subject: How To Fight Depression With Vitamin B-Complex [print this page] B12 can cause mental changes that cause a difficulty in concentrating or remembering, mental fatigue and low moods. Or all the way to severe depression and intense agitation. The most serious problem of a B12 deficiency can lead to an oxygen transportation problem known as pernicious anemia. This can lead to mood swings, paranoia, irritability, hallucinations, confusion, dementia, dizziness, heart palpitations, weakness, shortage of breath, and tingling sensations in the extremities. The deficiency of this vitamin is more critical as we grow older.
B Vitamin's can be destroyed by eating such things as refined sugar, caffeine, nicotine and alcohol. If you continue to ingest these items then you need to be taking a Vitamin B-Complex supplement daily.
The daily dose of vitamin B-complex recommended are between 50-100mg. This dose is much higher than you find in most multivitamins. So taking a recommended B-Complex supplement for your daily requirements. The large doses of vitamin B can turn your urine bright yellow, this is perfectly normal. B vitamins should be taken in a complex supplement rather than an individually as they work together. Also they should be taken with meals to ensure that they are properly broken down and absorbed by the digestive enzymes. B vitamins should be taken early in the day as they may cause insomnia if taken at night.
