Help please with under active thyroid

[kathrynkortlang]

Help please my 13 year old daughter was diagnosis 3 years ago with underactive thyroid her level are stable but I think her metabolism is slow as she is very active was looking a vitamin to help and was hoping someone could make a suggestion x

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Kathrynkortlang

There isn't one magic vitamin that will help. What's needed is to test the basics, see if there are any deficiencies and address them individually.

What are your daughter's current test results? Can you post them with their ranges. If her metabolism is slow that could be due to thyroid results not being optimal.

Also, nutrient levels need to be optimal for thyroid hormone to work so a good idea to test

Vit D

B12

Folate

Ferritin

[kathrynkortlang in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thanks for message results of 9th April are tsh 0.64 mlum/I 11.7 pmol/I-normal

Thanks

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to kathrynkortlang]

What are the reference ranges please, they may be in brackets, maybe at the side on the print out.

eg

TSH 2.5 (0.2-4.2)

Ranges vary from lab to lab so we can't interpret results without the ranges from the labs that did the test.

TSH is good, but we have no idea where FT4 lies within range due to the endless variations of ranges. Was FT3 tested?

[kathrynkortlang]

It's not on this letter I need to find and old result to see if it's on their x

[greygoose in reply to kathrynkortlang]

That wouldn't be a good idea, the range could have changed since the old test was done. You'll have to ask your doctor.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to kathrynkortlang]

Greygoose is right. My surgery's range used to be 11.8-24.6

and now it's 7-17, so best to confirm the range for this latest test.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

For full Thyroid evaluation you need GP to test TSH, FT4, TT4, FT3 plus TPO and TG thyroid antibodies. Plus vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12.

Essential to test thyroid antibodies, FT3 and FT4, plus vitamins

Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have money off offers.

All thyroid tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting.

If on Levothyroxine, don't take in the 24 hours prior to test, delay and take straight after. This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, GP will be unaware)

If antibodies are high this is Hashimoto's, (also known by medics here in UK more commonly as autoimmune thyroid disease).

About 90% of all hypothyroidism in Uk is due to Hashimoto's. Low vitamins are especially common with Hashimoto's. Food intolerances are very common too, especially gluten. So it's very important to get antibodies tested.

[kathrynkortlang]

Thanks for all your help