natedawggh
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I'm posting this because I don't think I've seen much information about it that sounded imperative. B12 is mentioned a lot for energy, but I've been Peating for over a year and I am just learning that one of the most serious complications of hypothyroidism is a B12 deficiency, http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/b12/ which can be a chronic problem even after steps are taken to correct hypothyroidism. Basically, if you are Hypothyroid you are more likely than not to have a B12 deficiency. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18655403 I also learned today that when you start taking high doses of B12, such as injection of sublingual, you can experience unpleasantness because the increase of B12 causes the body to make new blood cells, which robs the potassium from your serum, and since potassium is not stored in the organs for backup, extra potassium must be taken in order to assist in repair of the systems damaged by the B12 deficiency. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12_deficiency "Hypokalemia, an excessively low potassium level in the blood, is anecdotally reported as a complication of vitamin B12 repletion after deficiency. Excessive quantities of potassium are used by newly growing and dividing hematopoietic cells, depleting circulating stores of the mineral."
I had my first shot of B12 yesterday, and today I woke up sore and cranky, which was very unexpected. I was glad to find out that this is normal in people where B12 deficiency has been a problem.
I also found out that hypothyroidism and specifically B12 deficiency can be related to high levels of carotene, so don't be drinking any carrot juice!
I had my first shot of B12 yesterday, and today I woke up sore and cranky, which was very unexpected. I was glad to find out that this is normal in people where B12 deficiency has been a problem.
I also found out that hypothyroidism and specifically B12 deficiency can be related to high levels of carotene, so don't be drinking any carrot juice!