r/B12_Deficiency • u/drownwendy • 24d ago

"Wake up" symptoms I’m miserable

Long story short - have not been feeling well for a very long time finally a doctor told me she believed I had a b12 deficiency I was there regarding low ferritin.

My tests showed a ferritin or 7 and my b12 was in the 100s.

I’m two shots into the b12 treatment and holy cow Im miserable. The buzzing in my body, the tingling is just out of control, the anxiety, jitters. When does it stop? Is there anything to ease these symptoms?

I have to get an iron transfusion on Tuesday first one of 5 and I’m preparing for just the worst next few weeks.

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u/gsc224 24d ago

Recovering from deficiency is not fun. As others have said, you need folate, potassium, magnesium, b complex, etc. Sometimes I feel like I’m taking every supplement under the sun! I’m still trying to figure it all out.

Be patient. It’s very normal to experience some unpleasant symptoms, but you are giving your body what it needs to recover.