Help with tests

[Assasss]

I would appreciate your comments please

I was diagnosed with graves and my recent blood tests are tsh 7,24 (0,3-4,5)

T3 1,18 ( 0,8-1,9)FT4 0,97 (0,8-1,76)

I was on 5mg thyrostat twice a day and T4 50 every day except Sunday now the endo said to increase the dose of T4 to 75 and take it every day

[greygoose]

You are now very hypo, with a TSH over 7. How were you diagnosed with Grave's? Did they test the Grave's antibodies: TRAB or TSI?

[Assasss in reply to greygoose]

Yes they tested tsi,they were high in February 7,70 and then in early May 2,11 (<1,75)

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Bloods should be retested 6-8 weeks after your increase to 75mcg levothyroxine

Important to test vitamin D,folate, ferritin and B12 too

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)