Thank you- hopefully I’ve found the right dose as I requested the increase when my TSH had gone back up again last time .I’m having some private bloods done v soon so it will double check.
Just remembered that I had these bloods done in the afternoon with some other tests . So I’d taken my levo where as normally I go in the morning before I take the levo 😡 Would it make much of a difference??
Thanks Susie - Can’t believe I was daft enough not to wait until the next day til I had the bloods done but the other tests were quite important and I just wanted to get them done ☹️
Had T3 done in Aug which was 3.6 ( 2.1 - 6 ) a GP registrar actually agreed to do it !
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
Have you checked vitamin D, Folate, ferritin and B12 recently
How high are your TPO antibodies?
With Hashimoto's vitamins are likely to be low
Also are you strictly gluten free if you have Hashimoto's
Total Vit D 64.2 n mol / L normal range not given Dec 2016
Ferritin 224 ( 10- 300 ng/ mL ) Dec 2016
B12 393 pg / mL. ( 200-900 ). Dec 2016
Folate 6.9 mg / mL ( 3-12) Jan 2014
TPO at Gp 301 iu/ mL 0-75. Oct 2016
Blue horizon TPO 224.5. ( less than 34 ) March 2017
Ant thyroglobulin 10.7 ( less than 115) March 2017
I am strictly gluten free at home but difficult when eating out with hidden stuff in food .
Understand now that it really should be strict - have read Chris Kesser stuff .
I’m having a whole host of tests a functional diagnostic package with thyroid add ons . Have been seeing a Functional Medicine practitioner ( experienced GP who now specialises in Functional Medicine) Mainly coz I couldn’t lose weight and have painless swollen hands even though all rheumatoid tests are negative . Also neck glands always up & edging towards pre diabetes .
So maybe at some point when I have all the info together I will book an appt with an Endo - who can’t refuse any tests coz they’ve all been done with the exception of a thyroid scan
Good vitamin B complex (plus sublingual B12 may be) might help
If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 3-5 days before any blood tests, as biotin can falsely affect test results
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