B12

[slejdy]

Need help,
I am 34y/female, last twoo weeks I feel off, tired,hard to keep balance, numbness in my feet and hands, confused, forgeting simple things, shaking, my doctor send me for blood test everything came back normal except B12 was low to 80 pmol/L, and iron low to 11 µg/dL , my doctor want to send me to neurologist and CT scan for head , he don't believe I can have this symptoms because my vitamines are low.Please help I am 4th days off from work because of that.

[star queen]

Your symptoms are similiar to those of low thyroid.  Did you take a blood test that shows Thyroid?  Do you eat iodine to "feed" the thyroid?  Iodine in the diet is generally from adding iodized table salt (not salt in regular chips and other salty foods), cold water fish (not fish sticks or canned tuna), or eating kelp/seaweed.  If your Thyroid tests are within normal limits, but on the low end, ask your doctor about adding a supplement of kelp.  Your symptoms are not usually related to a vitamin B12 or iron deficiency. You can take B12 for energy and when you take iron, or eat a food high in iron, try taking vitamin C or drinking orange juice at the same time to increase the absorbtion of the iron. See a doctor about the CT, and in the meantime check out the Thyroid.