Can someone look at my results please? Something not sitting right.....

[catsndogs]

I have been on Levothyroxine for 6 weeks and just had my bloods checked. I used 25mg for three weeks, then alternating 25/50mg for three weeks. The Wockhardt pills did not seem to agree with me, thankfully I have used them all and now using Actavis, which don't make me feel horrible when I take them.

I am a bit confused by my results, as I think they look ok? But I don't feel any dramatic benefit, still no energy, cold, trouble thinking, sore body etc etc etc and now I seem to be very snappy too!! Not me at all.

T4: 22.0 (9-24) Previously 14.6 in Sept 13, 14.0 in Jan 13, 18.5 in Nov 12, 16.3 in Oct 12, 13.6 in Feb 10.

T3: 4.5 (3.5-6.5) in Sept 13. No previous record.

TSH: 0.97 (0.3-6) Previously 2.21 in Sept 13, 1.08 in Jan 13, 1.40 in Nov 12, 1.06 in Oct 12, 1.77 in Feb 10.

PTH: 3.9 (1.6-7.5) In Sept 13, Previously 1.4 in Jan 13.

Cortisol: 642 (no range given, GP notes state 'fall in normal range') in Sept 13.

Vit B12: 357 (211-900) No previous record.

Vit D: 86 ( no range given, GP notes state 'High')

Iron: 13.2 (14-39) (GP notes state 'lowish')

Serum Folate: 23.6 (2.4-20) (GP notes state 'High')

Can anyone see anything obvious in these results please? I do understand that test results are not the be all and end all, but I understood the aim was to get the TSH down and the T4 up. That seems to have happened for me, but I am no further forward with my health!

I am also having problems with my Phosphate and Potassium levels being low, and take prescribed supplements and see a (useless, lol) Biochemist to find the cause - so far, after almost a year, diagnosis is I'm anxious!!

I also see a chest doctor at the hospital for a shadow on the lung/chest pain - not that he is too interested. Have never had an explanation as to what the shadow is, just fobbed off. Back again tomorrow......

I should now be on 75mg of Levothyroxine, as agreed by the prescribing Dr when first diagnosed as Hypo. I need to post these new results off tomorrow, for him to review.

Many thanks if anyone has any thoughts, I am really creaking at the seems and had a gut full, doesn't help when you have a heavy cold and you accidentally press 'something' and your completed post disappears into a cyber void! lol

Please advise if you can.

Thank you.

[Inna]

Hi) Your T4 is ok, but T3 isnt, which brings attention to the convertion issues you might have. B12 supplementation is deffinitely something to consider. Your iron is low, so I could guess that ferritin is too. My advise would be to test it and, having got the result, go see a doc about possible iron supplementation. These factors might be exactly the one's interfering in your convertion process. Plus low iron also gives you some hypo symptoms, like tiredness.

[catsndogs]

Thanks very much Inna, I will take your comments onboard. I am using spatone for my iron levels and got a B12 spray from Amazon to take. I've been Vegetarian for over 25 years so maybe I should have been doing this a while back, thought my multivitamin for Vegetarians was the bees knees - high levels of B12 + iron in it. Been wasting my money me thinks!

I don't see a result for ferritin on the bloods the GP done, I will follow this up. I was given iron tabs to take about 3 years ago but they gave me a sore stomach after just a few so the doc said to just stop them.

Thank you so much for taking the time and interest to reply. I am trying to learn what I need to know but it is very slow progress!

Best wishes to you.