Vitamin and mineral advice please

[Viki6655]

I also have pernicious anaemia thankyou

VITAMIN B12 *185 (190 - 900)

FERRITIN *21 (30 - 400)

MCV *78.1 (80 - 98)

MCHC *389 (310 - 350)

HAEMOGLOBIN ESTIMATION *111 (115 - 150)

MCH 28.1 (28 - 32)

RED BLOOD CELL COUNT 4.41 (3.8 - 5.8)

WHITE CELL COUNT 7.14 (4 - 11)

HAEMATOCRIT 0.41 (0.37 - 0.47)

PLATELETS 252 (140 - 400)

IRON *5.8 (6.0 - 26.0)

TRANSFERRIN SATURATION 12 (12 - 45)

FOLATE *2.3 (2.5 - 19.5)

VITAMIN D 12.5 (<25 SEVERE VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY...25- 50 VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY...50 - 75 VITAMIN D SUBOPTIMAL....>75 ADEQUATE)

[SlowDragon Administrator]

See first post too - endo drastically reduced from 150mcg to 25mcg

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Obviously these are dire and the cause of low TSH and high FT4

Low vitamins stop thyroid hormones working

How often are you getting B12 injections? Not frequently enough looking at this result

See this post for similar levels and how to improve

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

What has GP prescribed?

[Viki6655 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thankyou I am getting B12 injections once every 3 months and I have been prescribed iron to take once a day and folic acid once a day

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Viki6655]

I would post these results on

healthunlocked.com/pasoc

They are B12 experts

Did you have frequent doses when first started on B12?

Ferritin is dire. You probably need iron infusion

Plus dose increased perhaps to three a day, take with vitamin C to aid absorption. Eating liver once a week will help improve too

Folate. Try adding good vitamin B complex too that contains folate not folic acid

Vitamin D - your GP should be prescribing LOADING dose

Make urgent appointment with different GP if first one is unhelpful

See SeasideSusie detailed vitamin supplements advice on many many of her replies

[shaws Administrator in reply to Viki6655]

How long have you been getting B12 injections? As SlowDragon suggests also put your information on the Pernicious Anaemia forum. Your B12 is far too low unless you've just been diagnosed.