Numb little toe

[Silly]

I have underactive thyroid and very low vit d I also have carpul tunnel in both hands , My b12 was 231 (211-911) gp said it's fine . My folate was good but don't know ferritin. Since my blood test in march I now have a numb little toe and have for no reason torn my calf muscle . Do you think these could be due to low b12 ?

[clivealive Forum Support]

Hi Silly is your low Vitamin D being treated?

[Silly in reply to clivealive]

Yes I started vit d in April I had 20,000 a day for 2 weeks and then 2000 a day but I must admit I take about 8000 .

[clivealive Forum Support in reply to Silly]

I'm not medically trained so I'd check back with your doctor or pharmacist on the Vit D as that can take many months to resolve.

[Gambit62 Administrator]

little toe could be B12 - not sure about the torn muscle - not something I would expect.

Serum B12 is a long way from being a good guide to B12 deficiency - people vary a lot in how B12 in serum relates to whether they have enough for cells to do everything they need to do with B12 - used as a single measure it misses 25% of people who are deficient - but also picks up 5% who aren't.

Evaluating symptoms is quite difficult - suggest that you get the vitamin D sorted out and come back to B12 if that doesn't resolve the problems.

[Marymary7]

Are you taking Statins...they can wreck your muscles.

[Silly in reply to Marymary7]

No I'm not . I take thyroxine 150mg , inhalers ,lansorzole , vit d

[Marymary7]

Do you mean Lansoprazole the proton pump inhibitor for acid because this causes an absorption problem with b12 as a side effect I'm afraid.