Here are my full blood test results - i'm hypothyroid please help me interpret -

[Maryam_1]

Hi folks heres my results. I am hypothyroid on 50 mg levothyroxine. I have major hair loss past 2 years and other symtpoms- any insight information on estrogen information you have also let me know. I have been seeing a nutritionalist - i'm gluten free and low grain etc. (also have tummy issues bloating etc also over past two years also) . take thyroid support, vit D now, pro bitic, vit c, supplements

I am on HRT patches everol sequi. have been on them for 10 years, had early menopause. I am 46. thank you. I have seen NHS and private endocrinologists and not been helpful, just send me away saying i am in normal range.

Serum TSH level 0.94 mU/L - normal 0.27 - 4.2

Serum free T4 level 17.4 pmol/L - normal 10.5 - 24.5

Free T3 4.4

Serum folate 14.2 ug/L - normal3.8 - 9999

Serum vitamin B12 661 ng/L 197 - 771

Serum ferritin 48 ug/L 13 - 150

Serum folate 14.2 ug/L - normal 3.8 - 9999

Serum 25-HO vit D3 level 83 nmol/L

Serum vitamin D2 level 5 nmol/L

Thyroid autoantibodies 53 kU/L 0 - 50

Serum calcium 2.22 mmol/L N/A

Serum adjusted calcium conc 2.14 mmol/L - normal 2.20 - 2.60

Serum total protein 69 g/L 60 - 80

Haemoglobin estimation 133 g/L 120 - 150

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Maryam_1

take thyroid support,

What is this thyroid support? What does it contain?

Serum TSH level 0.94 mU/L - normal 0.27 - 4.2

Serum free T4 level 17.4 pmol/L - normal 10.5 - 24.5

Free T3 4.4

What is the range for the Free T3 - we can then see how well you are converting T4 to T3. Your FT4 is 49% through range. When on Levo only, the aim of a treated hypo patient generally is for TSH to be 1 or lower with FT4 and FT3 in the upper part of their ranges if that is where you feel well.

So even though your TSH is nice and low, your FT4 could be higher.

Serum ferritin 48 ug/L 13 - 150

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...

Serum 25-HO vit D3 level 83 nmol/L

Serum vitamin D2 level 5 nmol/L

So total Vit D is 88nmol/L. 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). How much D3 are you supplementing? Are you taking D3's important cofactors - magnesium which helps the body convert Vit D into it's active form, and Vit K2-MK7 which directs the extra uptake of calcium from food and directs it towards bones and teeth where it's needed and away from arteries and soft tissues where it can be deposited and cause problems.

Serum adjusted calcium conc 2.14 mmol/L - normal 2.20 - 2.60

This is below range so you should discuss this with your GP.

[Maryam_1 in reply to SeasideSusie]

hey this thyroid support complex by pure is ashwaganda in it.

yes my Serum free T4 level 17.4 pmol/L - normal 10.5 - 24.5- is high end .

doctor saw i have low vit D. but bodys is not absorbing i take emulsion vit-d supplement

i shall have more iron rich food , the body's still struggling, hair still falling out. i am 46.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Maryam_1]

Maryam_1

Is it this Thyroid Support

amazon.co.uk/Pure-Encapsula...

If so, it may not be doing you a lot of good.

It contains iodine, iodine used to be used to treat hypERthyroidism so is not recommended for us Hypos. Also, you have Hashimoto's and iodine is particularly not recommended where Hashi's is present.

The amount of iodine it contains is 150mcg and that is the RDA which in the UK is quite easily found in food - milk, yogurt, white fish, scampi, etc.

It's rare to be iodine deficient in the UK, but before supplementing with iodine we should test and only supplement if found to be deficient.

Ashwagandha can lower cortisol - something to be aware of.

free T4 level 17.4 pmol/L - normal 10.5 - 24.5- is high end .

No, it's not high end. At 49% through range it's just less than half way through range.

Put your result and ranges in this calculator that works out percentage through range

chorobytarczycy.eu/kalkulator

17.4 in the FT4 box, then 10.5 after "normal od" and 25.5 after "do" then click "Oblicz"

[Maryam_1 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Yes that’s the supplement I am taking.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Maryam_1]

In that case I'd stop taking it, it won't be helping and will very likely make things worse.

[Maryam_1 in reply to SeasideSusie]

I am now taking taking vit c supplement - started recently