Help with test results please

[Niklew]

Hello- following advice on her I completed some blood work through blue horizon for thyroid and some vitamins.

I’ve been on levo 50mg for about 8 weeks now which my GP wanted to stop as I was in range -please could someone take a look at these results and advice what you think?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Well your results are only in range because your taking Levothyroxine. This is a replacement thyroid hormone. If you stop taking it, you return to being hypothyroid

These show your ready for dose increase, not stopping. Total T4 is low, as is FT4. FT3 is low too. All these should improve with dose increase.

You do not appear to have Hashimoto's as antibodies are low

Have you been taking any vitamin supplements for B12 to be high?

You might want to get vitamin D tested. Often too low

betteryou.com/vitamin-d-tes...

vitamindtest.org.uk

What were your thyroid results BEFORE starting on Levothyroxine

[Niklew in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi slowdragon

Thank you for the reply!

My results in Oct ( when diagnosed ) was:

Tsh 4.81 (0.27-4.5)

T4 12.5 (11-22)

Ferritin 51

Nothing else was tested..

I was tested again in January after 6 weeks of levo which I started early Dec ( diagnosed in Oct but gp said was sub clinical hypo so was hesitant about giving me

Meds. My hair loss is awful for they started me on the levo in Dec)

Results in January were

Tsh 0.81 (0.27-4.5)

T4 14.9 (11-22)

Vitamin b13 was 800 and vitamin d3 was 60 but no range given so will check this.

The results I posted earlier were done yesterday morning

I have been taking iron and vitamin b along with d so I think I was decrease the vitamin b to once every 3 days. It’s not a high dose but obv seems to be working well.

I’ve been gluten free for 2 weeks as read this helps and have removed allot of diary.

I have a doctors app a week mon with a different doc as I wanted a second opinion after advice from here.

Do you think I should ask to increase to 75mg?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Niklew]

Assuming you are in UK?

Vitamin D at 60nmol is too low

Needs to be around 100nmol

Better You vitamin D mouth spray is good as avoids poor gut function

Perhaps try 3000iu and retesting in 2-3 months

betteryou.com/vitamin-d-tes...

vitamindtest.org.uk

I would discuss possible dose increase with other GP

[Niklew in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi yes I live in South Wales. I will definitely try the mouth spray thank you - will look into which one tonight.

Thank you - the whole thing is s nightmare. Trying to research and work out for yourself what to do. I would love the hair loss to stop more than anything. And the fatigue ...

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Niklew]

Ferritin is a bit low. If you like liver, or liver pate, this may help improve levels

You could ask GP to test zinc. It can also be linked to hair loss.

Or supplement some vitamin C with zinc might help

[Treepie]

B12 level is not a problem.