BLOOD TEST RESULTS

[jacrjacr]

Can anyone explain my blood test to me.

I am on 2 grains of ndt......and changed from t4 only meds synthroid bec I had low normal ft3 so wasn't converting....but is this normal or too much. I was hoping that my hair loss would stop but hasn't when I got my ft3 up.

tsh .047 (.45-4.5)

ft4 1.11 (.82-1.77)

ft3 3.6 (2.0-4.4)

thanks in advance

[Clutter]

jacrjacr, FT3 is just in the top third of range which is good. It looks to me that you are optimally dosed. It took several months for my hair loss to stop after my FT3 was good.

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[jacrjacr in reply to Clutter]

thank you clutter for your time and response....hopeful my hairloss will stop too...thank you for adding that comment......hair loss is very difficult

[Clutter in reply to jacrjacr]

Jacrjacr, I wish the anguish that hair loss causes was given more credence. It is an incredibly distressing situation for most women.

[Dramlouie]

Hi jacrjacr. I was in the same position as you 10 weeks ago. I used Plantur shampoo with caffeine for the first time and my hairloss was much less and the second time I used it there was no hairloss, amazing. I think it was down to the shampoo as it was too early for the NDT to work. But I am feeling much better now after I dose throughout the day, getting used to the times usually every 4 hours. If having a stressful time and feeling a bit low I might add in a bit more. Feel like I am running on good quality oil now.

[jacrjacr]

on 2/18/16 blood test, 2 grains ndt

tsh is .02 (.45-4.5)

ft3 is 3.2 (2.0-4.4)

ft4 is 1.3 (.82-1.77)

... this is still on 2 grains...but I have started having

paps at night when I lay down and sometimes later in evening before I go to bed.

It is like a racy heart. I have never had this problem ever

When i tried to see how 1.5 grains worked, then I had that strange feeling like I needed more like a ache in neck or headache but not really a headache.

I wonder is this too much 2 grains?

Blood test also showed borderline

low chloride 97 ( 98-110),

leukocyte esterase 2+

,b12 652 ( 200-1100),

ferritin 85 (10-232) been taking a little iron to see if hair loss connected to iron.

I take magnesium every night and the usual vitamins around 6pm.