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Had total thyroidectomy and cancerous lymph nodes removed due to papillary cancer 3.5 weeks ago. Since June I have suffered with hot and coldflushes, mainly at night. Im sure its not menopause. Any ideas what I csn do? Driving me mad!

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Lindsaydawson603,

Low B12 can nause nightsweats. Ask your GP to check B12 and folate. If you can have ferritin and vitamin D checked too.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/252...

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Inaquandary in reply to Clutter

Yes they are all fine... Its so exasperating!

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Nanaedake in reply to Inaquandary

I wish I could give you some suggestions but perhaps it's just your body adjusting to hormonal changes.

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SlowDragonAdministrator in reply to Inaquandary

Not just in range, but good levels. Have you seen the actual results?

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Inaquandary in reply to SlowDragon

Not yet. Vit D was deficient in September, been taking 5000iu daily since with Vit K. Not retested yet. Iron and everything else was quite good. Currently taking B12 complex, Vits C and E, & selenium

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SlowDragonAdministrator in reply to Inaquandary

Is that vitamin B12 sublingual lozenges and also vitamin B complex?

If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 3-5 days before any blood tests, as biotin can falsely affect test results

endo.confex.com/endo/2016en...

endocrinenews.endocrine.org...

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Inaquandary in reply to SlowDragon

No its just B complex. The ingredients listed include B12 as 900ug or 15000% DV whatever that means!

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SlowDragonAdministrator in reply to Inaquandary

So did you stop taking it 3-4 days before test?

Biotin can falsely affect test results

See link I gave you

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helvellaAdministratorThyroid UK in reply to Inaquandary

900ug = 900 micrograms

15000% DV means 150 times the Daily Value

Those figures indicate an assumption of 6 micrograms a day.

For many substances, what looks like massive over-dosing is definitely to be avoided. But for B12, the amount you absorb will only be a small fraction of amount swallowed. For most people, such large doses are not a problem.

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Inaquandary in reply to SlowDragon

I didnt start taking any supplements till after tests. I haven't been tested since.

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Inaquandary

That looks far too complicated for little old me to understand!

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Gcart

I had similar experience , Thyca , TT . No antibodies ever testtd for . Complicated now by lupus .

However , I gave up gluton and found a lot of relief from hot flushes . Sleep was very poor but I am getting 6 hrs most nights now. unheard of because mainly because of hot dry flushes. Worth a try if u havent already.

Im about 6 weeks doing so , hope it continues to help .

Best wishes

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