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Less concentration due to b12 deficiency

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Has anyone recovered completely from b12 deficiency? And has anyone's focus and concentration returned to normal after it's treatment? If yes, then how long it took you? Your answer is highly appreciated thanks.

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Shash23

I want to ask u one thing i m little cnfused.. Wht feel like exactly in symptom of difficulty in focus and concentration?

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Mhk92 in reply toShash23

I don't understand your question. Sorry could you elaborate abit more please.

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Shash23 in reply toMhk92

U mean concentration and focus ia related to vision problem ( difficulty in study)

Or is it reated to brain(lack of interst in study or memory loss)

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Mhk92 in reply toShash23

It's hard to read books when moving from one word to another I notice it's hard to focus.

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Shash23 in reply toMhk92

Ohh... I see the movment of object which i see.. Like every objects every thing is moving (giddiness type) is it focus and concentrate problm?

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Mhk92 in reply toShash23

I believe yes!

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Mhk92 in reply toShash23

Sometimes I think I got adhd due to b12 deficiency...lol. anyway do you have anything to say about This?

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Shash23 in reply toMhk92

I hv ths problem i dnt know how much tim take to feel improvmnt in ths.. In anxiety i feel ths symptom became worse.. My neurologist says abt ths it takes time mnths even years.. Let see wht hppn in future.. All the best for u.. Nd me also 😀

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Mhk92 in reply toShash23

😭😭😭😭

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Shash23 in reply toMhk92

Wht hppn.. Do not wrry... I m too depressed about ths b12 really sucks.. But be patient evrythng will be alrght.. Btw i m 22 years old.. 😊 wht is ur name?

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Mhk92 in reply toShash23

I am male and my name is Muhammad halim. I am 25.

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Shash23 in reply toMhk92

R u frm India?

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Mhk92 in reply toShash23

No Pakistan. I am on Facebook you can check me out there.

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Shash23 in reply toMhk92

Oh grt so sry.. I m nt on fb

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Mhk92 in reply toShash23

Ok. So how long has it been since you started treating yourself?

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Shash23 in reply toMhk92

Its almost 5½ mnths.. I m now on mnthly injction wth b12+folic acid tablets..

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Shash23 in reply toMhk92

Do u feel neck pain at times?

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Mhk92 in reply toShash23

No. I used to take folic acid but then I would feel nauseated so I stopped taking it. I only get b12 shots weekly now. Damn monthly 1 shotnever helps lol. You should increase methylcobalamin.

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Shash23 in reply toMhk92

I m taking high dose b12 tablet in when i strt my trtmnt i get loading doseg for 14 days then weekly for 12 week now i m tking mnthly injection.. My neurologist is vry confident about b12 course trtmnt..

Nd folic acid is most imp which is u nt taking..

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Hi Mhk92 a lot will depend on how long you have been deficient before treatment and how severe the damage that's been done to your nervous system. There is no set timescale as we are all different.

Some symptoms may clear up quickly whereas others may even appear to get worse before they get better.

I've had P.A. (a form of B12 deficiency) for over 46 years and on three weekly B12 injections for the rest of my life but generally speaking I'm pretty OK at the age of 76.

I wish you well.

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Mhk92 in reply toclivealive

My RBCS are normocytic normochromic. My symptoms got apparent in April of this year. I am 25. Been on injections for the past 1 and a half month. Most symptoms have improved but this giddiness is a problem.

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Have you had your Iron and Folate tested since having the B12 injections?

There is a complex interaction between folic acid, vitamin B12 and iron. A deficiency of one may be "masked" by excess of another so the three must always be in balance.

Symptoms of a folate deficiency can include:

symptoms related to anaemia

reduced sense of taste

diarrhoea

numbness and tingling in the feet and hands

muscle weakness

depression

Folic acid works closely with vitamin B12 in making red blood cells and helps iron function properly in the body.

I am not a medically trained person so I suggest you mention your ongoing symptoms to your doctor.

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Mhk92 in reply toclivealive

My iron is fine, didn't check my folate though.

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Marz in reply toMhk92

You need the folate checking as it works with the B12 in the body. What was the * fine * result for Ferritin - needs to be around 70 ....

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Your last post and responses in the above link :-)

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Mhk92 in reply toMarz

Serum ferritin: 44

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Marz in reply toMhk92

Speaking with my thyroid hat on - we always suggest the Ferritin should be halfway through the range or at the least at 70. Even without a thyroid issue you need good Ferritin levels to enable thyroid hormones to work well in the body. Also good levels of B12 - Folate and VitD are required :-)

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deniseinmilden

I had had symptoms for more than 20 years and had got so bad I could barely walk or talk before I got the correct level of treatment for me. I lost about 2 years of my life which I can't really remember but... 2 1/2years of daily injections and supporting supplements has seen much of my cognitive function, motor skills and energy return. I'm not as sharp as I was but I can solve problems, remember things and think through things fairly well again and I continue to improve.

It all depends on getting enough of what your body needs.

Don't despair - it is possible to live with B12 deficiency so long as you get treatment.

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Alfabeta

Hi

I was diagnosed in 2015 - prior to this I could finish sentences as I forgot words (I think it’s called aphasia) - I still have this problem at times but nowhere near as bad as before treatment. My short term memory was gone - I couldn’t remember the details of a tv programme watched the day before - this has mostly improved but I still have problems.

On good days, I am totally cured of the problem on bad days I can forget and become inarticulate but nowhere near as bad as before I started b12 injections.

I tend to vaulter when I get a return of neurological problems which for me are sudden moments of drifting into semi consciousness and then having tinnitus (although the tinnitus has now stopped ).

Reading the administrators comments to my problems, I am of the view that it is a long haul to full recovery.

Good luck and merry Christmas

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Mhk92 in reply toAlfabeta

How long you had your symptoms before you started treating yourself?

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Alfabeta

I had the language and memory problems for about two years they just got worse along with exhaustion then I started to have moments of severe blurred vision and semi conscious moments with tinnitus - that’s when I went to the doctor and my b12 deficiency was discovered. I now have injections every 12 weeks but I need them at least every 8 weeks as the symptoms return after 4/5 weeks.

However, so far, I have only had reduced symptoms for the last two injection cycles and this cycle I had around six short events - 3 during sleep and 3 during the day over a week ago.

I can only assume that the damage done by the deficiency is getting better

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