Big Thanks

[M0t0]

Hi just wanted to say thank you to you all that took the time to help with my first post so i have spoken to my gp this morning he hadn’t/ won’t do a t3 but i’d had a t4 the beginning of june which was when they the tsh

Serum free T4 level 16.2 pmol/L [11.0 - 24.0]

Serum TSH level 0.13 mIU/L [0.35 - 4.5]

so because of me being a little bit better informed and asking more questions he has decided to keep me as i am and retest in 3 months

so THANK YOU

[greygoose]

You're still under-medicated. Your FT4 is only 40% through the range. You probably need it more like 80%. But, of course, he's only looking at the TSH.

[M0t0 in reply to greygoose]

my old gp retired she was brilliant let me go up to 200 just because i felt poop but then the next gp brought me down to 175 and then to 150 but i’ve been on this for a year and another new dr again hence the wanting to put me down again due to tsh so when i have my next lot of bloods in 3 months i will of read more learnt more and be ready to fight my corner 😊

[greygoose in reply to M0t0]

Good for you! Let him have it!

[tattybogle]

Knowledge is Power

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Strongly recommend getting full thyroid and vitamin testing privately

Likely low vitamin levels

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

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?

Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or thyroid antibodies or all relevant vitamins

List of private testing options

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin

medichecks.com/products/thy...

Medichecks often have special offers, if order on Thursdays

Thriva Thyroid plus vitamins

thriva.co/tests/thyroid-test

Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes vitamins

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Come back with new post once you get results and ranges