An untreated B12 deficiency: Jimmy's Story 

Well done Jimmy for fighting for your cause and for many others

Sue all the people who prevent to give these people proper treatment! I've never been a fan of lawyers, but I love your work!

I'm so sorry for you! I am there with you. I feel like my life is being wasted. I'm glad you kept fighting for yourself. I hope you will continue to improve and get back your health. My God bless you!

If you dare to question a gp, healthcare worker in NHS, or have the audacity to research, then confront or query....Trust me, you'll suffer the consequences and not get what you need. This is what I did and I basically now just speak with my local pain clinic and the consultant Pharmacist attached to my crap gp practice. I'm so sorry you've had to go through this. The wickedness is palpable, especially to dobit to a young person. 😤😡🤬🤬

Thank you!

Its not possible to overdose on B12. Physically - not possible. So many General Practitioners really know a lot less than the general population whom are self educated - about issues such as vitamin B12 deficiency.

Thank you to jimmy, I have suffered for years with similar situation.. Finally a move to another GP’s surgery almost instantly 2 just below the levels blood tests and I start treatment in May this year 2024.. But thank you for letting me know I’m not mad and not dying either!!

I was lucky for a while I had a locum GP who followed nice guidelines (to an extent). I have X2 lots of 6 EOD injections and then she agreed to EOD injections for 6 weeks and I felt normal again. The locum left and my GP didn’t get back to me when I made contact. I now order my own injections and self inject at home.

Hope you get better jimmy,,I am going through the same....

My GP dismisses my symptoms and tells me I will recover. My right hand turned very dark and after 4 months it still remains the same, my GP tells me it's sun burn even after telling him that I don't sit in the sun. His explanation was that one can get sun burn whilst inside the house. I rest my case. I have dizzy spells, tingling in my hands and legs, pimples in my mouth, tiredness etcetra. I have given up with doctors and at my wits end.

Hello Everyone. Thanks to Jimmy, Charlotte & the Team @ Slater & Gordon for shedding light on this deficiency. I am all the way in Africa and have been to two GP’s with a b12 level of 203 pmol/L. They say 133-674 pmol/L is normal range, but I feel horrendous, daily. I have been on 1mg of Cyanocobalamin since mid January this year. The effects wear off in a short period and I am back to feeling terrible by 10am, lol. Please share with me what are acceptable normal ranges in your respective countries? Thanx in advance.

Jimmy, what dose was you on in the end? Weekly, daily? And which form of b12 shots? Hydroxo, methyl, cyno????

And the problem is that most doctors rely solely on potentially misleading serum blood tests & know diddly squat about the clinical symptoms. Why are serum tests potentially misleading? Because they do not show cellular status, nor do they determine how much of the B12 is active or inactive. If most is inactive & has failed at some point in the conversion process, it cannot get into the cells & the test result may be meaningless. There is no ‘gold standard’ test for B12 deficiency. Homocysteine & MMA tests ‘may’ help, but are not always accurate either. If someone has a low B12 level, then absorption may be the issue, however if the problem lies within the several step conversion process, you test result may be ‘normal’ or even high - and a high level may even be a ‘red flag’ that it’s not being utilised very well at cellular level. Sadly, because of this, way too many people are falling through the gaping cracks in the system. My own husband’s B12 deficiency was dismissed at a level of 360, but because I am very familiar with the many symptoms, most of which he had, generous amounts of ‘Active’ (Methylcobalamin & Adenosylcobalamin) sublingual liquid B12 got him back on his feet within days. Bear in mind that other B vitamin deficiencies may be a factor too, especially B1/Thiamine - and one of its many roles is in energy (ATP) production. It too can masquerade as many other diseases & ailments. Modern Beriberi is very much alive & kicking………

I suspect that I have pernicious anemia and I have been sick for over 15 years. Doctors here in Sweden does'nt know anything about this. Really frustrating..

