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Please could I ask for advice as to whether I now have the right medication. I am taking 100mcg T4 and 25mcg T3 daily. I am feeling much better but the weight is not coming off as I would like it to. Thank you in advance

TSH 0.013 (0.27 - 4.20)

Free Thyroxine 13.7 (12.00 - 22.00)

Total T4 71.7 (59.00 - 154.00)

Free T3 5.24 (3.10 - 6.80)

Thyroglobulin antibody 15.300 (0.00 - 115.00)

Thyroperoxide antibodies 80.2 (00.0 - 34.00)

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SeasideSusieRemembering

Ann

Are you addressing the Hashi's by being strictly gluten free and supplementing with selenium, as suggested in your previous thread.

How is your folate, ferritin and Vit D now?

I take a combination of Levo and T3 and I weigh more now that before I started on T3 (I'm not massively overweight but could do with losing the 3/4 stone I've put on) and on paper my results look good, however, I don't feel as good as my results make out!

I wouldn't be able to function with FT4 that low, but we all feel good in different places.

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Ann-Simpson in reply to SeasideSusie

thank you for your reply. I am going gluten free and take all the supplements and at the level that you suggested so feel I am doing well on those. Do you think I should be taking additional T4? Is that what is measured by the Free Thyroxine ? I have been so busy concentrating on the free T3 level that I have rather ignored the T4 level. I have put on 3 stones since the T3 was withdrawn and since re starting T3 have lost one stone, with two more to go. Silver Fox suggests that I could perhaps increase the T3 a little. Maybe I should do that and will ask her as to how much she thinks I can raise the level. Ann

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SeasideSusieRemembering in reply to Ann-Simpson

Ann

We're all different in what we need to take and where our levels need to be for us to feel best. All I can say is that I couldn't function with FT4 that low and I do need my FT3 at the higher end of the range.

Yes, there is room to increase the FT3 result, but when taking a combination of Levo and T3 we need to do a fair bit of tweaking to find where we feel best.

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The only accurate result when on any form of T3 is the FT3 result. You have a little room for manoeuvre so you could try increasing your meds

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Ann-Simpson in reply to silverfox7

thank you for your reply. Are you thinking that I could increase the level of T3? And if so, how much do you think I should raise the level to? Ann

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