Help with results

[Agnes79]

Hi. I am on 125 levo and 30 T3 ...my results are...tsh O.O11

Ft3 6.23 (3.13-6.76)

Ft4 22.2 (12-22)

D3 26.6 (30-100)

What shall I do with the hormones...? Reduce levo to 100?? So confused..,..no signs of being hyper!! If anything ....have signs of being hypo...tired....achy.....

Any advice?? Thanks

[Clutter]

Agnes79,

FT4 is mildly over range and FT3 is within range so there's no need to reduce dose if you aren't feeling over medicated.

Vitamin D is deficient. I would supplement 5,000iu D3 daily for 6-8 weeks then reduce to 5,000iu alternate days and retest in May. Take vitD 4 hours away from thyroid meds.

[Agnes79 in reply to Clutter]

Thank you!

[bluebug]

If your vitamin D3 that was measured then you are vitamin D insufficient.

You need to take 5,000IU of vitamin D3 for 6 weeks then swap to taking it every other day. You want a vitamin D3 level of at least 40.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

As well as low vitamin D. How are your levels of b12, folate and ferratin. These, as well as Vitamin D all need to at good (not just average) levels for thyroid hormones (our own or replacement ones) to work in our cells

Have you had antibodies rechecked recently? Are they still high?

If you have Hashimoto's then you may find (like many ) adopting 100% gluten free diet can really help reduce symptoms, and lower antibodies slowly over time too.

Much more info on how to reduce autoimmune issues on these links

thyroidpharmacist.com

chriskresser.com/the-gluten...

amymyersmd.com

Vitamin D

hypothyroidmom.com/92-of-ha...

[Agnes79 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks. My vit b12 is 1600 so very high....ferritin 40....can be a bit higher.....my antibodies are low.....both tpo and tpg....I have Hashimoto but my antibodies have dropped to normal range....now...why am I still so achy and low energy??....

I have been gluten free for a few months now...no difference in how I feel...

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Agnes79]

So are you supplementing B12 for it to be high?

Do you also have a Folate result - tested at same time as the B12

Low vitamin D can make everything ache, plus it stops you using your thyroid hormones properly. Once you get vitamin D higher the aches should slowly disappear

Usually on here Ferritin level recommended to be around 70. Search lots of posts on how to increase ferritin

[Agnes79]

I have been supplementing with b12 and b compkex for 3 months and have stopped a few weeks ago

[silverfox7]

How long have you been taking the T3? Bit surprised your FT4 is so high. I take NDT but I'm not familiar with adding T3 to T4

[Agnes79]

I HAVE been taking t3 for about 6 months....i also don't understand why my t4 is so high....shall I reduce T 4???