Please help with reading my thiroyd result

[daniela15]

Hi all,

I have received my lab result earlier today.

Please help me with the reading.

A few times I have felt overmedicated with a headache, heart pounding and feeling strange.

NHS did my free t3 - unbelievable!!

So the result as follows:

Serum T$ 10.7 pmol/l 9.00-1900pmol/l

Serum TSH 0.04 mu/L 035- 4.94 mu/l

Serum free T3 4.96pmol/L 3.25- 6.21pmol/L

I am on 2 grain NDT - morning and afternoon.

May I have your advice and suggestions, please

My vitamins levels are fine tested earlier.

[Hidden]

Are you taking 4 grains per day?

[daniela15 in reply to Hidden]

I am on 2 grains.

[Wishingwell]

Those labs look ok to me. But if your symptoms are bothering you then tweak your dose. Some people have noticed an increased heart rate when they are hyper but your labs do not indicate overmedication, however, some people have this when still hypo. I have found that my when lowering my NDT my heart rate increases in the afternoon. I don't know why.

[daniela15 in reply to Wishingwell]

Is TSH not too much suppressed? Is this result normal when you are on NDT?

[fibrolinda in reply to daniela15]

Mine is 0.005 and I'm not worried as my ft3 is 6.08 top of range being 6.80. When on NDT your pituitary doesn't need to tell your thyroid to produce t4 t3 etc hence low TSH. And often lowish ft4.... on lower dose my heart rate increases I get palpitations and blood pressure is higher. So yes your result is perfectly normal for NDT. I would personally try a quarter grain increase as your Ft3 is just over half way through range but it depends how you feel.

[daniela15 in reply to fibrolinda]

Thanks ,I will stay on 2 grains now , it is so difficult to cut those tablets. xxx

[fibrolinda in reply to daniela15]

Tell me about it, I'm on 2 1/4

[daniela15 in reply to fibrolinda]

Do you have a pill cutter? If not buy one.

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[fibrolinda in reply to daniela15]

Thanks but yes I do have a pill cutter xx

[Wishingwell]

Yes it's quite normal for TSH to be suppressed on NDT. When my frees were middle of lab range TSH was 0.05.

[daniela15]

Thank you guys for your helpful answers.

xx love xxx to everyone xx be good xx be happy