Latest Results from Medichecks on NDT.

[v6mikey1]

THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE *0.012 mIU/L 0.27 -4.20

FREE THYROXINE 12.8 pmol/L 12.00 -22.00

TOTAL THYROXINE(T4) 69.3 nmol/L 59.00 -154.00

FREE T3 *7.29 pmol/L 3.10 -6.80

THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY 11.200 IU/mL 0.00 -115.00

THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODIES <9.0 IU/mL 0.00 -34.00

ACTIVE B12 38.200 pmol/L 25.10 -165.00

FOLATE (SERUM) *1.3 ug/L 2.91 -50.00

CRP -HIGH SENSITIVITY 0.41 mg/l 0.00 -5.00

FERRITIN 43.9 ug/L 30.00 -400.00

So it looks like I have to reduce my ndt. I am currently taking 4.5 grains. I increased recently because my body temperature was consistently around 35-35.5. The blood test was taken 24hrs after my dose and just before the dose of the day.

How much do you think I should reduce by? Should I leave out tomorrows dose altogether?

I also could do with a recommendation on how to increase my folate. This could be why I was cold. Any advice of which supplements to buy. I am currently tasking 3000mcg of B12 and 1000iu of vit D3.

Thanks.

[Clutter]

V6mikey1,

You are overmedicated to have FT3 7.29 24 hours after last dose.

You only need to skip doses if you feel overmedicated. If not, just reduce by 1/2 grain and retest in 6-8 weeks.

You need a prescription for 5mg folic acid for 2-3 months to raise folate.

Active B12 >35 is unlikely to be deficient but I would expect yours to be higher as you are supplementing 3,000mcg. You might want to pop over to healthunlocked.com/pasoc as they're the experts on B12 and folate.

Do you have a vitD result?

[v6mikey1 in reply to Clutter]

I don’t feel overmedicated, I just don’t feel well. I felt overmedicated last year just before my last test at 4 grains so I dropped back to 3.5. I started to feel under just before Christmas so I upped by 0.5 of a grain. That didn’t do anything so after a few weeks I added a further 0.5 grain. As that didn’t do anything I thought that a test would be good to see what’s going on.

My GP is useless, so I need to buy some folic acid. I could just do with some recommendation on which would be best.

My b12 is always low, GP said that it’s fine. It was a lot lower before I started supplementing.

I didn’t have vit d checked this time as again it is always low, but the last test had just about brought it into the normal range.

I have a good varied diet and eat plenty of veggies and greens, this thyroid is just rubbish! Why is it so complicated!

[Clutter in reply to v6mikey1]

V6mikey1,

You can buy folic acid without prescription but I think only up to 800mcg.

If B12 and vitD are always low you need to supplement to optimise levels and then reduce dose to a maintenance level.

We are what we absorb, not just what we eat, so if we are not absorbing nutrients from food for whatever reason we need to supplement too.