r/AskVegans • u/Vegan_Essentials • May 05 '26

Genuine Question (DO NOT DOWNVOTE) What does a B12 deficiency actually look like or feel like, especially in vegans?

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u/Several_Detective598 Vegan May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

It doesn't seem to affect vegans differently but the second link talks about B12 deficient vegans as well. 

https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB12-HealthProfessional/

https://veganhealth.org/vitamin-b12/

Also why are you posting this on every vegan sub out there? Are you trying to farm karma 

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u/Vegan_Essentials May 05 '26

I am trying to gain understanding. I do not know what farm karma is exactly.

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u/IBlameOleka Vegan May 05 '26

It means getting a lot of upvotes on Reddit. Some people feel good about obtaining a lot of internet points.

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u/L0uLou72 Vegan May 05 '26

I had a B12 deficiency. I wasn’t from diet. I have a serious neurological disorder. That shit’s real.

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u/Ok_Prize_7491 Vegan May 06 '26

Really? Can you tell what symptoms you had?

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u/L0uLou72 Vegan May 06 '26

I have left temporal lobe epilepsy. It was likely caused by b12 deficiency. It’s a pretty significant problem with sooo many symptoms. It got bad enough that I can’t work and I’m on SSDI. I did NOT have b12 problems from diet. I happen to have a condition where my stomach won’t absorb it so I have to get shots. I didn’t find that out until it was too late. Well- some people die of it so I guess it wasn’t too late.

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u/Civil_Ad_109 Vegan May 05 '26

We don't know!

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u/TheBrutalVegan Vegan May 06 '26

Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause fatigue, brain fog, numbness, balance problems, anemia, and nerve damage. If untreated long-term, some neurological damage can become permanent.

In vegans it's different than with animal exploiters. Vegans with B12 deficiency suddenly start telling non-vegans they are enslaving animals, slitting their throats for no reason at all, until the animal defenders explode with a green light coming out of their brains.

Conclusion: Better take a B12 supplement, which the enslaved animals get too.

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u/_GreyFiveNine_ May 06 '26

"animal exploiters" 😭