Blood results

[cosgrove]

I have been suffering with anxiety for the past 6 months and 2 months ago decreased my levothyroxine from 75 to 50. As nhs is not doing tests at the moment I had a private one done. I would appreciate some feedback on these results as I don’t know whether my thyroid is the problem or anxiety. Thank you

Freethyroxine 14.63. (10.4-19.4)

TSH. 1.71. (0.55-4.78)

Free T 3 3.96. (2.6-7.1)

ReverseT3 23. (10-24)

TP antibodies<28. (0-60)

Thyroglobulin antibody <15. (0-60)

T3. 1.81. (0.61-1.81)

T4 123.5. (59-154)

[Lalatoot]

Based on those results I would say that you are undermedicated and need an increase in levo. Your FT3 is low in range and this is what causes symptoms. Your FT4 is barely halfway through its range. I would hazard a guess that you did not need to reduce your levo from 75mcg and that you might have needed an increase instead.

Anxiety is also a symptom of hypo and being undermedicated. I was anxious and had panic attacks when I was undermedicated. ( I spent years on citalopram and levo) This is because what the body lacks in thyroid hormones it makes up for with adrenalin. This is how you manage to keep going. It is not a great way to live.

I haven't needed any anxiety medication or suffered from anxiety since my levels became more optimal for me.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

You need vitamin levels tested

As per this post from year ago

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Low vitamin levels can significantly reduce conversion of Ft4 to Ft3

[SlowDragon Administrator]

High reverse T3 can be due to low ferritin

Who did this test ...the ranges are not Medichecks or Blue Horizon?

[cosgrove]

Thanks all. The test was done by a local private health clinic

[Nanaedake]

My thought are that your anxiety is caused by something else. It doesn't look like you have thyroid antibodies according to the results. So it could be low vitamin levels causing your problem. My TSH has been higher than 11.0 and FT4, FT3 below range and no anxiety symptoms. Your present thyroid levels after drop in medication are still in the normal range and as dropping levo dose has not helped symptoms then I would say there is something else at play. So although we all differ, I think it's worth checking out other factors.

Have you changed the type of levothyroxine you are taking? Sometimes the pharmacy can switch brands and it causes problems. Then it could be low nutrients or another problem. I would defi itely look into physical factors since anxiety is a symptom of various kinds of imbalance.

Judging by first set of results you did not need to reduce levothyroxine.

[cosgrove]

Thank you. I will have vitamin levels checked and as I feel generally lethargic then maybe you iron levels need checking