TSH & T4L

[vivbr]

Came on the site a week ago about changing my medication to Natural Dessicated hormone replacement. So I'm still awaiting the delivery, so we'll see if it actually arrives. IN the meantime I had a blood test and the results were as follows:

TSH = 0,338 mUl/L normes between 0.380- 5.330

T4 free = 0.69 ng/dL normes between 7.86-14.41.

T3 free = 3.14 pg/mL normes between 2.50 - 3.90

I'm on Euthyral (T4 +T3) 3/4 pill/day early morning 1/2hour at least before breakfast.

Although it seems ok I'm confused quite a lot, always looking for words, memory bad. I was much better before it cant be old age or Alzeimer. So what's wrong?

I'm wondering if the T3 is ok but the T4 too low for me. Any ideas would be a great help.

I was on Levothyrox before, have been treated for Hashimoto for 10 years now, dosage stable for 8 years. I'm 69 & otherwise healthy, normal weight and on gluten & lactose free diets.

[Lalatoot]

Are you sure that FT4 result is correct?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

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

Low B12 gets much more common as we get older

That Ft4 looks extremely low....are you sure that’s correct ?

[vivbr in reply to SlowDragon]

Yes that is correct.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to vivbr]

Whose prescribing this

Do you know what dose T4 and T3 ?

Ft4 is far too low ...you likely need some extra levothyroxine

Ask Doctor to test vitamin levels

[vivbr in reply to SlowDragon]

The 3/4 pill represents 75 microgr. T4 (levothyroxine) & 15 microgr. of T3 (Liothyronine). My mistake earlier the normes for T4 reading is 0.61-1.12, I'm at 0,338 ng/dL (or my T4 is 8,89 pmol/L with normes at 7,86 -14,41 pmol/L). Hope that helps

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to vivbr]

Then Ft4 looks about right level

You still need to test vitamins

[vivbr in reply to SlowDragon]

You're right. Thanks

[vivbr]

Sorry the normes is not correct, should read 0.61-1.12.

[sugarcrush]

I don’t know enough about it to help you. Sorry.

[HashiFedUp]

Is that T4 right, it’s extremely low?!

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to HashiFedUp]

T4L = T4 Libre = Free T4

[Annienixo]

Is it a private prescription? How did you get it? My Uk doc and endo Resistant to prescribe t3

[vivbr in reply to Annienixo]

I'm in France but I twisted the doctor's arm to get the T3+4. However the excipient has gluten in it, messes up my gluten free diet