PA and anxiety

[Wowo23]

Hi allI was diagnosed with PA about 6 years ago. For years I lived with the worse anxiety. Once I started loading doses and got on a regiment(3 jabs a week) my anxiety was practically gone. I mean I would get nervous(normal type of nervous) but anxiety was all but gone. About a year ago, my new primary thought my amount of jabs was exsessive. I argued that my ortho oncologist thought it was perfect for me plus I felt way better. Anyway, months of fighting, they finally left me alone.

Fast forward to the beginning of this year and my insurance would no longer pay for 3 a week. Only 1 per week. So, now I pay out of pocket. Except the way it comes out, I spend the last week before refills without. So when I get them, I do a few days of loading doses. Que my new monthly routine.

Over the past week or so that I've been out of b12, anxiety has returned full force. Constant panic attacks. I can't seem to get a grip on this anxiety. It sucks😬 I can barely function.

My question is could the disruption of the jabs from such a perfect routine as before change that much and cause this???

I would appreciate any advice or help

[JesusMercy60]

hello Wowo23,

I'm new 2 1/2 months injecting EOD and I never suffered from horrible anxiety like I did last summer, I had no idea what was wrong. at first I learned that I was b12D then a few months ago I have PA. my anxiety is for the most part stable but I would bet that the change and you being without B12 has affected you. and maybe you have to build back up. what kind of b12 are you using? is it the same. did you have any neurological issues before? I know the anxiety is the worst. I never had that in my life and I could not cope either.

[Wowo23 in reply to JesusMercy60]

Yes, the anxiety is the worse. I'm so glad you're anxiety is more stable now.

[JesusMercy60]

hello again,

also I was reading your history and I see that you had lost lot's of weight, that was the same for me, I was normally like 145 totally active and started to lose weight my lowest was 86 lbs just over a month ago and now I'm at 100 lbs, maybe thats why it's so hard to take any multi suppliments. my body is getting better maybe because I'm gaining wieght now. also I read that you had found out you had mutated genes, what kind were they, I have two the 677 and one other and they are very common, I wondered if you were told you had to take only methylated vitamins.

[Wowo23 in reply to JesusMercy60]

I'm so glad you're gaining weight and starting to feel better. Yes, they gave the MMTHFR test for gene mutation. I'm not sure ot can't remember which mutation it is. I just remember that both my parents had this.

[Nackapan]

Yrs I think a disruption in a regime that works sets you back

[PlatypusProfit8077]

I also had the worst anxiety that really crept up on me over about 18 months.

And when I started the B12 injections it helped so much - especially now that I’m on EOD. The anxiety is totally gone. When my jabs were monthly, I’d have a few good days and then the anxiety (and other symptoms) would come back in.

I think that really strict regimen of injections is what helps me the most.