arguchik: (jupiter)
arguchik ([personal profile] arguchik) wrote2006-03-24 01:27 pm

vitamins for veggies

i suspect i might be suffering a vitamin B deficiency of some sort. i've been extra foggy-brained lately, and i have noticed some slight tingling, occasionally, in my fingers and hands (not in my feet so far). i'm also having trouble with energy and motivation--getting my ass moving, even on a beautiful day. i get tired pretty easily lately too. i'm not depressed per se....though not exactly un-depressed either. i'd say *mildly* depressed, maybe, and feeling like i'm on the *verge* of being able to talk myself up and out of it.

i know vegetarians often suffer from a B-12 deficiency, and i've been re-vegetarianized just about long enough for the deficiency to show up (8-9 months). i do eat fish occasionally, but not all that often; and i eat dairy...eggs sometimes but not often, only when i can get really good, locally micro-farmed ones. anyway, i just picked up a b-complex vitamin to go along with my multivitamin, calcium supplements, and fish oil capsules. now the question is...is it possible i'm also low on iron, perhaps even anemic? and should i have my blood tested for vitamin levels, to see if i'm *actually* suffering from any sort of deficiency, before i go treating myself? it's funny, i never had this problem when i was a pretty strict vegetarian for like 3-4 years.

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