Bloods advice needed

Have very bad fatigue symptoms weakness memory loss brain fog depression not wanting to leave house I already have under active thyroid 150mg day and I know my folates low and taking folic acid but I’m convinced more is weong

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Hi Hidden

There is a complex interaction between folic acid, vitamin B12 and iron. A deficiency of one may be "masked" by excess of another so the three must always be in balance.

Symptoms of a folate deficiency can include:

symptoms related to anaemia

reduced sense of taste

diarrhoea

numbness and tingling in the feet and hands

muscle weakness

depression

Folic acid works closely with vitamin B12 in making red blood cells and helps iron function properly in the body so hopefully you will start to improve once your Folate level is raised sufficiently.

Having thyroid problems may put you at an elevated risk of developing a Vitamin B12 deficiency but yours at 428 n/gl looks to be quite good - assuming you aren't supplementing with it.

Was there anything untoward on page 2 of the report and was your Vitamin D tested?

I am not a medically trained person but I've had Pernicious Anaemia (a form of B12 deficiency) for more than 46 years.

I wish you well.