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  1. Hollb

    Constant vertigo/dizziness

    Thats interesting, thank you, I will try leaving it out and see what happens.
  2. Hollb

    I cannot sleep at all

    This happened to me when I was first taking B vitamins. I didn't sleep for more than a few hours a night for months on end. For me the problem turned out to be very low magnesium levels. I can now fall asleep naturally again now that I have raised my magnesium. A combination of B12 and Potassium...
  3. Hollb

    Constant vertigo/dizziness

    Has anyone experienced vertigo/dizziness and found a specific nutrient deficiency/imbalance to be the cause? It started with a sensation I have had previously (for many years actually on and off) of my brain 'shifting' to one side inside my head -quite hard to describe. It would make my whole...
  4. Hollb

    Mild pins and needles - is this a symptom of Potassium deficiency?

    Hi all, Thanks ever so much for all the advice. It has taken me nearly a month to completely disentangle what was going on. It turns out I was deficient in potassium and folate, but much more so in folate. @Mary Thank you, I took you advice and upped the potassium which helped alot, Once I...
  5. Hollb

    Mild pins and needles - is this a symptom of Potassium deficiency?

    Hi all, I believe I am experiencing hypokalemia onset, but have some symptoms I am not sure about. All yesterday I had a strong muscle spasm in my thumb that came and went. I took some potassium (two 99mg tablets) in a divided dose through the afternoon but it didn't get much better. In the...
  6. Hollb

    Alternatives to oral supplements?

    aaron_c I haven't yet tried Carnitine, I have a pot sitting in the cupboard waiting though so will give it a go soon. Good to hear that it helped you, I had some success with Glutamine, but it started to give me an odd lightheaded sensation so I stopped taking it. I aven't really properly begun...
  7. Hollb

    Alternatives to oral supplements?

    Thank you both very much for these suggestions. The b12 oils look very promising, especially the B complex oil, although I am tempted to try out the Methyl oil too given how well some other people have found it to work! The only thing I am unsure about is the lack of Methylfolate in the B...
  8. Hollb

    Alternatives to oral supplements?

    Does anyone know of transdermal B complex/Vitamin D supplements, or have any suggestions for ways to get vitamins other than orally? I am currently injecting 1mg of hydroxycobalamin daily which is helping alot with my energy levels and has pretty much eliminated my brain fog. I want to...