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Narcolepsy B12
by missatonia, Apr 15, 2008 05:49PM
Is their any link between B12 Deficiency and Narcolepsy?
----I am currently 19 years old----
At the age of 16 I came down with a severe cold which Doctor’s told me was viral. Narcolepsy symptoms began appearing only a few months later. Within a year I was experiencing all Narcolepsy symptoms including Cataplexy. I have several blood test results, which were taken when I initially began falling ill right up until diagnosis. This is mainly due to the fact that I went to several new Doctor’s throughout this time. It did not take long for me to realize that certain Doctor’s were disregarding what I was actually saying and leading me to believe it was something else. I was very persistent in returning to the Doctor again and again as I was certain something wasn’t right and Narcolepsy was very evident due to my symptoms. Prior to my diagnosis of Narcolepsy I had XL B12 and was receiving B12 injections. My WBC was also H in three consecutive blood tests. The farthest I got with any Doctor was “hypothyroidism” “mono” and “depression” and months and months of waiting to see specialists.
It was a family friend who was eventually able to get me an appointment at the sleep clinic, where I was later diagnosed with Narcolepsy. I would like to share my information with researchers as I have blood results, exact dates of illness and symptom onset and all within 18 months.
This discussion is related to B12 deficiency.
----I am currently 19 years old----
At the age of 16 I came down with a severe cold which Doctor’s told me was viral. Narcolepsy symptoms began appearing only a few months later. Within a year I was experiencing all Narcolepsy symptoms including Cataplexy. I have several blood test results, which were taken when I initially began falling ill right up until diagnosis. This is mainly due to the fact that I went to several new Doctor’s throughout this time. It did not take long for me to realize that certain Doctor’s were disregarding what I was actually saying and leading me to believe it was something else. I was very persistent in returning to the Doctor again and again as I was certain something wasn’t right and Narcolepsy was very evident due to my symptoms. Prior to my diagnosis of Narcolepsy I had XL B12 and was receiving B12 injections. My WBC was also H in three consecutive blood tests. The farthest I got with any Doctor was “hypothyroidism” “mono” and “depression” and months and months of waiting to see specialists.
It was a family friend who was eventually able to get me an appointment at the sleep clinic, where I was later diagnosed with Narcolepsy. I would like to share my information with researchers as I have blood results, exact dates of illness and symptom onset and all within 18 months.
This discussion is related to B12 deficiency.
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by podoboo, Aug 18, 2008 03:46PM
hav u heard about any immunizations being linked to narcolepsy?
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