At my recent blood test at the GP surgery the nurse obligingly filled my vial for me to send back to Monitor My health. So one early morning fasting blood draw went to two different labs but the ranges are the same:
TSH 0.14 (0.27-4.20) both labs
FT3 4.6 (3.1-6.8) 40.5% Monitor my health
FT4 15.9 (12-22) 39% MMH 18 (12-22) 60% local
11 Jan 2021. On 75mcg levo
I would invite comments on the results - but which results? Am I right in assuming T4 is normally higher in range than T3 so MMH is probably incorrect?
The GP gave me a lecture on how the thyroid works and told me my TSH was suppressed. He then asked me about my symptoms and as I said I don’t have tremors or palpitations he agreed to raise my dose to 100mcg rather than reduce it.it has taken me 12 months to achieve this dose, but as my TSH has been below 1 ever since I started on Levo, I’m lucky I’m not still on 50mcg.
I’m on my 4th day of 100mcg levo and I’m disappointed not to have the surge of energy I had for the first five days when I went up to 75mcg. Other than that I’ve never felt any different on levo. I think my dose for my weight is around 110mcg so maybe I’ll need another increase.
The GP who agreed that dose increase is retiring and suggested my next blood test be in three months, so he’ll have gone by then. I don’t know if I dare risk another NHS test giving them another opportunity to reduce my levo.
By the way, vitamins were tested in October
Vit D 92 Upped supplement to 5,000 iu
B12 348 Ngl Started Igennus a complex + 500 b12
Folate 14.6 (2.4-17.5)
Ferritin 72 (13-150) Added some meat to diet (was vege)
Stopped biotin a week before blood test.
All comments welcomed. Shouldn’t I have a bit more zing by now?