TPO antibodies 604.5 (<34)
TG antibodies 378.3 (<115)
DHEA 2.3 (2.7 - 7.5)
Ferritin 46 (30 - 400)
Folate 2.1 (2.5 - 19.5)
Vitamin B12 198 (180 - 900)
Vitamin D total 27.7
(<25 severe
25 - 50 deficient
50 - 75 suboptimal
>75 adequate)
Taking 800iu maintenance dose of D3, iron tablets for iron deficiency, B12 injections. Thanks
Have read your other posts.
Your vitamin levels are dire BECAUSE T3 was stopped
We have seen hundreds of similar cases.
Low vitamin levels stop Thyroid hormones working so it's essential to improve these FIRST before adding T3 back
Make an urgent "on the day" appointment with different GP
You need more frequent B12 injections, folic acid supplements but not until AFTER B12 injections and loading dose of vitamin D
See this detailed reply from SeasideSusie
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Your vitamin levels are dire as direct result of clinically needed T3 being removed
However you also have Hashimoto's (high antibodies)
Hashimoto's affects the gut and leads to low vitamin levels
Low vitamin levels stop Thyroid hormone working
Poor gut function can lead leaky gut (literally holes in gut wall) this can cause food intolerances. Most common by far is gluten
According to Izabella Wentz the Thyroid Pharmacist approx 5% with Hashimoto's are coeliac, but over 80% find gluten free diet helps significantly. Either due to direct gluten intolerance (no test available) or due to leaky gut and gluten causing molecular mimicry (see Amy Myers link)
But don't be surprised that GP or endo never mention gut, gluten or low vitamins. Hashimoto's is very poorly understood
Changing to a strictly gluten free diet may help reduce symptoms, help gut heal and slowly lower TPO antibodies
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Once your vitamin levels are improved and strictly gluten free, then look at adding small dose of T3 back in
Keep reading on here you will see sadly many have had similar terrible treatment
But you can get well again
Thyroid UK are collecting evidence of malpractice due to removing clinically needed T3
Please consider sending a brief outline of this. How T3 improved you and the subsequent disaster since it was stopped. I would include the dire vitamin levels
Arty_J,
Thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin antibodies are positive for autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's). There is no cure for Hashimoto's which causes 90% of hypothyroidism. Levothyroxine treatment is for the low thyroid levels it causes. Many people have found that 100% gluten-free diet is helpful in reducing Hashi flares, symptoms and eventually antibodies.
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Ferritin is optimal halfway through range. You can supplement iron to raise ferritin. Take each tablet with 1,000mg vitamin C to aid absorption and minimise con-stipation. Iron should be taken 4 hours away from Levothyroxine.
B12 is low and folate is deficient. If you have symptoms listed in b12deficiency.info/signs-an... go to healthunlocked.com/pasoc who are the experts on PA, B12 and folate deficiencies for advice. If you are not symptomatic ask your GP should prescribe 5mg folic acid for a couple of months to raise folate.
800iu is a maintenance dose, ie a dose to maintain levels once deficiency is corrected and vitD is replete >75. Your GP should refer to local guidelines or the cks.nice.org.uk/vitamin-d-d... My GP prescribed 40,000iu daily x 14 followed by 2,000iu daily x 8 weeks which raised vitD from <10 to 107. Vit-amin D should be taken 4 hours away from Levothyroxine.
If your GP won't prescribe more I suggest you buy your own D3 softgel capsules and supplement 10,000iu daily x 6 weeks and then reduce to 5,000iu daily and retest in March. If you buy on Amazon please use the affiliate link healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
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