Vitamin and mineral levels

[Mandyjane86]

Tests done on NHS taking D3 800iu on prescription thank you

TPO antibody 105.3 (<34)

Ferritin 14 (15 - 150)

Folate 2.6 (4.6 - 18.7)

B12 101 (180 - 900)

Vitamin D 41.5 (25 - 50 deficiency)

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Oh dear - what has your GP proposed

If nothing - then make an urgent appointment with another at the practice

SeasideSusie is the vitamin expert - she will be along shortly will detailed advice

I will just tackle the high antibodies

This means you have autoimmune thyroid disease also called Hashimoto's

Unfortunately medics often ignore this

Hashimoto's can really affect gut function (especially when under medicated- as you are)

Improving vitamins will help. You also need dose increase

But Hashimoto's also causes leaky gut that very often cause's hidden food intolerances- most common is gluten

Very many find changing to strictly gluten free diet significantly reduces symptoms and may lower antibodies slowly

thyroidpharmacist.com/artic...

Low stomach acid can be an issue - lots of posts on here

Selenium supplements can also help

Other websites

Amy Myers, Chris Kresser scdlifestyle.com

[Mandyjane86 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you doctor is doing nothing about results

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Mandyjane86]

Is there another GP you can see?

Also suggest if possible you take friend or family member along - partly for moral support, partly to impress on GP just how unwell you are and what negligent care you have had

This needs immediate action

Come back with a new post to update on what supplements you are prescribed and next step

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Mandyjane86

doctor is doing nothing about results

Your doctor needs a kick up he b*m!

You are folate deficient, B12 deficient, have ferritin and Vit D deficiency and he's doing nothing!

Ferritin 14 (15 - 150)

Has your GP done an iron panel, full blood count and haemoglobin test? If not you need to ask for one to see if you have iron deficiency anaemia. If you have then you need the appropriate treatment which is ferrous fumarate two or three times daily. If not diagnosed with anaemia then you need supplements for your below range ferritin and that will be ferrous fumarate once or twice daily.

Take each iron tablet with 1000mg Vitamin C to aid absorption and help prevent constipaton. Always take iron 4 hours away from thyroid meds and two hours away from other medication and supplements as it will affect absorption.

Ferritin should be half way through it's range and for thyroid hormone to work it needs to be at least 70.

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folate 2.6 (4.6 - 18.7)

B12 101 (180 - 900)

To ignore these results is diabolical and truly negligent of your GP.

Do you have any signs of B12 deficiency (I'd be very surprised if you don't) b12deficiency.info/signs-an...

Please go to the Pernicious Anaemia Society forum here on Health Unlocked, post these results, your ferritin (and iron if you have them) result, plus signs of deficiency. You may need testing for Pernicious Anaemia, I'm certain you will need B12 injections and you definitely need your folate deficiency treating. See what they say they go and see your GP and ask to be treated appropriately healthunlocked.com/pasoc

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Vitamin D 41.5 (25 - 50 deficiency) - prescribed 800iu daily

I think yourGP is probably prescribing what the guidelines say, however this is insufficient.

The recommended level, according to the Vit D Council, is 100-150nmol/L.

With your current level you really need 5000iu daily and my suggestion would be to buy these softgels bodykind.com/product/2463-b... and take 5000iu daily until you reach the recommended level (retest after 3 months to see how you are improving). When you've reached 100-150nmol/L then you'll need a sensible maintenance dose which may be 2000iu daily, it's trial and error so it's recommended to retest once or twice a year to keep within the recommended range. You can do this with a private fingerprick blood spot test with City Assays vitamindtest.org.uk/

There are important cofactors needed when taking D3

vitamindcouncil.org/about-v...

D3 aids absorption of calcium from food and K2-MK7 directs the calcium to bones and teeth where it is needed and away from arteries and soft tissues where it can be deposited and cause problems.

D3 and K2 are fat soluble so should be taken with the fattiest meal of the day, D3 four hours away from thyroid meds.

Magnesium comes in different forms, check to see which would suit you best and as it's calming it's best taken in the evening, four hours away from thyroid meds

naturalnews.com/046401_magn...

Check out the other cofactors too.

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SlowDragon has given advice about Hashi's and gut problems, I'd just add the following links to give you some informative reading about Hashi's

stopthethyroidmadness.com/h...

stopthethyroidmadness.com/h...

hypothyroidmom.com/hashimot...

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_...

Gluten/thyroid connection: chriskresser.com/the-gluten...

You can help reduce the antibodies by adopting a strict gluten free diet which has helped many members here. Gluten contains gliadin (a protein) which is thought to trigger autoimmune attacks so eliminating gluten can help reduce these attacks. You don't need to be gluten sensitive or have Coeliac disease for a gluten free diet to help.

Supplementing with selenium l-selenomethionine 200mcg daily can also help reduce the antibodies, as can keeping TSH suppressed.

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As those are NHS tests and you GP has made a conscious decision to ignore them and not offer you any treatment, I would give serious consideration to seeing a different GP to get the treatment you need and making a formal complaint against this GP.

[Gambit62]

Mandyjane - your vitamin and mineral levels are very low - suggesting you have absorption problems. one possible cause would be Pernicious Anaemia - so please do take a look at the PAS forum

healthunlocked.com/pasoc

I'd be very surprised if you weren't highly symptomatic of B12 deficiency with levels that low and you really need treatment promptly.

pernicious-anaemia-society....