Somewhat off-topic for here, but possibly of interest. Already posted in PAS.
Adam Winstock, the consultant psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist who founded the survey, said: “Four percent of people were reporting persistent numbness and tingling in their fingers and toes.”
Regular, frequent users, are at risk of peripheral neuropathy, although it is reversible.
He added: “It’s not that this drug is dangerous but if you are taking it at that sort of level, it will deplete your levels of vitamin B12.”
If only we could be made more aware of the dangers of LOW B12. If Docs rarely seem to know what hope is there for the rest of us - except for those of us that actually choose to read the Signs and Symptoms .....
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