B-12 ANEMIA

B12 symptoms – part 2

Vitamin B12 deficiency is much more common in the elderly (although lately many younger people are being diagnosed).  The symptoms of B12 deficiency can mimic symptoms of other more sever, untreatable conditions like dementia, senility and Alzheimer’s.  In these cases it is critical to get a correct diagnosis as Vitamin B12 deficiency is a treatable condition.

With vitamin B12 deficiency you can also have symptoms that include problems with your equilibrium, being off balance, or an abnormal gait.  You can become forgetful and have other memory or cognitive problems.  As the deficiency becomes more severe, so do the symptoms.  This may include burning of the tongue, severe fatigue and apathy.  You can also experience loss of appetite and loss of weight, abdominal pain and, in women, menstrual symptoms.  Constipation and diarrhea may appear intermittently.  Back pain, bone loss, eye disorders and migraine headaches are also possible.