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Old Oct 21, 2014, 01:12 PM
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I am weird in that sometimes my vitamin levels are off. I have had low potassium a couple years ago and this year I had low vit D. Both I took supplements for (drinking potassium is SO gross!!)

I have had those issues with hands and feet tingling/numbness. We thought it was all carpal tunnel til feet started. Then I was concerned because my Mom has MS and she had that as one of her first symptoms. My pdoc ordered labs for vitamin panel. I got it done at my gp office. No one had called me with results so I just called and asked for a quick overview. I don't see my pdoc til Nov 4 so I was impatient. lol

I apparently have low B12 and high iron. She said the B12 is "within normal limits" but low enough to cause symptoms. Bam! I looked it up and B12 can cause the tingling!! I am hoping that's the cause. I have other symptoms....fatigue and weak and sometimes I just feel so gone I cant do anything really. As for high iron...not sure. Its bad to have I read.

I also read birth control can cause these events. I take bc. The thing is...the tingling and numbness started earlier before bc Im sure.

How do you think this will all unfold? Any opinions? Should I be worried? They apparently can cause a lot of psych symptoms.