Test results

[navi_3]

Hello everyone, I have received my test results and don't know if they are normal . Any suggestions and feedback is appreciated

TSH is 3.38mu/L

T4 is 13 pmol/L

[eeng]

Are you taking any thyroid medication? If so you need a higher dose. Your TSH needs to be around 1 to feel better, and to achieve that you need to take more Levothyroxine. If you are not already taking it then you probably will need it in the next year or two.

Look for posts by SeasideSusie for information on the nutrient levels. She will say that your Folate, B12 and Ferritin are all too low, and her advice on how to supplement these is amazing.

[navi_3 in reply to eeng]

I am not as my gp said these tests r normal and didn't diagnose me with anything!!

[eeng in reply to navi_3]

Yes, your TSH is within the lab range, but a Norwegian study showed that most healthy people have a TSH between 0.5 and 1.5. A UK doctor won't diagnose you with hypothyroidism until you have had two over-range TSH results 3 months apart. (some won't even treat until your TSH is over 10!) If you have symptoms of hypothyrodism (google them) there are a few things you can do:

1. Next time you go for a thyroid function test of any kind, make sure it is done first thing in the morning, when TSH is highest, and don't have breakfast (you can drink water) until after the test. This helps your TSH be as high as possible.

2. If you can afford it, have a private test done with someone like blue horizons. Thyroid check plus eleven is good, you need to have the antibodies checked (so a minimum of thyroid check plus six). If you have high levels of thyroid antibodies then you are likely to develop hypothyroidism in time, but you may be able to slow the progress of the disease by going gluten free. This seems to be particularly effective with TPO antibodies - there are two types.

3. Keep an eye on your B12/Folate levels. The lab/your doctor has noted that the Folate levels are not optimal. Your B12 level isn't optimal either - we are advised to keep B12 over 500 if possible. You can't overdo B12 so it may be worth supplementing if it makes you feel better. If your B12 falls below range you need to be tested for pernicious anaemia, but if you are supplementing you shouldn't fall below range.

4. If you can get your Vitamin D level checked that would be good. You can get a finger-prick test for £25 apparently. Many of us are deficient.

If you feel fine then ignore all of the above stuff, but since you posted on this forum I guess you aren't feeling fine.

[navi_3 in reply to eeng]

Thank you so muck for the info x

[navi_3 in reply to eeng]

Yes I am not feeling fine and I have all the symptoms of hypothyroidism

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Natt_13 You posted the very same question here healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

and ferritin/Vit D was dealt with here healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Is there anything in the replies you've had to those posts that's not clear or hasn't been covered? If there's anything else you need to know please ask, but make sure it's not already been answered in the other posts as the information wont be any different if it's already been said.

[navi_3 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Sorry I am new here and I couldn't see the replies you made on my post for some reason they just disappeared

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to navi_3]

If you click on your own user name in any of your posts, it will come up with all your Posts and Replies. You can find all threads you started under Posts then click on whichever one you want to check and see all replies to them. I've checked both your previous threads and all the replies are there.

[navi_3 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Ok thanks a lot