According to chronic pain management experts, painful joints and muscle soreness could mean vitamin B12 deficiency. When vitamin B12 levels are down, symptoms similar to fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis become more common… and debilitating. Listed are some typical chronic pain symptoms that occur with vitamin B12 deficiency.
Muscle numbness, tingling, and spasms
If you get painful “pins and needles” sensations whenever you sit down, then you may need to up your vitamin B12 intake. Vitamin B12 is important for healthy nerve cell. When vitamin B12 levels suffer, so does your nervous system.
Peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage) happens with vitamin B12 deficiency anemia (pernicious anemia) and multiple sclerosis (MS). That’s because both conditions involve destruction of myelin, a fatty layer that protects your nerve cells.
Symptoms include painful tingling and numbness in the hands and feet, burning sore tongue, and muscle twitches.
Slower reflexes
Another sign of vitamin B12 deficiency from nerve damage is slow nerve reflexes. You may have difficulty walking in a straight line, controlling arm movements, or sitting up straight.
Pain and feebleness
Sore muscles, weak joints, and constant fatigue are symptoms associated with vitamin B12 deficiency , and they worsen chronic pain for people diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus, or other autoimmune disorders.
Vitamin B12 deficiency causes low oxygen from poor red blood cell production, which in turn causes crushing fatigue, dizziness, and muscle pain.
Comorbid pain conditions
Many people with chronic pain also suffer from vitamin B12 deficiency. This makes it difficult to diagnose and treat low B12, as people (and sometimes doctors) assume that all pain symptoms are part of their chronic condition, when, really, they are suffering from a combination of chronic pain and comorbid vitamin B12 anemia.
Chronic pain illnesses that are often comorbid with vitamin B12 deficiency include:
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Migraines
- Crohn’s disease
- Lupus
- Complex regional pain syndrome
To find out if chronic pain is related to low vitamin B12, try taking large doses of highly-digestible vitamin B12 supplements. Many pain patients are surprised to find out that much of their suffering can be reduced just by replenishing vitamin B12 in their blood supply.
More signs of low B12
In addition to chronic pain and fatigue, other signs of vitamin B12 deficiency include:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Memory problems
- Difficulty concentrating
- Brain fog
- Dizziness, vertigo
- Tinnitus (ear ringing)
- Heart palpitations
Chronic pain management
Vitamin B12 should be a regular part of your chronic pain management, especially if you’re a risk factor for autoimmune disorders- a common cause of pernicious anemia.
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