Results

[Owleyes]

Please may I have advice on my results

Free T4 19 range (7.9-14.4)

T3 4.8 range (3.8-6.0)

TSH 0.039 (range 0.38-5.33)

Vit D 81 range >50

Taking 150 of Levo

Thank you

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Owleyes

A few questions.

1) How do you feel?

2) Do you take a B Complex or Biotin and did you leave it off for 7 days before the test?

3) Did you leave 24 hours between your last dose of Levo and the blood draw?

Your FT4 is well over range to produce an FT3 of just 45.45% through range. This would indicate poor conversion of T4 to T3; however, if you took your Levo too close to your blood draw this could be giving you a false high FT4 result.

It would seem from previous posts that you also have Hashi's (as well as Graves for which you had RAI)

July 17 TPO ANTIBODIES 1274

so this could have a bearing.

[Owleyes in reply to SeasideSusie]

Hi SeasideSusie

1) feel ok. Sleeps a bit rubbish. Have loads of energy.

2) stopped my b complex 7 days before

3)Stopped Levo 24hrs before draw

What do I need to do please?

Thank you 😊

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Owleyes]

Owleyes

In that case I'd say you were taking too much Levo to give you an over range FT4. Your current results suggest that it might be beneficial to take a lower dose of Levo and add in some T3. But the Hashi's might play a part. Are your results usually so out of balance (FT4:FT3)?

[Owleyes in reply to SeasideSusie]

No not had ones like this before.

Shall I drop down to 125?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Owleyes]

Perhaps consider dropping to 125mcg 3 days a week, 150mcg 4 days a week

Retest in 6-8 weeks

[Owleyes in reply to SlowDragon]

Ok will do.

I can’t seem to get straight. Why is that? And I doing something wrong?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Owleyes]

It’s common to need to fine tune and adjust over time too

I currently take 125mcg 5 days a week and 112.5mcg 2 days a week (plus T3)

Many people find they need to be fine tuned somewhere between different doses

[Owleyes in reply to SlowDragon]

I’ll try the 125 3 days and 150 4 days and retest in 6 weeks.