I have been diagnosed with B12 deficiency after having blood work done to confirm diagnosis.  I would appreciate feedback if anyone has issues with tremors related to B12 deficiency.
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Hi Jennifer.  I just did a quick search of Medline/Pubmed on this issue.  YES, there are cases reported in the medical literature of tremors resulting from a Vitamin B12 deficiency.  This is relatively rare and generally improves with proper B12 treatment.\n\nWhat is the cause of your B12 deficiency?  Have you been tested for other nutritional absorption/deficiency problems?  You need to take this situation very seriously (even if your doctors don't).\n\nBest wishes and good luck
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Vitamin B12\n\nThe term vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is used in a couple different ways. Vitamin B12, a member of the B-vitamin family, is a term used collectively to represent a group of cobalt-containing compounds known as corrinoids. The principal cobalamins are cyanocobalamin, hydroxocobalamin, and the two coenzyme forms of vitamin B12, methylcobalamin, and 5-deoxyadenosylcobalamin (adenosylcobalamin). However, the term vitamin B12 is usually used to refer to only one of these forms, cyanocobalamin, which is used to fortify foods and nutritional supplements.\n\nSimilar to all B-complex vitamins, vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin required for normal cell activity, DNA replication, and the synthesis of the mood-influencing substance SAMe. In combination with folic acid and vitamin B6 vitamin B12 serves to control homocysteine levels. Excessive amounts of homocysteine may increase the risk of stroke, coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer's disease.\n\nVitamin B12 deficiency may result negative in hematological, neurological, and gastrointestinal conditions. The hematological systems and signs of B12 deficiency include a decrease in red blood cell count, skin discolorations, decreased energy, fatigue, shortness of breath, and palpitations. Severe B12 deficiency can also result in anemia.\n\nEven in the absence of anemia, the neurological effects of vitamin B12 deficiency can still occur. This is especially true for the elderly. In theses cases, vitamin B12 deficiency can affect the peripheral nerves, and in later stages, even the spinal cord itself. Signs of neurological conditions caused by B12 deficiency include tingling and numbness in the extremities, loss of sensation, spacticity, Babinski's responses, visual impairment, bowel control issues, insomnia, impotence, irritability, depression, memory loss, and dementia.\n\nGastrointestinal effects of B12 deficiency may include diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, excessive flatulence, and a burning sensation on the tongue.\n\nAdditional conditions that have been associated with vitamin B12 deficiency include anorexia, weight loss, age-related hearing loss, Alzheimer's disease, and pernicious anemia.\n\nDosage Recommendations\n\nThe majority of us do not need to take vitamin B12 supplements. However, as indicated above, vitamin B12 can and should be taken in connection with deficiency related conditions. Recommended doses include:\n\n    * For vegans take 2 to 3 mcg of supplemental B12 per day.\n    * For pernicious anemia take 1,000 mcg (orally) per day.\n    * Absorption of vitamin B12 is reduced as you get older. Some research suggests that elderly people may benefit from 10 to 25 mcg per day of vitamin B12. \n\nWhen used for therapeutic purposes not related to correcting a deficiency, vitamin B12 injections may be necessary to achieve desired results.
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My husband and my daughter have hypothyroidism. Both of them are stabilized with 1.25. My daughter has different symptoms than my husband. My daughter does get depressed, weight gain, etc. Not being able to take most over the counter medicine she suffers with allergies and cold. Stay with synthroid. I have used generic med on her and it was like she wasn't taking any medicine at all. \nMy husband has the mood swings. They are the worse. He also had weight loss that was very low. That was before the medication. If your test show you are stable them from there you will be able to cope with anything. My husband's blood work  is good. I wish mine was as good. My daughter is pregnant. This mess with your medication. The baby needs more than you realize. My daughter has had this since 8 years old. It interferred with her growth. My husband had it for years but wasn't diagnosed until last year. He didn't think anything was wrong. I was the one that had to deal with his mood swings. He was about to go into a coma when the dr. finally found what was wrong. Take your medicine and do your tests regular and you will be fine.
