Thank you for looking at my latest labs - please let me know what you see here?
I am on 2.5 grains Naturethroid, which has been working great for about 8 months. But in the last two months I've noticed increased hair shedding and increased fatigue. Is it possible that an increase in my dosage is called for with these results? I have Hashi's.
Most people taking NDT do well when FT3 is in the upper third of range ie 3.55 - 4.2 so you might want to increase dose to 3 grains and retest after 6-8 weeks.
Folate is low so you might want to supplement folic acid or methylfolate for a few weeks.
B12 is fine.
VitD 35 is low. 40-60ng/ml is optimal so you may want to supplement 5,000iu D3 for 8 weeks and then reduce to 5,000iu alternate days and retest in August. VitD should be taken 4 hours away from NDT.
TPO (Thyroid peroxidase antibodies) are positive for autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's). There is no cure for Hashimoto's which causes 90% of hypothyroidism. Treatment is for the low thyroid levels it causes. Many people have found that 100% gluten-free diet is helpful in reducing Hashi flares, symptoms and eventually antibodies.
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