Thyroid Blood Test results

[D3MNR]

Hi, I’ve been feeling really rubbish for a while. I have fibromyalgia and a lot of the time my aches, pains etc are put down to that. However, my symptoms also mirror thyroid problems so I just don’t know. I went to the Docs for blood tests which came back with the report saying normal. The Doc thinks I’m perimenopause because I haven’t had a period for 5 months and I have just turned 50 plus I am having flushes. The results of my thyroid are:

TSH - 0.54

T4 - 13.8

Vitamin D - 55.1

Are these normal in your experience?

[greygoose]

Sorry, but we need the ranges for those results. Results without ranges are meaningless because ranges vary from lab to lab.

[D3MNR in reply to greygoose]

TSH (0.35-5.5)

T4 (10.5-21.0)

[greygoose in reply to D3MNR]

Well, your FT4 is only 31.48% through the range, which is rather low, and doesn't really correspond to your TSH, which is also low in range. But, going through your past posts, nowhere can I find if you've been diagnosed with hypo and put on thyroid hormone replacement, which would change the interpretation of the results. There's no such thing as an absolute 'normal'. It all depends.

[D3MNR in reply to D3MNR]

I haven’t been diagnosed. I joined the group as a friend suggested I might have symptoms but I have several blood tests over the past 12 months and Report back normal. Just frustrated because something is making me feel like this! 🤦‍♀️. Just don’t know what to do. Do I challenge that they are low? Really getting me down x

[Marz in reply to D3MNR]

You also need the FT3 tested along with Anti- TPO & Anti-Tg to rule out Hashimotos.

As your VitD is Low in range it is possible B12 - Folate and Ferritin will be low and causing symptoms. VitD better around 100

Private Testing through Thyroid UK would cover ALL the tests you need for a diagnosis

[SlowDragon Administrator]

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

Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially if you have autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's) diagnosed by raised Thyroid antibodies

Ask GP to test vitamin levels

You may need to get full Thyroid testing privately as NHS refuses to test TG antibodies if TPO antibodies are negative

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and before eating or drinking anything other than water .

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)

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

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

For thyroid including antibodies and vitamins

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 you can get GP to test vitamins and antibodies then cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3 £29 (via NHS private service )

monitormyhealth.org.uk/thyr...

Vitamin D

GP will only prescribe to bring levels to 50nmol. But improving to around 80nmol or 100nmol may be better

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/218...

vitamindsociety.org/pdf/Vit...