Thyroid blood results

[caroash]

Hi I was wondering if any of you can comment on my friend's blood results

TSH 2.43 range(0.35-4.50)

FT4 1.31 range (0.9-1.8)

FT3 3.1 range range (2.3-4.2)

Her main problem us that she has terrible body aches and pains,she said feels like been hit by a truck. Thanks in advance.

[fuchsia-pink]

If she hasn't been diagnosed as hypo, she won't be with these results - the GP will say they're all in range and she's fine. If she's in the UK the GP will want her TSH to be over-range - either out of range with high antibodies or very much out of range if antibodies are normal - before she gets thyroid treatment.

As regards the actual blood results, can you re-check lab ranges, please? It's very unusual for free T4 and free T3 to have identical ranges

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[caroash in reply to fuchsia-pink]

Hi thanks for replying the ref range was 0.9-1.8 for FT4 .

[fuchsia-pink in reply to caroash]

So if she IS on thyroid meds, a dose increase (extra 25 mcg of levo a day) would be in order as free T4 is 45% through range and free T3 is 42% through range [so balanced, but low] - hold and re-test after 6 weeks untl TSH is less than 2 and frees are in top third of range.

Also worth testing key nutrients anyway - ferritin, folate, vit D and B12 and supplementing if any are too low.

Good luck x

[caroash in reply to fuchsia-pink]

Thanks so much I'll pass this onx