Blood work

[Diana58]

Hello could you decipher my blood work for me please? Let me know what you need! Thank you! Diana

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Test name, result, reference range of whatever you've got eg:

TSH: 2.5 (0.2-4.2)

Tell us if you're diagnosed and on any medication too

[Diana58 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Was diagnosed with hypothyroid in 2014

Tried different meds

Been on WPthyroid fo about a year 81.25

Feel pretty good other than muscle weakness, I take D bit B 12 and Magnesium with electrolytes

Went to regular physician for yearly bloodwork

TSH is low 0.348

T4 Free Direct is 0.84

And my B 12 is high

I was on Hep C meds in 2013

Just don't feel right yet

What do you think?

Thank you! Diana

PS I take blood pressure meds also

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Diana58]

Reference ranges? Ranges vary from lab to lab, so we need the ranges from your lab to interpret results, as in example I gave in previous reply.

Where's your free T3 result, essential to test that when on NDT.

What's your Vit D level? Unit of measurement eg Ng/ml or nmol/L? How much are you supplementing?

What's your B12 level, high doesn't quite tell us. Are you supplementing?

Has folate been tested?

Has ferritin been tested.

All these vitamins and minerals need to be at optimal levels for thyroid hormone to work.

[Diana58 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Folate and ferritin has not been tested

I supplement 5,000 D3

100 mcg B12

TSH range 0.450-4.50

T4 Free range 0.82-1.77

B12 is 1283

Ref range is 211-946

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Diana58]

What's your Vit D level? Unit of measurement?

[Diana58 in reply to SeasideSusie]

They didn't do it!

But last year it was low so they told me to take 4, 000 I was on 3 but I'm now taking 5000

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Diana58]

Vit D - it is essential to get this tested now. 5000iu is more than a maintenance dose if you've already reached the recommended level which, according to the Vit D Council is 40-60ng/ml which I believe is the usual unit of measurement in the US (we use nmol/L in the UK and our recommended level is 100-150nmol/L).

Excess Vit D gets stored and can cause toxicity. If you've reached the recommended level you need a maintenance dose to keep it there.

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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Folate and B12 work together so folate needs to be tested.

B12 is good, an extract from the book, "Could it be B12?" by Sally M. Pacholok: "For brain and nervous system health and prevention of disease in older adults, serum B12 levels should be maintained near or above 1000 pg/ml."

When taking B12 a good B Complex is also needed to keep all the B Vitamins balanced.

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Ferritin needs to be tested. We always say on the forum that it needs to be at least 70 for thyroid hormone to work, but according to thyroidpharmacist.com/artic...

The optimal ferritin level for thyroid function is between 90-110 ng/ml.

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TSH is low 0.348 (0.450-4.50)

TSH is good, it should be below 1 for a treated hypo patient, and will be low or suppressed when taking NDT.

T4 Free Direct is 0.84 (0.82-1.77)

FT4 is expected to be lowish when taking NDT, however some people might not feel well with it right at the bottom of the range like this.

FT3 is essential when taking NDT. If your FT3 is low you would need an increase in your dose, if it is over range you would need to reduce as long term over range FT3 can cause problems.

[Diana58 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Sounds like I need a t3 and a vit D test

Thank you!