Just had my results from Blue horizon and need help to understand what they mean?
Never had full bloods taken before like this current med T4 100mcg and T3 25mcg daily. All I have know for 5 years is under active thyroid.
Doctors comments here: The thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is low. If you are already taking thyroxine, dose adjustment may be necessary - you should discuss this with your usual doctor. If you are not taking thyroxine, it would be wise to keep an eye on this level - either by reference to previous results if known or by checking TSH again in 6 months’ time or so. There is a possibility that hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid gland) will develop if the TSH fails to rise (a low TSH implies excessive thyroxine production from the thyroid gland). The positive thyroid antibody result, increases the possibility of your having or ultimately developing autoimmune thyroid disease, such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis or Grave's disease.
The folate (folic acid) level is low. Folate is one of the B group of vitamins found in green vegetables in particular. The body's reserves of folate, unlike vitamin B12, are low and only sufficient for about four months. Causes of deficiency include reduced intake from the diet or from poor absorption through the gut; increased demand for folate (eg pregnancy) and side effects of some medication (eg methotrexate). Symptoms include fatigue, mild sensation changes and depression. Prolonged lack of folate results in megaloblastic anaemia (in which the red blood cells are characteristically large). Supplementation would be advisable - I advise you to discuss this result with your usual doctor.
It's really not worth getting the comments from the BH doctor on these tests. They're only common or garden GPs who know little about thyroid, and there comments must be really confusing for someone who doesn't know much about thyroid.
A low TSH does not mean that you are going to 'go hyper', not with low Frees like that. Your TSH is low because you are taking T3. And you could probably do with an increase in T3, because your FT3 is only just mid-range. But, it depends how you feel with these results.
And those high antibodies do not mean you will develop Hashi's (definitely not Grave's with those levels!), they mean you already have Hashi's.
Your Vit D, B12, folate and ferritin are all too low, I'm afraid.