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If the mountain seems too big today….
Often times people with B12 deficiency feel like they are climbing a mountain. Coping with debilitating symptoms, infrequent B12 injections and general daily life. I have previously described that for so many people, under treated B12 deficiency feels like being asked...
One last big push. YOUR help is essential…
Together we can make this happen... On the 26th of May 2021 we heard MP Jane Hunt’s excellent speech during a Westminster Hall debate, on making injectable vitamin B12 available over the counter from pharmacies. This finally gave all people with B12 deficiency a...
Westminster Hall Debate for the B12 OTC petition tomorrow!
On B12 Awareness Day last year, our petition asking for injectable B12 to be made available over the counter was presented in Parliament. Following on from this, there will be a Westminster Hall debate tomorrow, Wednesday 26th May at 4.05pm. My MP, Jane Hunt will be...
Why?
Has your gut been telling you that something has been very, very wrong this past year? Have you been repeatedly saying out loud 'none of this makes sense'? B12 deficiency patients often feel let down by their doctors and certainly last year meant that so many have not...
MHRA Double standards on vitamin B12 injections
So far, B12 injections can't be bought from a pharmacy in the UK by the general public, but can be bought from a hair or beauty salon or any one of the 2500 technicians, clinics or outlets in the UK at a cost of between £25 - £100 each. Isn't this odd?- And some would...
Petition update – Your help is needed for the next stage!
Petition response We’ve had a response to our petition from the Department of Health and unfortunately they have reported what we already know about the regulations for a POM (Prescription only medicine). They state that we can’t have injectable B12 made available...
Pigeonholed by a mental health diagnosis
"I cried. I was upset for me, lost career, broken relationships, years crippled in bed and money down the drain." Will this devastating account of loss resonate with you? Flo’s eloquently written experience sent to me in early September 2020 follows below. Dear Tracey...
Fingers crossed…
For anyone who didn't catch the presenting of the petition last night please see this link MP Jane Hunt, did an amazing job for us in summarising the written petition, the text from which I add below, but it can also be viewed on Hansard . This was not the Change.org...
B12 Awareness Day 2020 In the House of Commons
I am delighted to announce that MP Jane Hunt will present a petition to the House of Commons today, Wednesday the 23rd of September 2020, which asks for injectable vitamin B12 to be made available over the counter from pharmacies. Please note this is my New Government...
B12 deficiency affects men too…
Men are notoriously resistant to visiting a doctor and this can make their diagnosis and treatment of B12 deficiency much more difficult, especially since it is generally seen as a condition that affects women. Many non specific symptoms of B12 deficiency, if looked...
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