The signs of low B12 start with tiredness and depression. Memory loss, as well. To get better, you have to start taking vitamin B12 right away. In time, low vitamin B12 in your blood can lead to nerve damage, pain, and life-threatening illness. Listed are some of the early signs of vitamin B12 deficiency.

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Signs of low B12

Depending on how much vitamin B12 is in your blood supply, signs of low B12 can vary from medium to severe symptoms.

• Fatigue- feeling of always being tired, even after sleeping well the night before.
• Depression- lasting sadness that doesn’t seem to go away.
• Memory problems- forgetting things you used to remember easily, like names and everyday words.
• Anxiety- you feel nervous, moody, easily angered, and have panic attacks.
• Numbness- your arms and legs “go to sleep” all the time, you feel pain and tingling in your hands and feet.
• Brain fog- your thinking is slow, you start speaking in a dull voice, you get confused and have a hard time staying focused.
• Sleep problems- it’s harder for you to get to sleep and stay asleep the whole night, and you don’t wake up feeling refreshed.
• Weakness- you feel like you’re not as strong as you used to be, your ankle twists easily, you drop things more often than usual.
• Balance problems- you fall down often, feel dizzy and out of sorts.
• Altered taste- food tastes weird, and your tongue feels like it’s on fire sometimes.
• Ear ringing- you have a constant ringing sound in one or both ears from tinnitus, and your ears may feel “full.”
• Heart tremors- you’re out of breath and your heart beats quickly.

What is vitamin B12?

People get vitamin B12 from eating beef, chicken, fish, eggs, and milk. In order to have enough vitamin B12 in your body, you have to keep eating meat all the time.

This is a problem for people who are not able to digest vitamin B12 from food. For them, it’s vital to take special forms of vitamin B12 that are not swallowed. Instead, B12 vitamins that enter through the skin into the blood supply are needed.

Know the signs of low B12

To find out if you need more vitamin B12, your doctor may ask you to take a simple blood test. This is helpful for ruling out severe pernicious anemia, a deadly disease. But to check for medium-low vitamin B12, these tests are really useless.

That’s why it’s so important to know the symptoms of early vitamin B12 deficiency. If you feel tired, confused, or sad each day, then it’s a good idea to try upping your vitamin B12. See how you feel in the next few weeks. Since vitamin B12 is safe to take in any amount, there is no risk of danger.

Chances are very good that you will start to feel better, with more energy and a healthy mood.

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