Hello -
I posted a few weeks ago as I was getting tingling in my feet at night and, after hot baths particularly, my fingertips. That's now progressed to my feet tingling all the time and a numbness creeping up my calves at night. My left hand's also getting numb (the outer fingers especially) at night and I'm having to form a fist to get the feeling back.
I saw my (female) GP yesterday for a double appointment and she checked my reflexes etc. Bloods all came back as 'normal' (CRP, B12 etc) but my ferritin is still very low.
I have a history of B12 malabsorption and was having quarterly injections maybe 7 years ago, but the GP denies this is a problem now as my cells aren't enlarged. I do have hashis and psoriasis. I was started on 50mcg of Levo back in February and my doctor (a different one in the practice) has kept me on that dose until August, when he said he'll retest my thyroid levels. I know.
Obviously, the nerve thing is very concerning. The doctor wants to read around and do a few more tests including one for Lyme (we live in the Scottish Highlands) before 'rushing into' referring me to a neurologist.
I do think this could be B12 related - and am trying not to worry about MS - as other symptoms are feeling jittery, palpitations and headaches. I supplement with B12 spray and methylated B12 to around 3-4000 ug a day, also with methylfolate, D3 with K2, selenium, Solgar's Gentle Iron, B complex and Ester-C as well as zinc and magnesium citrate.
*I did read that increasing D3 means you need to significantly up your B12 supplementation. Could this be it? I stayed off the supplements for a week prior to these blood tests last week too.
Medicheck results in January said my folate, vitamin D and iron were particularly low.
Could anyone help? The tingling and numbness are keeping me awake, I'm exhausted and getting increasingly worried about MS or nerve damage. I'm 43 and have a 6 year old son. I'm looking for a bit of reassurance or constructive advice - I don't think I can cope with scare stories right now as my nerves are shot!
Thanks