Advice on NDT blood results please

[Cariad123]

Advice please, l have Hashimoto for many years have slowly changed over to Thyroid S fro Levothyroxine , l finally reached 1 1/2 grains

and the change has been quite remarkable had my bloods done Vit d is medicated and cortisone bloods ferriten ect were all checked and good before l changed over .

My results are

tsh 0.407

FreeThyroxine 10.9 the range is 12.00-22.00

Free t3 4.86

The comment was Freet4 was a little low but okay as free t3 was withing range

Do l need to increase slightly by 1/4 grain to up Free t4

Any advice would be welcomed thankyou

[greygoose]

No, you need to increase NDT to up the FT3. It's probably still a bit low, although you haven't given the range...

[Cariad123 in reply to greygoose]

Thankyou ,

range is (3.10-6-80 ) free t3 4.86

Will increase by 1/4,grain and check pulse ,many thanks for your help

[greygoose in reply to Cariad123]

So, not quite mid-range. That's too low.

[Cariad123 in reply to greygoose]

Will take the 11/2 as usual first thing 6 am and take 1/4 late afternoon on empty stomach then after week take all together first thing find this works for me as l increase then don’t get that rush feeling even though

pulse and bp are good will wait another 4 weeks and have bloods done again thankyou

[greygoose in reply to Cariad123]

You're welcome.

[Cariad123 in reply to greygoose]

Hi Greygoose l have increased by 1/4 grain mid afternoon ,heart rate is faster up to 70 ,proir resting was 60/65 havent got tremors but very aware of heart beats ( hope that doent seem strange )

Bp is xcellant 114/71 should l alternate days for 1/4 increase until system gets used to increase ,would appreciate your help ,thankyou

[greygoose in reply to Cariad123]

No, you can't alternate doses with NDT, because it contains T3. The body needs a steady, continuous dose of T3.

[Cariad123 in reply to greygoose]

I will perservere and see if ths ( can only describe as my heart beat jumping around settles down ,my body has been limping along for years on very poor converserion ,thankyou this is a learning curve for me and the benitit in alertness and energy l dont want to go back to feeling awful

[greygoose in reply to Cariad123]

It's always a learning curve for everyone. There's always something new to learn.

[Aurealis]

Agree with greygoose, but only if you feel better with fT3 a little higher.

[Cariad123 in reply to Aurealis]

Thankyou Aurealis

[ripon1756]

I take levothyroxine for an under active thyroid gland. It has just been reduced from 100 mg. to 75 mg. for next 6-8 weeks. I originally had an overactive thyroid gland but was given radioactive isotope which resulted in it going under active. While I was overactive, because of a problem I was given steroids for a very short time and 10 years later I was diagnosed with Avascular Necrosis and I had to have both my hip bones replaced. After my first hip replacement I was diagnosed with DVT in that leg and later learned from a report by Dr. Glueck (an American doctor) that anyone with an underlying blood clotting disorder should never be prescribed steroids.

[Cariad123 in reply to ripon1756]

Sorry to hear that but maybe you have posted in wrong thread?

[ripon1756 in reply to Cariad123]

I was asked to reply to you concerning cortisone and the dangerous effect of taking it could cause. Sorry if I can’t help.