Latest blood results, need some help please

[pinklady756]

Looking for some advice on recent results. For reference bloods a year ago were as follows (all ranges were the same):

ferritin 85.4, tsh 0.23, t4 21.24, t3 4.74, t4 total 112.3, anti-thyroglobulin 500.7 and tpo was 35.7. B12 was 337. Folate 34.91.

[pinklady756]

I'm taking 100mcg Levo & 12.5mcg t3. Older results were before I started t3 & was taking 125mcg Levo then. Currently supplementing b12 spray 1200, b-complex & iron. Confused as to why results for folate & ferritin have dropped.

[Gambit62 in reply to pinklady756]

folate likely to have dropped because your body is using folate to process the high amounts of b12 you are using. Best form is food - lots of vegetables - broccoli very good but are others.

Alternatively you can supplement.

In relation to B12 please see my response on this post

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

As you are supplementing the results above compared to normal range are even less likely to be a good guide to where your B12 levels should be than the normal range is.

Suggest you keep a symptom diary and monitor using that.

[pinklady756 in reply to Gambit62]

Thank you for explaining, I will take a look at the other thread.

[pinklady756]

Thank you, I will ease up on B12, I hadn't stopped supplementing before the blood test though, taking better you spray 1200 daily. I will try to get ferritin back up again as it explains my increased hair loss & terrible nails splitting.

I tried to go gluten free but really struggled 😞 A trichologist I saw suggested my scalp eczema was due to gluten/dairy intolerance but getting Levo/t3 combo right & gentle shampoo seems to have resolved that.

[pinklady756]

Thanks, that's really interesting re NDT stopping scalp issues. Before adding t3 mine was pretty bad most of the time, now it's under control with occasional itchy spells.

[pinklady756]

I am wondering why my folate is half what it is was last time, is this significant?