Does this happen with other vitamins and minerals? I’ve heard it specifically mentioned about b12.
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I was in charge of the medical library at a state mental hospital. A woman was admitted with profound dementia. Her admission Complete Blood Count show no hint of anemia but the appearance of her white blood blood cell showed very strong evidence of a B12 deficiency.
I talked to her psychiatrist about it he said, B12 is safe enough, I’m just going to give her a shot of B12 and see what happens.
In a day or so he entered her room and she sitting on the edge of her lucid as can be and said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t have any idea how got here or where I am.”
He explained, “You are at State Hospital and I’m your Psychiatrist but you don’t need a Psychiatrist, you just need to see your family doctor once a month for the shot that will keep you out of here.
She went home feeling fine.
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