the_anxious_mind
01-03-16, 03:34
Okay folks.. Any experiences with B-12 deficiency (I am aware of Vitamin D deficiencies correlating) and anxiety? My new OBGYN (midwife actually) takes a more holistic approach to things and has discovered that my last blood work (a year ago) showed a major B-12 deficiency. This was never addressed. :huh: So, for the last year I have had major anxiety, some depression, but most of all what felt to be these real physical symptoms that everyone told me was all in my head. I have spells of weakness, fatigue, dizziness, etc and it triggers my anxiety. But, I had been told so many times that it was anxiety that I just started believing it was only anxiety. So I have this constant feeling of out of control and sickness. Note that all other blood counts have come back perfect in the past and in recent. (Separate bloodwork was ordered just Saturday for the vitamins and the hormones.)
So this year, when I visited the new midwife, for a yearly pap and general checkup, I mentioned that I wanted my blood work done again and checked for a hormonal imbalance again. She looked at my blood work from last year and mentioned that I was showing deficiencies in Vitamin B-12. She also could not believe that someone hadn't tied the deficiency to the anxiety or the physical symptoms I had been experiencing... So anyways, possibly a breakthrough for me. I am praying that by addressing it I will find some relief in what I have been dealing with the past few years.
Mainly, I want to know if any of you have had experience with this and if any of you have ever had a B-12 shot? I am not exactly scared of it, as I feel like a pin cushion lately with all of the blood work, but I am mostly afraid that it will make my heart race or I will feel wild, as a lot of people say it gives them tons of energy. I also want to know if any of you have found relief in having the shots or taking the supplements! Any experiences are welcomed!! Thanks for reading :)
So this year, when I visited the new midwife, for a yearly pap and general checkup, I mentioned that I wanted my blood work done again and checked for a hormonal imbalance again. She looked at my blood work from last year and mentioned that I was showing deficiencies in Vitamin B-12. She also could not believe that someone hadn't tied the deficiency to the anxiety or the physical symptoms I had been experiencing... So anyways, possibly a breakthrough for me. I am praying that by addressing it I will find some relief in what I have been dealing with the past few years.
Mainly, I want to know if any of you have had experience with this and if any of you have ever had a B-12 shot? I am not exactly scared of it, as I feel like a pin cushion lately with all of the blood work, but I am mostly afraid that it will make my heart race or I will feel wild, as a lot of people say it gives them tons of energy. I also want to know if any of you have found relief in having the shots or taking the supplements! Any experiences are welcomed!! Thanks for reading :)