they want to; *The answers to this post has really made me think: I too feel just like this; been in bed all week-end absoultely exhausted - I am so sick of it....*Anyway, what was said that you have to have feriitn, folate, vit D and B12 well in the 'higher' range for thyroxine to work.........
But, how do you get higher folate and ferritin? I take one iron tab a day (but even that gives me awful constipation), B12 - thanks to your wonderful sight, I am in the progress of administrating it my self (instead of one injection every 3 months) I am going to have one every month......Had a lot wonderful support from this sight - Thankyou to you ALL..
My real concern is my test results: Can someone please look at then: January 2014
1) Total Serum OH VitD (cb5739) VALUE - UNITS = 107.2 NMO1?l RANGE 50-150.00 NMO1/l Yet test in Feb shows Vit D = 71.6 (same ranges ect.,) * I take one Vit D tablet every month - prescribed from GP.
2) SERUM FOLATE - (CB5739) - normal (Typing directly from results!) - VALUE - UNITS = 6.7 ug/L RANGE = 4.60 - 18.7UG/L
3) SERUM FERRITIN (cb5739) - normal " " VALUE-UNITs = 66ugl
RANGE - 12.00 -300-00ug/l
4) TSH 3.12 - FT4 - 14.2* I feel terrible taking levotyhroxine 50mg x nightly; It is nit helping at all...
I know I have to get these results higher but I am so down and depressed; I am seeing another GP next wk; to discuss Thyroid problems and poss adding T3 or trying Ardour or similar...Is it just a case of buying more vit D and Iron tabs - but, like many, I am short of money.....Regards Ollybear....