Dr. Westin Childs Podcast: Thyroid | Weight Loss | Hormones

Vitamin B12 deficiency is incredibly common among hypothyroid patients. In fact, it is estimated that up to 40% of all hypothyroid patients suffer from B12 deficiency or sub-optimal B12 levels in their body. What's important here is that treating your thyroid is not sufficient to fix your B12 levels! You should think of B12 deficiency and hypothyroidism as two separate conditions that need to be treated. B12 deficiency is also difficult to identify because it shares many of the same symptoms as hypothyroidism. B12 deficiency is associated with the following symptoms: - Fatigue - Weight gain - Depression - Constipation - Brain fog You can see that many of these symptoms are also seen in hypothyroidism. Testing for B12 is actually quite difficult as the serum B12 test is not always accurate. You can, however, test for B12 with the methylmalonic acid test but this test is much more expensive. When using B12 you want to make sure that you are using the right type and formulation of B12. Formulations su