficiency. I've left that surgery.

@pakizanasir4958 Жыл бұрын

i hv this problem in during pregnancy 😢

@macsmiffy2197 3 ай бұрын

It’s time doctors took vitamins and minerals seriously!

@Tonetwisters 9 күн бұрын

I understand that the best form is Methylcobalamin ... AVOID cyanocobalamin version.

@theresageiger584 3 ай бұрын

This was me

@charlieabel1533 4 ай бұрын

please mention all the people on a omnivore diet that are B12 deficient too. Another way to take B12 supplements is sublingual, which bypasses the digestive system for absoption and injections are not necessary

@TheSalmuse7 4 ай бұрын

the sublinguals are ok but many people only find injections work if they nave an absorption issue, myself included

@littlemissbossy1000 3 ай бұрын

im neither vegan or veggie iv just been diagnosed

@debwhite9432 5 ай бұрын

ok wait. at 2:20 ish she mentions having so many hours of nitrous oxide.. huh? what is that about? pls and TU

@davidfarlow8756 4 ай бұрын

From my understanding Nitrous Oxide (gas and air during labour) makes the B12 vitamin stop working in your body and actually makes B12 inactive in your body.

@TheSalmuse7 4 ай бұрын

I thought she said during pregnancy?

@marybelyea8991 2 ай бұрын

Yes, nitrous oxide cancels B12 My theory- the cause of postpartum depression.

@kellykreqeli8924 4 ай бұрын

I'm not vegetation or vegan and I've just been diagnosed with b12 deficiency My great grandmother suffered with anaemia Mine could be due to that or suffering with anorexia at the age of 20 I've collapsed a coupleoc times my son was crying over me as he found me on one occasion Feeling tried aching you name it I ended up having blood test and they found out I'm now on folic acid tablets for 3 months I've been this way for years since about the age of 39 I'm now 45 I've just found out

@TheSalmuse7 4 ай бұрын

folic acid is also synthetic , you need folate. B12 and folate go hand in hand. Have a read of Stuart and Sally Patcholok book ‘Could it be B12’

@shatteringthematrix6959 4 ай бұрын

folic acid supplements can make B9 deficiency worse - which causes B12 issues. I use methylfolate only. Folinic acid would be the next best option for supplements I think.

@lib5216 3 ай бұрын

Never take folic acid, it makes things worse, sadly drs do not know or agree, they're just not educated about it, but you must avoid it and all food fortified with it (eg, most wheat flour, some yeast flakes etc etc) - take it in the natural form methyl B folate - however some people can't take methyl donors so may need folinic acid, (and also - rather than methylcobalamin B12, take hydroxo or adeno B12). Many people have a problem with the MTHFR gene, a polymorphism which reduces absorption of B vits up to 70% less, depending on which variant you have as some are more severe than others. Dr's who know about MTHFR think folic acid taken during pregnancy causes autism symptoms in those whose mothers took it.. I think it is very likely and also that it causes many neurological issues which get progressively worse... Just my opinion.

@akaboo69 8 ай бұрын

I thought I had low sugar but it's anemia and my dr thinks I'm b 12 deficient. Getting another lab done

@flowers3036 Ай бұрын

May I ask your symptoms

@akaboo69 Ай бұрын

@flowers3036 umm good question I don't fully remember

@peterflitcroft9756 Ай бұрын

Antidepressant such as Sertraline deplete B12.

@ditavalerio615 5 ай бұрын

Mine is pernicious anemia and I do not feel better at all with a monthly shots - Two weeks out of the month I feel severe fatigue, nerve pain all over - they say they can do more shots, but it’s a temporary fix eventually the b12 will diminish again and all symptoms return.

@shatteringthematrix6959 4 ай бұрын

B6 and B9 active forms are required for B12. You might also want to look at copper deficiency symptoms as they mimic B12. Also B1.

@ditavalerio615 4 ай бұрын

@@shatteringthematrix6959 I’m just wondering how I developed this in my early 30’s - one neurologist said it could be genetic, but he couldn’t say 💯 percent it was genetic

@marybelyea8991 2 ай бұрын

For some people, the early 30s is when the symptoms start developing

@tanusendre4729 Ай бұрын

Here i was 15 when i got symptoms😢 @@ditavalerio615

@MisoEgo 22 күн бұрын

What about intermittent fasting. I heard that can help

@crystalt2552 10 ай бұрын

What’s considered low enough to feel symptoms?

@crystalt2552 10 ай бұрын

@@neith7308 I was 270 and took first shot. I have three monthly scheduled

@binathere2574 9 ай бұрын

Many people will test with in normal range but have many symptoms. Always go by symptoms not numbers

@crystalt2552 9 ай бұрын

@@binathere2574 yea. Thanks . My level was border so I’m doing shots

@amiraberrou3252 7 ай бұрын

My levels are at 406 and I feel severe neurological symptoms I'm literally dying

@aaliakhanom6619 6 ай бұрын

What should level be and what is low

@Samaa-bp8ee 4 ай бұрын

So i had been sick since more than 16 months. I go to doctors and they will just stick it to my hypothyroidism. Any way after one year i had blood in stool and they made a gastro and colonoscopy. They ended up saying that it's autoimmune gastritis which happens due to pernicious anemia. Anyway my doctor doesn't want to prescribe vitamin b 12 because my Vitamin b12 in blood tests is perfect. However when i read through i found that there are some cases that vitamin b12 deficiency remain unrecognisable and you continue having this horrible symptoms without getting a real diagnosis. My stomach is eating itself alife and the doctor doesn't want to prescribe vitamin b12 and he just says sorry i really don't know what is wrong with you

@luzperez5251 4 ай бұрын

Did you take b12 and started feeling better

@Samaa-bp8ee 4 ай бұрын

@@luzperez5251 well, I took one shot, I believe it made me better but as the vitamin B12 in blood is 800 pg/ml and the best normal range is from 200-300 for example, I am actually afraid to take it

@nancylovesme Жыл бұрын

This is me.

@Hussein995 Жыл бұрын

Funny enough my mums bloods came back with B13 deficiency

@ladyJustis Жыл бұрын

Hope your getting the care you need

@sudhakar7889 9 ай бұрын

You don't have blonde hair in the video.

@James-lm6wt 7 ай бұрын

@@sudhakar7889think she means that the lady’s symptoms are similar to hers

@sudhakar7889 7 ай бұрын

@@James-lm6wt oh okay. I got it.

@jansmith3158 11 ай бұрын

you can also put a B12 on your tongue and let dissolve. this in studies have been found more effective then B12 shots.

@binathere2574 9 ай бұрын

If anything, it would have to be under your tongue. But your statement is false. But it also depends on how long you have been deficient for. Many people inject daily. A b12 tablet would be useless. You only receive about 10% of b12 from a tablet.

@jansmith3158 9 ай бұрын

@@binathere2574 statement is not false. It was in a study that found putting the B12 on the tongue was better. look it up.

@sudhakar7889 9 ай бұрын

I'm on that kind of pill. Under the tongue. It's written sublingual on the pocket.

@ditavalerio615 5 ай бұрын

That is only true for regular b12 deficiency, but not pernicious patients

@TheSalmuse7 4 ай бұрын

sorry but not true whatever ‘studies’ you are referring to does not bear up witj many peoples personal testimonies, of which I have thousands, plus my own and doctors , the ones who DO know what they are talking about

@vikkiprevette2934 6 ай бұрын

Is she still taking the b12 or was it just once?

@PAAUpals 6 ай бұрын

i don't think b 12 defeciency can just go away