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My body was hot last night I don’t no if it was premenopausal but I could not sleep I finally doze off at 3:00 and woke up to heart racing at 5:00 I don’t understand I weight 185 and I take thyroid medicine and b12and iron last Saturday I took my last vitamin d2 ...can somebody tell me what’s going on it happened before.

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wedgewood profile image
wedgewood

In a previous posting you wrote that you had been diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune Gastric condition . Well this would indicate Pernicious Anaemia , for which you need B12 injections , because tablets will not help you , due to that gastric condition which inhibits the Intrinsic Factor and stomach acid , both of which are needed to absorb Vitamin B12 . So has your doctor not prescribed B12 injections for you ? Palpitations like yours , accompanied by your diagnosed autoimmune Gastric condition , can be a symptom of Pernicious Anaemia ( along with many others )

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Honey1978 in reply towedgewood

I took one injection when I first went to my hematology doctor but since then they told me to take b12 vitamin

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wedgewood in reply toHoney1978

Well if you have P.A. you should be on b12 injections for life .

Honey1978 profile image
Honey1978 in reply towedgewood

No they release me from my hemotogly doctor they did not say that

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wedgewood in reply toHoney1978

I think you need to consult a different doctor . You can look up autoimmune Gastritis and see what it means .

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Honey1978 in reply towedgewood

I got a gastroenterologist doctor

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Honey1978 in reply towedgewood

I looked it up I think it’s premenopausal

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wedgewood in reply toHoney1978

Autoimmune Gastritis has nothing to do with being premenopausal .

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Honey1978 in reply towedgewood

I no I did not say that I said I’m probably going through it

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Honey1978 in reply towedgewood

I’m saying I looked up the symptoms I was having

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HopetoB12better in reply towedgewood

I agree with wedgesood. I’m still waiting for my IF test but my Neuro has me on injections for a year because I obviously didn’t absorb l it before regardless if the reason.

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Honey1978 in reply toHopetoB12better

I’m just trying to figure it out why My body heated

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Pasjc in reply toHoney1978

I have PA and A tropic Gastritis... my body heats up very alarming I'm told it's because of my stomach and PA I'm on injections for life B12 it's much better since I've been on these but still get the odd bout. Hope you get sorted xx

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HopetoB12better in reply toPasjc

I was just diagnosed with gastritis connected w b12 deficiency - went to ER because I threw up blood. Now I’m on omerazole (sp?) and carafate and have to stay away from coffee, alcohol, citrus, etc. My stomach hurts at times and I imagine the lining so irritated that it bled. Ugh. How were you diagnosed and how are you managing? Thanks.

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Honey1978 in reply toHopetoB12better

I had took a endoscopy and a colonoscopy and they seen it

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Pasjc in reply toHopetoB12better

They found stomach cancer which led to further tests this was 10 years ago I have bad spells but on the whole ok I have rhumatoid osteoarthritis fibromyalgia and polymyalgia it's an up hill battle I'm better if I dont have too much carb

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HopetoB12better in reply toPasjc

How did they treat your stomach cancer? Was this at all connected to b12 deficiency?

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mcginnmx in reply towedgewood

This usually happens when I take my iodine.

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Trying2Bbetter

Do you happen to be on or right before your cycle? This happens to me and it’s awful. :(

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Honey1978 in reply toTrying2Bbetter

No

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Seth12345

I'm a guy, but I can tell you that one of my first symptoms of B12 deficiency was horrible night sweats. About a month after I started my loading injections that symptom went away. I've had a couple sweats here and there a few months later, but not like it was. out of all the research I did I never really came across the night sweats is being a symptom of a B12 deficiency although I think I vaguely remember reading a case study or two on it. however I'm pretty convinced that my night sweats were caused by B12 deficiency because once I started injections that went away very quickly as I mentioned.

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Honey1978 in reply toSeth12345

Ok but I’m thinking I’m getting premenopausal and I do take b12 vitamin but the Clinc not taking people at the time so I’m still trying to get my blood work done

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JanD236 in reply toHoney1978

It could be the peri menopause, it could be your thyroid (or the thyroid meds). It sounds like you also have PA and maybe iron and vitamin D issues.

I don’t think anyone could definitely tell you what’s happened, it would only be guesswork. You’re right to try to get blood tests carried out for all these issues and these will hopefully provide answers.

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Honey1978 in reply toJanD236

I was taking vitamin d2 my last one was Saturday and I take iron pills my thyroid medicine mmmmm I don’t no just can’t wait to see my doctor thanks

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HopetoB12better in reply toSeth12345

I had awful night sweats too and I’m a girl, just FYI. They were waaayyyy more than just what hormonal hot flashes would be and I know because I’ve had both! The b12 ones are way worse. I also had them the first 2 injection days but that has subsided.

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Dakota17777 in reply toSeth12345

My first symptoms of pernicious anemia was also horrible night sweats every night. I am only 20 years old and very healthy and normal besides PA. After taking my injections this symptom completely went away.

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Pasjc in reply toSeth12345

Touche

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HopetoB12better in reply toSeth12345

I had night sweats just like seth12345 describes and mine went away after being on injections! It does happen occasionally but before that it was nightly and I couldn’t sleep at all either. Terrible!!

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SouthSounder

Waking with a racing heart suggests obstructive sleep apnea, particularly if you were also short of breath.

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Honey1978 in reply toSouthSounder

No

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SouthSounder in reply toHoney1978

Have you been tested? OSA is quite common, particularly in the overweight. If you have not specifically had this possibility eliminated by polysomnography it's a very likely cause of waking with a high heart rate. cardiosmart.org/SleepApnea.

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Honey1978 in reply toSouthSounder

What’s osa

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Honey1978 in reply toSouthSounder

No short of breath

Hi Honey 1978, I also get the flushes and waking up with heart racing and anxiety. It is much worse when I need my b12 injection and I had it during all the years running up to diagnosis. I think this is one of the reasons some women are undiagnosed for so long; doctors cannot see past peri menopause. Keep following this up and hopefully you will find the treatment that works for you.

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Xena2202

I know I’ve had a racing pounding heartbeat trying to go to bed with low b12, impossible to sleep

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