Symptoms Checker
1 Minute Health Check – B12 Deficiency signs and symptoms
This is a one minute assessment of Vitamin B12 deficiency and is not a substitute for a proper assessment by a doctor. It should be confirmed with loading doses (alternate day injections of Vitamin B12 IM or SC, ideally 1000mcg methylcobalamin or hydroxocobalamin for 2 weeks).
If any symptoms remit then Vitamin B12 deficiency has been confirmed. If no symptoms remit then B12 deficiency is not the presenting problem – it could still be present but another condition needs to be treated first.
Instructions
Symptoms are grouped by biological body system and then by groups of symptoms.
If you have ANY symptoms in the group then score for the symptom that most affects you in that group (UTI = Urinary Tract Infection; URTI = Upper Respiratory Tract Infection)
Please score for how you feel now, the time you are looking at the symptoms checker, taking into account the last 7 days.
To save a copy, press the “Print” button at the bottom of the page and save to PDF so you can look back on previous scores.
Scores are 0 – 10 and are about how much each symptom affects your daily activities.
- 0 – you do not have this symptom (you can leave it blank to get 0), and 10 – this symptom affects you all the time or nearly all the time, and stops you from doing some of the things you want to do.
- 5 – either you notice this symptom all the time but it doesn’t stop you doing things, or it stops you doing things / makes you do them a different way (for example you have to rest after exertion) at least once per day, 4 days out of the last 7.
- Other scores are between these ones, so 3 means that you notice the symptom sometimes but it doesn’t really interfere with your activities, and 7 means expecting to suffer from the symptoms instead of pain, confusion or whatever.
B12 Deficiency Diagnosis Form
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