I did a medichecks blood test for tsh, t4 and t3. here are the results
tsh 0.203 (range 0.27 - 4.20
t4 12.400 (range 12.00 - 22)
T3 4.82 (range 3.10 - 6.80)
I am self medicating with thiroyd. my gp's lab only tests t4 and tsh and i wanted a t3 reading. i thought i had got the hang of readings as it took me ages to understand it all, mostly all of my information comes from this forum. i understood that low tsh is common when on ndt and that you aimed for a higher t3 to feel good etc. however, when i received my results the doc there said my tsh was low and everything else was normal but my understand of my results is that the t3 is low - i wanted to know my results to see if i should decrease or increase my meds. the doc at medichecks said my dose was too high. i am currently taking two thiroyd tablets. can anyone shed any light - have i got it all wrong
Medichecks comments are a waste of time, they just follow standard GP thinking
On NDT your TSH is nearly always suppressed or below range. Your correct, on NDT most important thing is FT3, which is rather low.
How do you feel?
What are your vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 levels like? Have they been tested recently and what supplements do you take
i do have d3 and b12, selennium, magnesium and b1 but i admit that i more often than not forget to take them as am feeling ok - quite normal in fact compared tohow i used to feel