Hiya, looking for advice on results. I am a 31 year old female and I have polycystic ovary syndrome. I also have strange symptoms like tiredness, difficulty regulating sugar, pins and needles in feet, hair loss, persistent cough, depression. My granddad had heart problems, so does my nan, she also has diabetes. Mum has diabetes and multiple sclerosis, also hypothyroidism. Can anything be interpreted from below results?
Thankyou
JAN 2017
TSH 2.60 (0.2 - 4.2)
FT4 16.1 (12 - 22)
FT3 4.3 (3.1 - 6.8)
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Your TSH is very high. This confirms your are extremely hypothyroid.
The very high antibodies confirm it Hashimoto's also called autoimmune thyroid disease
Have you seen GP ?
You should have been started on 50mcg Levothyroxine straight away. It takes 6 weeks for Levothyroxine to really get in our systems. Then you need bloods retested. Dose increased in 25mcg steps until TSH is around one and FT4 towards top of range and FT3 at least half way in range
Your vitamins are really terrible. GP must treat ALL these
What has been prescribed?
You need loading dose for vitamin D
Ferritin a full iron panel and likely an iron infusion, certainly significant iron supplements
Testing for Pernicious Anaemia before starting B12 injections
Folic acid supplements should not be started until 48 hours after first injection
Some similar low vitamin posts with detailed supplements advice
Hashimoto's affects the gut and leads to low stomach acid and then low vitamin levels
Low vitamin levels affect 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
Ask GP for coeliac blood test first
Persistent low vitamins with supplements suggests coeliac disease or gluten intolerance
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