Recently became vegan, vitamin deficiency possibility? (hexbear.net)

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I have the following symptoms:

Hair thinning on the top of my head
Feeling more tired than usual
Going to the toilet more often
Feeling colder compared to my gf despite being fatter
Dry skin

Could these be related to the change in my diet? If so I will go for a blood test, which vitamins would you recommend me to check? (I will obviously take them as supplements if needed)

Other changes in my life in the last year were finding a job and starting Zoloft.

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[-] Eris235@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago

In addition to what was already said, you probably will go to the restroom more often, as Vegan food tends to be less calorie dense and more fiber rich, so you tend to eat more, in terms of 'actual volume of food' (even if, often, its still lower caloric intake). A bigger concern isn't really 'more often' so much as 'irregularly', or 'painfully'.

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