Widow 61 wandered the streets naked

15th may 2019 daily mail reports of a 61 widow wandered the streets naked , confused etc. The only thing they could find wrong with her was B12 deficiency.

[wedgewood]

It’s awful to contemplate how many people are suffering for the want of B12. Think how cheap an injection is. The equipment, and a few minutes of a nurses’ time ……….. Then comes the cost of the irreversible damage if treatment isn’t given and the misery caused by under treatment . ………

[deniseinmilden]

And I thought I was late catching up with the news... 😜😁

Sorry! It's a very serious point and I totally agree with wedgewood

[Hidden in reply to deniseinmilden]

It was only through trying to find help from my partner I came across this on the website, and thought fellow sufferers would thank god we didn't get to this state.

[deniseinmilden in reply to Hidden]

I wasn't far off it, to be honest - I couldn't remember who any one was (I knew my Dad, who was my best friend as well as my father, as "Dad" but couldn't remember his name - or that he even had any other name and I could remember my husband's name and that was it) and I used to find myself wandering and not know how I got there or what I was doing! Thankfully clothed, but...Sometimes I'd get out of the car, leaving it running and just wander off. Thankfully I never went far because I could barely balance enough to walk anyway and I would just stop and go to sleep.

I guess I did other things that I'm quite glad I have little memory of. I couldn't really talk by the time I got treatment and it took about 3 years before I could talk fluently again. For several weeks I had to text people or write things down if I wanted to communicate.

The joke about the date of the article was entirely on me as I'm often chided for not being up to date with the latest news and still have a bit of trouble working out when things happened - last week or last month can blur if I'm less well. My (ex) husband is fanatical about it, as only someone with Aspergers can be (probably another reason why I'm a bit lackadaisical about it, by way of balance!) and tells me his version every time I call him to check on him (he's a currently sober 🤞 alcoholic) so I get moaned at at least every day!

I hope you are making some progress - and at least you now know it is possible to get in quite a state and come back to a pretty good recovery.

Keep going! 😘

[Hidden in reply to deniseinmilden]

God denise, you like I went though it all and I can completely understand everything you say.

My partner keeps saying its ONLY a vitamin !

[Narwhal10 in reply to Hidden]

It’s an essential micronutrient - a cofactor - in quite a few metabolic pathways !!

[Hidden in reply to Narwhal10]

Yes , try telling the other half lol

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[Ryaan in reply to deniseinmilden]

Wow…..amazing.I have heard many doctors are trying to stop injections and put people on tablets.

Also if you look at the long list of ‘Long Covid’ symptoms they’re all the same as B12 deficiency symptoms.

I think they’re trying to move towards making people to think and believe all their symptoms are due to Covid.

[SigNi]

This is so sad. There has to be better testing and treatment. How has this gone seemingly backwards in western medicine? I imagine some of it comes from living longer and the inevitable malfunctions that come with it & science needs to catch up. But for others, especially in places with far fewer resources, what agony and loss. I had b12 anemia when my girls were quite small and I felt like I was dying (I guess I was!) - doctors kept telling me I was fine - because no fever! It was a friend and nurse practitioner who came and drew my blood & figured it out. She gave me b12 IV and got me back on track. But I didn’t know enough to understand it could be chronic and spent the next 12 years struggling & being told my symptoms were “somatic.” So much gaslighting. But for a few bright lights, I’ve truly lost faith in the medical profession. It was a psych who insisted my symptoms were organic & discovered the low b12 & other deficiencies. Go figure.

[Hidden in reply to SigNi]

Sadly this has been going on for years, I had this nearly twenty years ago, and my partner is now going through the same thing. The NHS and doctors are not educated enough regarding B12, will it change... I dont think so unless there are enough people who take them to court for negligence.

[deniseinmilden in reply to Hidden]

Exactly - and most of us are left without enough "oomph" to be able to invest the time in winning the necessary landmark cases.

[mary70]

I had a stroke in 2014 - and before I had the stroke, the visiting doctor had said previously that my Vitamin b12 levels were too low. After I had the stroke, my body suffered from not sleeping for 3 months. Fortunately, the visiting doctor pointed out that my vitamin b12 levels were too low, and not good for my health revival, and had to be treated by vitamin b12 injections.

Unfortunately, many doctors have to recognise the importance of vitamin b12 valuable role in bringing people to life.

[Narwhal10 in reply to mary70]

I’m so sorry mary70.

Sending my best

[Luac]

I teach in a sixth form and have had a student diagnosed with b12 or folate deficiency every year for the last three years. It's difficult to see their struggles with energy and focus etc. and also difficult to think that they might not get the correct treatment. It really impacts their studies. As a plus, it may be a sign that gps are more aware and more willing to test.

We know as a fact that b12 declines in to older age - why is there such a disconnect in trying to address that?

[Hidden in reply to Luac]

I really really dont know, maybe it's to do with the increasing numbers of people having b12 deficiency and cost for the NHS.Perhaps many people prioritising other things and not nutrition.

OR even poverty and people living on pasta and take away foods.

If we only knew the answer, but as you are a teacher perhaps you could have an influence in advising your pupils/parents !

All the Best I am pretty sure that you taking an interest in your students health is a benefit to your School

👍

[Luac in reply to Hidden]

Yes actually I have spoken to the pastoral team in general about it and how crippling it can be.

[Hidden in reply to Luac]

Even your understanding of the condition is of benefit the your pupils !!!!