Can anyone tell me if I should stop my T3 24 hours before this test..
Thanks everyone ❤️❤️❤️
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The ACTH blood test needs to go on ice straightaway so make sure they do that.
Hi paulineS❤️Thanks for that info, I'm not bothered about the test just all the hurdles I will have to jump to get their, taxi to train station, train to city, taxi to hospital then covid rules whilst in hospital 😷 then all that again to come home, and I can see my local hospital from where I live,, 🙄🙄 makes no sense 🤔
It's probably because it's a specialist test that your local hospital can't do 
Stress of journey will almost certainly raise your cortisol levels then
Presumably appointment is 9am or earlier?
Hi slowdragon ❤️Appointment is 8.20AM....👍
Please make sure that you have not taken any Biotion either on it's own or part of a multi vitamin. You must stop any HRT or Biotin at least 6 weeks before this test.
Heather
Vitamin D is fine so continue as normal. Your last dose of T3 should be at least 12 hours before the test. Personally I would make sure my last dose of T3 would be 24 hours before the test even if I had to crawl to the test! These Endos dont need any excuses to convince you to stop T3.
Heather
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Almost certainly not, as stopping T3 would cause spike in cortisol to try to compensate for lack of T3
If taking vitamin B complex, or biotin you probably need to stop this a week before test
Thanks slowdragon ❤️Can I continue with my vitamin D sorry should have mentioned that to.. 😕 ❤️❤️❤️