Would you say I have PA?

[Zuzka1]

Hi Everyone, I have hashimotos and the last few weeks I've been feeling really rough. Very tired, cannot loose weight, kind of weird dizzy eye things, head rushes and total exchaustion really. So I thought it was my thyroid.....

A friend suggested I add to my thyroid blood tests, which I did this morning, my Vit B12 and other stuff....

My VitB12 result is this: 126 range 100-900

Could such a low result be the cause of my problems and could this be the cause of my symptoms?

Excuse my ignorance on thIs.....I've been trying to wrap my head around thyroid issues and now I think I have more to learn.

Thank you massively for any help.

I've bookedto see my DR tomorrow at 4.40.... what should I ask them To Test?

[Zuzka1]

I forgot o say that for about 1 year I have been taking B12 supplements, 1000mg under my tounge....every day.

[clivealive Forum Support]

Hi Zuzka1 having Hashimoto's may put you at risk of developing a Vitamin B12 deficiency and your level is at the bottom of the scale.

Symptoms of B12 deficiency tend to develop slowly and may not be recognised immediately. As the condition worsens, common symptoms include:

Weakness and fatigue

Light-headedness and dizziness

Palpitations and rapid heartbeat

Shortness of breath

A sore tongue that has a red, beefy appearance

Nausea or poor appetite

Weight loss

Diarrhoea

Yellowish tinge to the skin and eyes

If low levels of B12 remain for a long time, the condition also can lead to irreversible damage to nerve cells, which can cause the following symptoms:

Numbness and tingling in the hands and feet

Difficulty walking

Muscle weakness

Irritability

Memory loss

Dementia

Depression

Psychosis

Make a list of your symptoms and present this to your doctor.

Do you know if your Folate level was tested?

To determine whether you have P.A. you will need to be tested for Intrinsic Factor Antibodies (IFA).

I'm not a medically trained person but there are others on here who will give you good advice

[Zuzka1 in reply to clivealive]

Thank you. My Ferrarine was tested.

It's way too high. It's 342 range 20-204 also last time it was tested it was august and my result was 310.....so it's going up.

I'm feeling a bit scared 🙁

[Zuzka1 in reply to Zuzka1]

Also I can yes yes to quite a few things on. The list.....

[fbirder]

Some people don't believe that B12 can be absorbed sublingually. All the studies I've seen have been in people with low B12, but they haven't determined if they have a genuine absorption problem.

A lot of a sublingual dose will be swallowed. If you had no absorption problems then I would expect you to absorb a lot of that swallowed dose and to have sky-high levels of B12 in your blood.

The fact that you don't suggests, very strongly to me, that you do have an absorption problem and could well benefit from B12 injections.

[Zuzka1 in reply to fbirder]

Thank you. I'm going to ask the DR tomorrow.....