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Hi Stephen.  I am sorry to hear about your suffering.  I have a couple of thoughts/suggestions.  \n\nFirst, have your been properly tested for vitamin B12 deficiency?  This is a common cause of peripheral neuropathy and most doctors do not know how to properly test for deficiency.  Usually doctors order a serum B12 test, however this can be normal even with deficiency.  The best laboratory tests for B12 status are serum Homocysteine and urinary Methylmalonic acid.  So, be sure this is not an issue.\n\nSecond, I would like to suggest a powerful book by Sherry Rogers, M.D.  It is called: "Pain-free in 6 Weeks".  She is an expert in environmental medicine.  In the book Dr. Rogers explains many, many causes of chronic pain that are not well understood (or even known) by most doctors.  The book is available at Amazon.com.  I highly recommend it.\n\nLast thought, how many Chiropractic evaluations have you had?  Have you ever had a neck injury (e.g. whiplash, sports injury, fall, etc.)?  It is not common, but an upper cervical subluxation could cause your symptoms.\n\nI hope this has been helpful for you.  Best wishes and good luck.
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I'd recommend getting your primary care doctor to check it out.  He or she can make sure nothing major gets missed (i.e. tumor, stroke, nerve damage, alcoholism, etc.)  Most likely it is just a "benign tremor", meaning it's not a harbinger of something worse.  There's not a whole lot that can be done.  Beta blocker drugs such as propranolol have been tried and can be helpful.  Also, I'm not sure what you mean by nervousness, but if you have pathological anxiety, your doctor or a psychiatrist could help relieve the anxiety through behavioral or even medicinal means.
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Maybe you should ask one more neurologist....maybe you have higher anxiety so you tend to shake more when nervouse, as you mentioned....well if it's stress related I would suggest breathing tehnique (counting till 4 while breathing in on ur nose, and counting till 4 while breathing out on your mouth)....this should calm you down and lessen your tremors. However, maybe you wanna consider giving more input so we would know how it really looks like, and guess good what could be the problem :) Good luck!
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From everything I can find online B12 is supposed to help hair loss:\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/78/95829.htm\n\nI didn't see anything mentioned with B12 or Biotin that says it will cause headaches, so it might be due to other factors. Are you under a lot of stress at work or is there something else that may be causing it.\n\nI also found another interesting arcticle at this website:\nhttp://www.hairlossspecialists.com/forwomen.cfm\nIt mentions other factors involved in female hair loss and some other different treatment options.\n\nHope I could help.
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Queen Crystal,\n\nFirst of all, do everything you can to take the trip.  You deserve it.  Your symptoms are classic Parkinson's.  I know that you specifically asked for people that have PD.  I just do a lot of research about PD, and work with PWPs all the time.  So, please discount my answer if you really value first-hand experience.  \n\nProblems with balance and walking are some of the inevitable consequences of PD.  They are very frustrating.  Your experiences with fatigue and low blood pressure are something that many other people living with PD experience.  \n\nI do not know what you are doing now for exercise.  However, fine tunning with exercise before you go may help.  Also, talk to your physician about your trip.  She/he may have recommendations.  I recently talked to a patient's wife that says that the Apokyn injection has saved them many times.  \n\nPlease feel free to contact me via Yahoo 360, or my blog - MyParkinsonsInfo.com.  We could talk some more.  Thanks!\n\nMatt\nMy Parkinson's Info
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Vitamin B12 is required to maintain healthy nerve and red blood cells. I believe it is associated with proteins, since it is usually found in most meat. The recommended daily allowance for the amount of B12 one should be taking is too miniscule to list, since you should take in about 2 micrograms everyday. For the most part, people take in enough to fill their needs. And there are no extreme side effects that I know of in regards to taking in more than the daily allowance. Unless you're a vegetarian, I wouldn't worry about having a deficiency of B12. You could do without those pills and invest your money elsewhere. \n\n*I apologize for failing to mention some tips to speed up your metabolism. The more times you eat a day, the more your metabolism will accelerate. Be sure to control those portions, though. Another big factor into a fast metabolism is muscle. Lifting weights 3 days a week will help tremendously in boosting your metabolism. I hope this helps.
