B12 Deficiency Info blog

[Sleepybunny]

A thought provoking post from Christmas Eve on the B12 Deficiency Info website including comments from a GP that I personally didn't agree with.

b12deficiency.info/blog/

[Hillwoman]

Interesting that the BBC didn't feel that a conference of experts and patients would provide a balanced view.

The GP's comment is utterly typical of course.

[Ree2705]

My GP subscribes to all the 'myths' - he's clearly 'highly trained'!!!! NOT...

[Alfabeta]

Hi

I read the blog. Fed up with talking to my doctor I phoned Benenden to talk to a doctor on line. Their expert told me that my auditory hallucinations were not a symptom and went down the psychological line asking me about stress levels depression etc. I was advised by a member on this forum to keep quiet about the symptoms as his daughter had been sectioned for her neurological symptoms. Such ignorance on the part of doctors is dangerous. Sure they cannot be expected to know everything but they should not jump to conclusions and make clinical judgements based on ignorance - they are supposed to be scientists after all!

[Polaris in reply to Alfabeta]

I agree, it is highly dangerous Folkestone and, unhappily, I agree with the member, do not tell GP of auditory hallucinations!

A family member with long standing, severe B12 deficiency and memory problems had her injections stopped after she told of night terrors and auditory hallucinations. GP then ignored all physical signs and symptoms, prescribed antipsychotics, which made things worse, and It was a terrible, downhill slide from then on. She has just been sectioned for the second time and psychiatrists continue to refuse to believe the published research and guidelines we submitted

Have we gone back to the dark ages ? I'm still reeling in disbelief!

[Foggyme Administrator in reply to Polaris]

So sorry Polaris. Disgraceful.