Felt like a Hashimoto’s flare, but maybe not

Hi all, I had been feeling dreadful for about 2 weeks, not as bad now but my body still aches.

Here are my latest bloods, done early and on an empty stomach

Ferritin

35 ug/L

11-336

B12

665 ng/L

187-883

D

61 nmol/L

No range available

Folate

11.2 ug/L

3.1-19.9

TSH

1.59 mlu/L

0.34-5.6

Free T4

11.00 pmol/L

7.5-21.1

TPO

1000 lU/Ml

I’m thinking these aren’t too bad?, except for the antibodies!

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Ferritin is low. It's said that for thyroid hormone to work properly (that's our own as well as replacement hormone) ferritin needs to be at least 70, preferably half way through range. You can help raise your level by eating liver regularly, maximum 200g per week due to it's high Vit A content, also liver pate, black pudding, and including lots of iron rich foods in your diet

apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/in...

Vit D - The Vit D Council recommends a level of 125nmol/L (50ng/ml) and the Vit D Society recommends a level of 100-150nmol/L (40-60ng/ml). To raise your current level to the recommended level the Vit D Council suggests supplementing with 3,700iu D3 daily

vitamindcouncil.org/i-teste...

Retest after 3 months then you'll need a maintenance dose to keep it there, which may be 2000iu daily, maybe more or less, maybe less in summer than winter, it's trial and error so it's recommended to retest once or twice a year to keep within the recommended range. You can do this with a private fingerprick blood spot test with an NHS lab which offers this test to the general public:

vitamindtest.org.uk/

There are important cofactors needed when taking D3 as recommended by the Vit D Council -

vitamindcouncil.org/about-v...

D3 aids absorption of calcium from food and K2-MK7 directs the calcium to bones and teeth where it is needed and away from arteries and soft tissues where it can be deposited and cause problems such as hardening of the arteries, kidney stones, etc.

D3 and K2 are fat soluble so should be taken with the fattiest meal of the day, D3 four hours away from thyroid meds if taking tablets/capsules/softgels, no necessity if using an oral spray

Magnesium helps D3 to work. We need Magnesium so that the body utilises D3, it's required to convert Vit D into it's active form. So it's important we ensure we take magnesium when supplementing with D3.

Magnesium comes in different forms, check to see which would suit you best and as it's calming it's best taken in the evening, four hours away from thyroid meds if taking tablets/capsules, no necessity if using topical forms of magnesium.

naturalnews.com/046401_magn...

Check out the other cofactors too (some of which can be obtained from food).

Your TSH and FT4 suggest possible undermedication, but if that is where you normally feel well then it's fine.

Are you addressing the Hashi's by trying to reduce the antibodies with a gluten free diet (it works well for some people but not others so it's worth a try for a few months) and supplementing with selenium l-selenomethionine 200mcg daily?

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Thank you for your response, I’m not on any medication for my thyroid. I have been doing a gluten and dairy free diet for 3-4 months, but haven’t tried selenium will have a look into it, thanks.