Levo and lio

[Taz69]

Hi all can you take liothyronine 20 mg with levothyroxine as i am sick of weight gain.is it a t3

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Taz69 It depends if you need it. Yes Liothyronine is T3 but it's not a weight loss drug.

Post your latest thyroid test results showing FT4 and FT3 tested at the same blood draw, then we can see if you would benefit from T3. Taking it when you don't need it can cause health problems.

[Taz69 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Serum free t4 level 27.4 pmol/l (12-22) high tsh level 1.66 mu/l (0.27-4.2) calcium 2.19 adjusted calcium 2.15 cholesterol 4.5

[Nanaedake in reply to Taz69]

You need to get TSH, FT3 and FT4 tested to find out what your T3 levels are. Your FT4 level is over-range. I find it makes me feel unwell when FT4 is over-range. Not sure why but seems to raise my blood pressure. Dropping levo dose doesn't help though. Recently changed my diet to low carb, high fat and lost some weight.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Taz69]

Taz69

How much Levo are you taking?

You need FT3 tested at the same time as FT4.

Optimal nutrient levels are necessary for thyroid hormone to work and conversion of T4 to T3. You need Vit D, B12, folate and ferritin tested.

[Taz69 in reply to SeasideSusie]

100 mg mon-fri 125 mg sat and sun.were can i get t3 vit db12 and folate ferritin tests done.this is all so hard to understand.😕

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Taz69]

Fingerprick blood spot test from Blue Horizon or Medichecks (venous blood draw if you can get it done if you prefer)

bluehorizonmedicals.co.uk/t...

medichecks.com/thyroid-func...

[Taz69 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you.i just feel so sluggish and down atm.

[shaws Administrator in reply to Taz69]

Do you get the very earliest blood test and fast (you can drink water) and do you allow a 24 hour gap between your last dose of levo and the test? This allows the TSH to be at its highest as it reduces during the day and may mean an unnecessary adjustment by the GP.

[Nanaedake]

I looked back at your posts and you don't say whether you've had vitamin levels tested? You need B12, folate, ferritin and vitamin D testing. You've had surgery and some types of anaesthesia can knock out B12 and recently there has been some research to show people with thyroid disease and thyroid cancer suffer from a higher incidence of vitamin D deficiency. I can't answer your question about T3 as I have no experience.

Low carb, high fat diet seems to help many. You could look at this website diabetes.co.uk/

[Taz69 in reply to Nanaedake]

No they havent tested for vitman d and b12 etc.

[Nanaedake in reply to Taz69]

I would definitely get them tested and post results here. You might not be converting FT4 to T3 efficiently and low vitamins might not be helping.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Essential to get your vitamins checked first. Ask GP to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Also you must know your FT3, tested at same time as FT4.

But if you can't get full thyroid and vitamin testing from GP

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have money off offers. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw or

All thyroid tests should be done as early as possible in morning and fasting and don't take Levo in the 24 hours prior to test, delay and take straight after. This gives highest TSH and most consistent results

[Taz69]

Sorry only getting back now have an appointnent in the morning going to ask for those tests to be done fimgers crossed it happens

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Taz69]

Be pleasantly surprised if NHS does all of them

[Taz69 in reply to SlowDragon]

I will give it a try anyways lol Il let yous know how it goes 😆

[Taz69]

Just back from docs getting vit d test etc next week.the doctors not sure if they test for t3 lol i am not settling until this is sorted