Would appreciate some feedback/advice about my most recent thyroid bloods.
* Im self medicating my thyroid meds and am also on TRT.... Though I now have an endo in the US who I’m working with.
11th of Feb I switched from 31.55 of T3 to NDT (Thyroid-S) as my new endo thought it would be a better option. From 11th Feb - 28th April slowly increased dose up to where I am now which is 3 grains. I’ve been monitoring my blood pressure and pulse and BP is good and pulse slightly higher than pre thyroid meds. 120 over 72 and pulse of 76. (Pre thyroid meds pulse was 60-70)
Symptoms - Not been feeling too bad. Apart from worsening join pain and slightly shaking fingers.
Last two set of bloods...
5th March (after being on T3 for about 7 weeks)
TSH: 1.59 (0.27-4.2) FT4: 12.4 (12-22) FT3: 4.77 (3.1-6.8)
2nd May (after being on NDT for 11 weeks)
TSH: 0.005 (0.27-4.2) FT4: 20.05 (12-22) FT3: 12.7 (3.1-6.8)
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So looks like I’m over medicated! Will be speaking to my endo about these results but would really appreciate some feedback here too 🙂
Was wondering how much to lower my dose?
Thanks,
Dan.
How long before blood test was your last dose of NDT ?
Last dose should be 8-12 hours prior to blood test and test done as early as possible in morning and fasting
You also need vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 tested
These vitamins are often too low and frequently need supplementing to help thyroid hormones work better
Joint pain can be low vitamin D
Shaky fingers might suggest over medication....reducing dose slowly by 1/4 grain at a time - retesting 6-8 weeks later
Thanks for the reply SlowDragon.
I take my NDT at about 6am and blood test was done at about 16.00 so 10 hours between...
Not done ferritin and d3 tests for a while.
B12 tested with Dutch Plus Test on 8th March - 3.2 ug/mg (0-3)
Ferritin tested 29th August 2018 - 118 ug/L (30-400)
Vitamin D tested 29th August 2018 - 89.2 nmol/L (50-175) * I now supplement with 10k iu D3 a day.
Next time test early morning and fasting