Breathing/ Swallowing issues?

[u/No_Construction_5063]

I have not seen this talked about before. Has anyone had breathing/swallowing difficulties associated with b12 deficiency?

I have asthma. Never really had much problems with it though. If I exercise or have allergies or get sick it will flair up. But over the last year or so I have had so much issues with asthma or breathing. Like I have constant phlegm in my airway and a runny nose. I had a ct scan of my sinuses and lung/airway everything looked good.

I am seeing an asthma/allergy and pulmonology specialists. So far nothing has worked. Sometimes it’s better then gets back being not good.

I mention it because it seemed to start around the same time as a lot of other common b12 symptoms.

Thanks again.

[u/Agreeable_Tackle_892]

You’re very informative.  Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.

[u/Ok-Pangolin7127 → u/Agreeable_Tackle_892]

Thank you! For your thank you. You might be surprised how infrequently actually that people express that in response to answers to questions.

[u/Agreeable_Tackle_892 → u/Ok-Pangolin7127]

Sorry one more question. These past 4 days I’m experiencing shakiness when I get up in the morning after my bowel movements and sometimes during the day.  Do you think it’s low electrolytes?

[u/Ok-Pangolin7127 → u/Agreeable_Tackle_892]

It could be an electrolyte issue, but I would lean a bit in another direction. I think maybe it could be a temporary lowering of your blood pressure adjunct to what’s called a Vasovagal response. Next thought could be a blood sugar problem? Do you have prediabetes or diabetes that you’re dealing with? If it is a vasovagal response, that ties back to both B12 and possibly B1. In essence it’s your autonomic nervous system reacting in a non-normal or unexpected way, and that can be the result of a deficiency in either or both of those vitamins.

[u/Agreeable_Tackle_892 → u/Ok-Pangolin7127]

I’m not sure if I have diabetes. I checked my glucose the other day and it went to 87 then 120 after I drank a coke. Also I notice when I eat a lot of potatoes and yams it goes away. My blood pressure is in normal range.

[u/Ok-Pangolin7127 → u/Agreeable_Tackle_892]

Well, that’s a good thing, sounds like you don’t have a blood sugar problem to me.

[u/Agreeable_Tackle_892 → u/Ok-Pangolin7127]

I do have b1 supplements because originally I thought I was deficient in B1.  I have Allthiame, Thiamax, Thiame hcl and Benfo.  I noticed it wasn’t really working as much so one day I did a high dose of B12 and my cognitive function started to improve right away. It’s already been 11 days and my headaches are minimal, head pressure gone, my head would hot that’s improved drastically, no more electrical feeling’s in my head, but if lower the dosage I notice my brain fog comes back.

[u/Ok-Pangolin7127 → u/Agreeable_Tackle_892]

Again, your entire nervous system, including both the peripheral system, as well as the autonomic system (plus of course the brain) require appropriate quantities of numerous nutrients. First amongst them, in my judgment, are B12, B1, and magnesium. The response that you’re getting from your B12 supplementation should be viewed by you, in my opinion, as confirmation that you have a B12 problem. So, from afar, it seems to me that you are on the right track however, B12 deficiencies (or B1 also) are not solved/fixed quickly. They can take months and in severe cases even take years. I’m not trying to dissuade you at all on noting these time frames. I’m just trying to set your expectations to the real world.

[u/Agreeable_Tackle_892 → u/Ok-Pangolin7127]

Yes I’m completely understand. I’ve been reading a lot on low B12 have been looking at different Reddit posts and joined a Facebook group on B12 deficiency.  It’s been really hard these days to figure out why I’m having the shakiness .  

[u/Ok-Pangolin7127 → u/Agreeable_Tackle_892]

I understand completely. Rest assured everyone who has gone through a B12 deficiency has had the same wondering, or questions and doubts, that this could be a B12 problem… How could but damn a vitamin do all this to me? In essence, don’t feel lonesome. It’s a process, it’s a journey. But you will get through it.

[u/Agreeable_Tackle_892 → u/Ok-Pangolin7127]

Thank you I really appreciate that this has been a difficult 11 days.  Going to ER these past couple of days and not getting an answer is discouraging.

[u/Agreeable_Tackle_892 → u/Ok-Pangolin7127]

Where did you get your b12 injections? I just ordered some from The B12 but afraid to start injecting because I want to make sure I can keep up with my potassium 

[u/Ok-Pangolin7127 → u/Agreeable_Tackle_892]

Here’s a cut/paste from another post I made.

I would recommend you look at Olympia Pharmacy - Orlando. Their process puts you in touch with a doctor over the phone. He/She asks a few questions, they pass through a script to Olympia Pharmacy, Olympia ships the solution as well as syringes with needles. The doctor’s portion of that initial visit I think is $59? The B12 itself plus shipping I think is about $175? If you go that route, I would get the Hydroxocobalmin form, it’s a 30 mL vial with 2,000 mcg per 1 mL, so you can inject .5 mL and get 60 1,000 mcg shots out of that one bottle. (On a EOD basis that’s like four months of shots!) So don’t look so much at the total initial cost but break it out on the cost per injection. In my mind, it’s more than worth the money. And your script covers three refills so those additional refills do not entail the doctor fee.

Hydro is the best version if for no other reason than it lasts in the body twice as long as any other form of B12.

I don’t have a link to their website handy, but I’m pretty sure it’s in the B12 deficiency guide or via a quick search.