Vitamin B12 Deficiency Symptoms
Ever wonder why you feel tired? Your tiredness could be due to a lack of vitamin B12. Here are five things you may face when you have vitamin B12 deficiency.
- Neuropsychiatric symptoms: Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause alterations in genetic vulnerability, or folate metabolism can put you at risk of depression, anxiety, psychosis, dementia, and delirium.
- Fatigue and Weakness: If you’re unusually tired and feel run-down, it’s a common symptom shared by both deficiencies, affecting red blood cell production and oxygen distribution in your body.
- Pins and Needles Sensation: Tingling in hands or feet may occur due to a lack of folate and B12, which are necessary for nerve function.
- Mouth Sores: Sores at the corner of your mouth or a swollen tongue can be linked to a vitamin B12 deficiency, which can affect your taste buds and tongue health.
- Loss of Balance and Coordination: Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause problems with walking properly and maintaining balance, which may lead to frequent falls.
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