Blood tests - results

[Caroline240265]

I have got my blood test results back.

Any thoughts would be appreciated so I can go armed with as much info as possible to Dr.

Anti-thyroglobulin -12 UI/ml ( range up to 100 negative)

peroxidase 15 UI/ml (range to 35)

T4 - 14.71 pmol/ll (range 11.99-21.93)

TSH - 1.64 UI/ml (range 0.27 - 4.20)

I am on 50 mg of Levo, but still have a lot of symptoms. I have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress since my husband committed suicide in front of me. I am struggling to know what are symptoms of PTSD or my underactive thyroid. I just want to get on with my life. Any advice would be wonderful.

[sezzy]

Sorry for your loss.

I would say there is room for improvement on your t4 level you could ask gp for an increase say 50/75 every other day or 75 a day.

There is a quote in the british medical association book on understanding thyroid disorders by Dr Toft

that says

'Typical results would see a ft4 of 24pmol/l and a tsh of 0.2 mu'l and in some patients a sense of well being is achieved only when ft4 is raised to example of 30pmol/l and that t3 is normal to avoid hyperthroidism'

Its worth asking you r gp for a t3 test aswell so you know if your converting.

The book is here amazon.co.uk/Thyroid-Disord...

the quote is on p84 , my doctor first one didnt listen so i went to another and he agreed to raise my dose.

Hope that helps.x

[Aurealis]

If my results were like yours I'd be under treated, but we are all different. I find that stress plays havoc with my levels and symptoms. PTSD and hypo both affect sleep. You may need to increase dose a bit. Take care, wishing you well. Sounds like you've been having a terrible time.

[galathea]

Oh dear, no wonder you feel rough..... Not a very nice thing to happen to you, its going to take some time to get over a double whammy like that.

I know I go on about this a lot. ( or feel like I do) , but temperature graphs are a great way to monitor yourself. Take them three times a day, 4 hours apart, add up the days figures, divide by 3 to get the average and plot the average on a graph. As per drrind.com

If the temps are stable but low more thyroid meds needed, if they vary a lot then adrenal support needed.

Whatever you do, be kind to yourself, its going to take a while to get your life on track after such a big shock. Mind and body are one in a lot of ways.

Xx. G