Blood test

[lorrainewilson64]

Just had my results from my blood test it says SERUM TSH (PH) normal no action ... 0.64 Mu/L. 0.27 _ 4.20 mi/L ..I am taking 75 Levothyroxine ...is my results ok as I never seem to understand it

[MaisieGray]

As was mentioned to you in your last similar post about 8 months ago, you cannot judge by the TSH alone - it is a pituitary hormone, and you need to know what are the levels of your thyroid hormones FT4 and FT3 in order to know if you are adequately medicated. If you are not being tested for these within your NHS testing, it might be that you need to do what so many of us do, which is have more comprehensive testing carried out privately. SlowDragon gave you comprehensive advice in that thread, it might be useful to revisit what she suggested then as it holds good now.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested. Also important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially if Thyroid antibodies are raised

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting. This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)

Last Levothyroxine dose should be 24 hours prior to test, (taking delayed dose immediately after blood draw).

Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies or all vitamins

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have special offers, Medichecks usually have offers on Thursdays, Blue Horizon its more random

If antibodies are high this is Hashimoto's, (also known by medics here in UK more commonly as autoimmune thyroid disease).

About 90% of all primary hypothyroidism in Uk is due to Hashimoto's.

Low vitamins are especially common with Hashimoto's. Food intolerances are very common too, especially gluten. So it's important to get TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested at least once .

Link about thyroid blood tests

thyroiduk.org/tuk/testing/t...

Come back with new post once you get results and ranges