How To Tell If You Have Vitamin B12 Deficiency (Do These 5 Things)

https://www.dralexnewsletter.com/ Join the community by signing up to my daily newsletter! Practical health advice, straight to your inbox, every morning. Could a completely normal blood test still be hiding a vitamin B12 deficiency? After the response to my last video on this topic, I wanted to go further into the risk factors, the symptoms and the testing pathway, because so many of you have been told your levels are fine when something clearly isn't right. This one covers who's actually at risk, the four symptoms that carry the most weight, and how testing, treatment and recovery really work when it comes to vitamin B12. I explain what's actually happening in the body behind each symptom, from fatigue and breathlessness through to balance problems and brain fog, and why understanding the mechanism changes the conversation you end up having with your doctor. I also go through the testing pathway as it works in the UK and the US, when tablets can work just as well as injections, what recovery timelines genuinely look like, and what to do if you're stuck in that grey zone between normal and deficient. In this video you'll learn: -The five things to actually do if you suspect a vitamin B12 deficiency -Why the standard blood test can miss a deficiency that's already causing damage -The four symptoms worth paying the most attention to, and what's actually causing them -How to get tested in the right order, and why starting supplements early can wipe out the result -The difference between tablets and injections, and which one actually suits your situation -How to make sure someone looks for the cause and not just the number -What recovery genuinely looks like, and why timing makes such a big difference -What to do if you're stuck in that indeterminate grey zone with no clear answer Whether you're over 50, on a medication that affects absorption, or you've simply been told your levels are normal and you still don't feel right, this video should give you a clear and practical plan for getting a proper answer. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Introduction 05:24 – Why The Last Video Raised More Questions Than It Answered 11:18 – Working Out Whether You're In A Risk Group 24:27 – The Four Symptoms That Actually Matter 43:22 – Getting Tested Properly, And In The Right Order 54:18 – Finding The Cause, Not Just Correcting The Number 58:45 – Matching Treatment To Cause, And What Recovery Looks Like 1:07:33 – What To Do When It Doesn't Go Smoothly REFERENCES Vitamin B12 deficiency: NICE guideline summary https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38871... Effective treatment of cobalamin deficiency with oral cobalamin https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9694707/ Oral vitamin B12 versus intramuscular vitamin B12 for vitamin B12 deficiency https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29543... Plasma homocysteine as a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer's disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11844... Severe subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord resulting from nitrous oxide (N2O) abuse: a case series https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39940... Association of antiparietal cell and anti-intrinsic factor antibodies with risk of gastric cancer https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34913... Effect of metformin on vitamin B12 deficiency in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and factors associated with it: a meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36628... Proton pump inhibitor and histamine 2 receptor antagonist use and vitamin B12 deficiency https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24327... Disclaimer: This is not personal medical advice and does not override what your doctor says. #dralex #doctoralex #vitaminb12 #b12deficiency #guthealth #longevity