Achy legs shoulders..back

[Lindzlouise]

Hi new here ..lm just been able to get Dr to up my Levo to 75 ..Been on it 4 days but still feel wrecked despite doing lot of walking as I'm on holiday..lm in so much pain ..l also take d3 supplements ..Any suggestions ..thanks linda..oh whats ndt???

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

It takes 6 weeks for any dose change to be fully effective so you have a while to wait until you feel any benefit from your increase. Although you're on holiday, it might be a good idea to not do too much walking if you're in pain.

How much D3 are you taking? What was your level when you started supplementing and what is your level now? Are you taking D3's important cofactors - K2-MK7 and magnesium?

D3 aids absorption of calcium from food and K2-MK7 directs the calcium to bones and teeth where it is needed and away from arteries and soft tissues where it can be deposited and cause problems.

D3 and K2 are fat soluble so should be taken with the fattiest meal of the day, D3 four hours away from thyroid meds.

Magnesium helps D3 to work and comes in different forms, check to see which would suit you best and as it's calming it's best taken in the evening, four hours away from thyroid meds

naturalnews.com/046401_magn...

Check out the other cofactors too.

NDT is Natural Desiccated Thyroid made from pig's thyroid gland and tableted with fillers. It was the original hormone replacement for hypothyroidism before synthetic Levothyroxine was introduced in the 1960s. NDT contains T4 and T3 whereas Levothyroxine is purely T4. T4 is the active hormone and has to convert to some T3 (every cell in the body requires T3). Some people don't convert very well and NDT can be useful then due to it containing some T3.

[Lindzlouise in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thankyou very interesting..can the Dr give you nxt . lve got magnesium citrate but not taken it ..is this the one to take .linda

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Lindzlouise]

If you're in the UK you have practically no chance of being prescribed NDT, it is unlicensed and a doctor would have to take personal responsibility for prescribing it and that's not likely to happen.

However, you may do well on Levo if all the building blocks are in place. Vitamins and minerals need to be optimal so that Levo can work properly, if you have autoimmune thyroid disease aka Hashimoto's, where antibodies are high, this needs addressing. There's no information in your profile or your opening post but if you post all your results, with their reference ranges, we can try and help you. What we need to see -

TSH

FT4

FT3

Thyroid antibodies

Vit D

B12

Folate

Ferritin

If you haven't had them done, ask your GP or do them with a private fingerprick blood test at home (venous blood draw option available) from one of our recommended labs

medichecks.com/thyroid-func... (check on a Thursday as it's frequently discounted)

bluehorizonmedicals.co.uk/t...

[Lindzlouise in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thanks l have some results will post later

[Lindzlouise in reply to SeasideSusie]

I've just had results only Dr did was tr 4 15 and tch..2.6...what does this mean At times my legs are so stiff and achy other times ok..don't really understand it .Shall I up to 100 dosage of Levi.. thanks linda

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Lindzlouise]

Lindzlouise

I think you might mean

FT4 - 15

TSH - 2.6

TSH is fairly easy to interpret because the reference ranges are very similar, but FT4 we need the reference range from the lab that did your test as they vary from lab to lab.

For a treated hypo patient generally TSH is best around 1 or below with FT4 and FT3 in the upper part of their reference ranges, if that is where you feel well.. So your TSH shows that you are undermedicated.

You mentioned that you take a D3 supplement. How much do you take, what is your current Vit D level and do you take the important of actor's I me toned above? It is very important to know your level and take only what you need as excess Vit D gets stored and can reach toxicity level.

If you can't get those other tests done with your GP then it's recommended to get them tested privately as previously mentioned.

[Lindzlouise in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thankyou 4 years on..I took a spray vit dk2 and within range .Anyway time goes by and 10 weeks ago l have a suspected heart attack although they found no blockage On the day my ft4 was 14 (range 11to 21 )tch 0.7 (0.5 to 5 ) Well 3 weeks later after being given heart drugs and lanzerpole..my bloods are Ft4 19 and tch 0.1 ..Now reducing 125mg to 100mg levo ..feeling better in throat palpitations but as u say above got to give it 6 weeks