Thread: Could it have been as "simple" as a B12 deficiency?
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Old 08-27-2013, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by pearlescent View Post
My question is: Could my problem have been just a B12 deficiency all along? And if so, does this basically mean that any problems I have left are the result of irreversible nerve damage that I'm just going to have to learn to deal with for the rest of my life?
I don't think anyone could answer either of those questions definitively.

Some medical conditions/disorders are the result of vitamin deficiencies, and some vitamin deficiencies are the result of medical conditions/disorders.

If you believe your remaining symptoms are deficiency related, I would talk to your doctor about screening for other possible deficiencies, and begin treating them—one at a time—to avoid confusion.

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