Excellent video. My GP refused to follow the NICE guidelines so they give me a jab every 3 months 🤣 so I have to but the supplies & self inject EOD. I now have a life 👍

I wish I could find an attorney like this in the USA.

What was your blood level please? Mine was 300 thank you

I have the extreme fatigue and brain fog. I am wondering though is muscle mass and loss of strength one of the symptoms? My arms and body just feels extremely tired and heavy after even a small physical exertion and muscle contractions or use of strength. I also wake up feeling NO energy as well. I can't say I had all the same symptoms but depression, anxiety the pins and needles thing. The worst however, was an initially large weight loss ( mainly muscle ) with loss of strength obviously and very heavy exausted arms and upper body with little to no physical exertion at all sometimes. This has been going on for 3 plus months with doctors saying all your bloodwork is normal... but none have tested or even mention vitamin D or B12 or even magnesium at all much less testing them. I am starting to go a bit nutty here... as my job and my family are at stake. If you have any insight I appreciate anything at all. Thsnk you!

I became sick in 2004 they told me I have pibolar desorder typ 1 they give me olanzapine 5mg and depaken 500mg finally I became dead inside I stoped and I take vitimin b12 every day one tablet 1mg and I feel much better now

I'm in a similar boat. I have to wait until June before a follow-up with the neurologists assistant. I'm hoping I can get her to understand that my body isn't absorbing the B12 and I need the injections. I have narcolepsy coupled with the deficiency, so I spend most of my time in bed. It's awful.

in my country i buy the b12 injection without the recept and it is so cheap. i buy them wen i feel like.

Wow, i just got told i have no b12 in my body and that my liver and spleen are enlarged, for 4 weeks on Tuesday i get a b12 shot then sublingual tablets . Hopefully i get some change cause i feel this story and looking into things to help myself .

Can I ask what your levels were? My levels 232 with symptoms: pins and needles, aches all over, painful feet, extremely tired. According to NICE I should have further testing but GP says I’m not deficient!

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. It would be so much better without that awful background music.

Mine was a 83

I don't feel like saying more than When you feel the GP , and specialists referred by your GP, are not taking you seriously. Get the files, and read what the doctors write about you.

Please point me towards this B12 deficiency support group that Jimmy mentions

Hello doc , Saw your informative video on B12 deficiency and I found have been suffering from most of the problems of b12 deficiency . Can you please help me if these symptoms of mine are due to B12 deficiency . 1) low appetite , feeling cold in feet and hands after eating and vomiting after eating hai 2) fatigue and spinal cord pain 3) constipation and bloating 4) weakness and low bmi of (16.5) 5) forgetfulness , I doesn't remember my studies and feels demotivated due to poor academic performance despite hardwork. 6) anxiety and sleeplessness at times 7) hair loss Sir , I am currently pursuing my graduation and is unable to focus on my studies due to frequent illness and fatigue . Please provide guidance it will be really helpful for me Pls do reply doctor 🙏 waiting for response

I am b 12 deficient . My level was 80 😂 And I got joint pain Pains and needle Coldness One night my both legs were totally numb. My gp gave me 1 mg b 12 ever day for three months

Omg I wish I had known better

Englisch B12 tablets with 50ug are nothing and if you already have low values ​​you always have problems with absorption in the intestines, 50ug is nothing at all. I have tablets with 5000ug that was the only thing that helped quickly after the injections, taking them in phase white

Yea been there too. Mine were at 92. I had even more symptoms. I started taking 1000-2000mcg daily and in 6 weeks everything was good

Dr's are so ignorant to the body's need for vitamins and give dangerous or non helpful advice, I have cured many conditions that my "real" Dr had no idea how to heal me. They wonder why we are going to youtube for our health advice, we have to get help somewhere. Sue them if you can, they need to know this is unacceptable.

why didn't you just go to another doctor?

Is this true. Don't take the. P__ please 🇬🇧🥺