Dear forum people,
I've just got my latest test results from Medichecks, having found from my previous ones that I was over medicated. I reduced my dose and have retested, but the results have swung further down than I expected, and I think are now too low. Symptom-wise, I'm definitely feeling better than when overmedicated, but am not symptom-free. Results as follows:
Feb 2019, on 100mcg levo and 5mcg T3
TSH 0.661 (0.27-4.2)
FT3 4.86 (3.1-6.8)
FT4 15.4 (12-22)
Jan 2019, on 100mcg levo, 5mcg T3, and one Metavive 1 (= 1/4 grain NDT)
NB I got dose timings wrong with this test, taking T4 30 hours before and T3 24 hours before, so those levels would actually have been higher if the intervals had been 24 and 12 hours respectively.
TSH 0.02 (same ranges as above)
FT3 6.92
FT4 21.2
Oct 2018, on 100mcg levo
TSH 0.495 (ranges as above)
FT3 5.15
FT4 19.2
So you'll see why I'm a bit confused. My results on 100mcg levo + 5mcg T3 are worse than just a few months ago just on 100mcg levo. Does that mean my thyroid function is continuing to deteriorate? If so, chasing a moving target is going to make finding my ideal dose difficult! I guess many others have been through that as well.
I'd welcome advice on what to do next. Do I increase T3 to 7.5mcg? I can't increase levo without sourcing it privately as my GP won't increase it on these results - and they don't know about the T3 either. Or I could add half of a Metavive 1 (ie 1/8 grain NDT) back in.
Help! I don't know what to try. I'm just very surprised by how low these results have come out. Thankfully I don't feel as bad as they would indicate, but I'm worried that my symptoms will get worse if my levels stay low so I want to do something to boost those levels now.
I'd be very grateful for any advice, please. It's the forum's knowledge that has got me this far; thank you for your continuing support!