This is a comment that was left for the posting "Lookie What I Found" dated 10/19/09. It contains a lot of great information regarding vitamin and mineral deficiencies and how they contribute to symptoms. It also stresses the importance of advocating for your own treatment. Thanks so much Kit in St. Louis and all the best! :)
"Hi Mel,
I saw your post over at Dear Thryoid and thought I'd drop you a line.
I noticed that you have some of the same problems I had for a really long time. I used to have awful achiness and was in constant fear of migraines and muscle spasms every time I moved or put any challenge on my back muscles or lifted my arms (God forbid lift an iron skillet).
Turned out, yet another lovely autoimmune disease was responsible. I have pernicious anemia which prevents me from properly absorbing B12. B12, you probably know, is in abundance in meat, dairy and eggs, but if your stomach isn't producing "intrisic factor," you won't be able to make it available to your tissues.
Unfortunately, the B12 test isn't very sensitive, it has a 50% rate of false negative. If you ask to be evaluated, insist on getting an MMA test, too, which will be high if you have a B12 deficiency. You want your B12 level to be around 800, which is optimal. Unfortunately, most labs say you're okay if your B12 isn't over 200. Crazy!!
Good luck, hope you aren't feeling too lousy today. Kit in St. Louis"
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