Hashimoto's Thyroditis

[CrazyCatLady63]

Can anyone help re levels in pic. I have telephone appt with GP tomorrow and she is hopeless re thyroid matters. I am concerned re my high ferratin. I also feel awful on 75 mcg of thyroxine. Heart palpitations, hot flushes, night sweats, tired, weight gain

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

CrazyCatLady63

CRP is high, this is an inflammation marker, possibly high due to your Hashi's.

Ferritin is over range, this can be due to infection or inflammation, again may be due to your Hashi's.

Folate - we frequently see this "sample error" with Medichecks results, possibly because there isn't enough blood. Are they sending you a free kit to repeat the folate test?

Active B12 is OK, over 100 is where I'd want my level to be.

Vit D is OK. The Vit D Council/Vit D Society recommend a level of 100-150nmol/L. Do you supplement?

Thyroid Hormones

The aim of a treated hypo patient on Levo, generally, is for TSH to be 1 or below with Ft4 and FT3 in the upper part of their reference ranges, if that is where you feel well.

Your FT4 is 97% through range and your FT3 is 64.32% through range. Not quite as well balanced as they might be.

Autoimmunity

It appears that you know already that you have Hashi's. Are you gluten free? This seems to help some Hashi's patients. Do you take selenium? This is said to help reduce antibodies and can help conversion of T4 to T3.

Heart palpitations, hot flushes, night sweats, tired, weight gain

These seem to be symptoms of both hyper and hypo which can be common with Hashi's.

[CrazyCatLady63 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Hi I was diagnosed with hashimoto's in May 2019 and medicated in October 2019. My ferritin has always been level. My antibodies have come down to the level in the report. I am not gluten free though my antibody levels have come down without being gluten free. I am worried re my ferritin. Yes I got another test kit in which I plan to do tomorrow morning.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Which brand of levothyroxine are you currently taking?

Have you always had this brand?

How long have you been on 75mcg

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 .

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

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

Is this how you do your tests?

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking

High ferritin can be due to inflammation of Hashimoto’s

High TG antibodies can cause lots of symptoms

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/303...

[CrazyCatLady63 in reply to SlowDragon]

I've actually had heart palpitations since January and said to my GP in March and she said she would refer me (to who I dont know). The 75mcg went up in November/December.

I have also just realised my left foot is swollen. I am actually at my wits end with this crap. I actually feel worse since being medicated. The medication brand is the same.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to CrazyCatLady63]

So which brand Levothyroxine is it?

B12 is high ....if you don’t take any multivitamins or B vitamins

Come back with new post once you get folate result

[CrazyCatLady63 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you. I'm out of the house just now but I'm sure the brand for 50mcg is activas but cant remember the brand for the 25mcg. I'll look when I get home

[CrazyCatLady63 in reply to SlowDragon]

Sorry I take selenium, Vit D3, Vit K2 MK 7. I can't tolerate magnesium so dont take it. I always meant to try it again but haven't got round to it. I didnt take my medication prior to giving blood nor did I eat or drink anything. I did drink water to hydrate me.

[magsyh in reply to CrazyCatLady63]

Try 1000mcg ester c and high dose vitamin b it has worked wonders for my palpitations. I was forever in an ambulance until doc finally took me seriously but due to covid 19 I'm still waiting for hospital appointment and heart monitor so I got fed up having to go through it every night. Research suggested high dose vit c and b and within just a few days the palpitations changed no more hard pounding and it wasn't so fast now it's gone and I'm getting to sleep. It got to the point I was terrified to go to bed. It worked wonders for me so worth a try for you.