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I have been taking Sinement for 5 years for restless leg syndrome, its the same med as Ropinirole, but was okayed for treatment of Parkinson's, that is why they now use the name of Ropinirole for the use of RLS. I'm not sure about the deficiency of dopamine relationship to RLS ( i my self am not depressed, and do not have the other symptoms related to deficiency in dopamine, However, I do suffer migraines and I understand that lack of magnesium may be responsible for RLS and migraines. I only started taking 500mg of magnesium to see if the severity RLS and migraines lessen......i will give it a month. I would not worry over much about the lack of dopamine, wait for results and talk with your doctor. good luck
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Honestly, you need to speak with your hematologist.  I also have itp, and after a bad spell in 2002 and transfusions followed by steroids, luckily, my levels have been fairly steady, in the 65k-90k range generally.  I'd make sure that you are taking regular vitamins and just speak with your Dr.  Good luck!
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Wow.....this disease usually strikes young adults in their early 30's. My sister has had it for 10 years and a close friend has had it for almost 15 years. MS is different for both of them. My sister has long periods of time when she's fine and then she'll have spells of being extremely tired and the muscles in her legs are like jelly......my friend goes to the National Health Institute periodically for a new kind of medication given by needle. The new medication is given on a case by case basis.  Without the medicine her systems are chronic.... no energy ....loses her balance....blurred vision.....unable to stand. With the medication she still has those symptoms but not quite so bad. It's a hell of a disease. Has your friend had a 2nd opinion?
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I had a total thyroidectomy and the parathyroids came out too (they were stuck to all the scar tissue on my thyroid from all my RAI treatments)  So..my body is totally dependent on calcium and vitamin D supplements.  I take 50 mcg Calcitriol (vit D) and 2000mg OsCal daily.  My levels are monitored every 3 mos but since having a baby, my body has changed quite a bit.  I've had 3 hypercalcemic crisis' since that time, all landing me in the ER and a nice 2 day hospital visit (10 days after birth of my daughter) with calcium levels of 16 each time (normal being 9) between having a baby, losing a lot of weight quickly (IBS) and being dehyrdated when ill I've had my share!  I'm seeing a really good endocrinologist who is supposedly the calcium expert and has run extensive testing on me.  If you live in the NY metro area, email me at mooseny35@yahoo.com and I will gladly provide you with his info.
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I read your question, and I think it's possible.  B12 is needed for you to be able to absorb iron from your intestine.  As we get older, it's harder to absorb iron.  If your iron level is low, you will have too few red blood cells.  Now a test can show that you have enough red blood cells, but if your B12/iron is low, there may be few but larger red blood cells - they do not work as well as the normal sized RBCs because there is not as much surface area for them to release their oxygen and nutrients.\n\nLow RBCs would cause circulation problems, which tend to happen in our legs, and would cause tingling pain.\n\nWhile you are increasing your B12, try an old fashioned remedy - sit with your feet elevated, so the old blood can flow back into your body and allow room for new.  If you have been active, especially walking, that should tone the muscles in your legs to keep your circulation good.  \n\nFrom a lady of 54 who's had many of the ailments out there and resolved most of them.
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Yes-I suffer from nail discoloration due to hypo-thyroidism myself and I found that zinc and calcium supplements have almost made them disappear : )
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This is common in vegetarians... are you?  It could result in megaloblastic or pernicious anemia & neurological degeneration of neurons.  You probably have fewer than normal red blood cells, thus a reduced oxygen-carrying capacity.  You need to be taking supplements.
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Many Naturopathic Physicians and some medical doctors trained in either Environmental Medicine or Functional Medicine may be very helpful for you.  You can find a list of Functional Medicine docs at the website for the "Institute of Functional Medicine" (just do a web-search for that name to get the website).\n\nThese types of doctors will work with you to identify and correct the underlying biochemical imbalances that are causing your symptoms.\n\nBest wishes and good luck.