So these are my latest blood results, dr said all normal but my Ferritin seems low, I am ttc and I am on 100 levothyroxine I have hashimotos, I did ask for full thyroid panel but they said tsh was the best one,
Tsh 0.96 (0.55-4.78)
Serum ferritin 37(10-291ug/L)
Serum b12 581 (211-911ng\L)
Serum folate 12.47 (3.38-23.90ug/L)
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Clearly just testing TSH is completely inadequate
Essential to test vitamin D
Ferritin rather low
What vitamin supplements are you currently taking
As you have Hashimoto’s are you on strictly gluten free diet
Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and before eating or drinking anything other than water .
Last dose of Levothyroxine 24 hours prior to blood test. (taking delayed dose immediately after blood draw).
This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)
Is this how you do your tests?
Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or thyroid antibodies or all relevant vitamins
List of private testing options
thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...
Medichecks Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins
medichecks.com/products/adv...
Thriva Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins By DIY fingerpick test
Thriva also offer just vitamin testing
Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins by DIY fingerprick test
bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...
cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3
£29 (via NHS private service ) and 10% off down to £26.10 if go on thyroid uk for code
thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...
Also vitamin D available as separate test via MMH
Or alternative Vitamin D NHS postal kit
Heavy periods are classic sign of being hypothyroid and will lead to low iron and ferritin ask for full iron panel testing for Anaemia
Look at increasing iron rich foods in diet
Eating iron rich foods like liver or liver pate once a week plus other red meat, pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate, plus daily orange juice or other vitamin C rich drink can help improve iron absorption
List of iron rich foods
Links about iron and ferritin
irondisorders.org/too-littl...
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Great in-depth article on low ferritin
oatext.com/iron-deficiency-...
drhedberg.com/ferritin-hypo...
This is interesting because I have noticed that many patients with Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism, start to feel worse when their ferritin drops below 80 and usually there is hair loss when it drops below 50.
Thyroid disease is as much about optimising vitamins as thyroid hormones
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
restartmed.com/hypothyroidi...
Post discussing just how long it can take to raise low ferritin
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
Never supplement iron without doing full iron panel test for anaemia first
Post discussing why important to do full iron panel test
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Why low ferritin needs improving
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Hi so I went without my levothyroxine for 24hrs before hand and I had my blood test 8am, I did ask dr to test all thyroid panel but he said tsh was the best one 🙄 I had vitamin D done last time and it was 86, so optimal, I am not gluten free and do not wish to be as this is out the question for me, I take b12, coq10, vitD folate, my periods are very irregular due to pcos and are not heavy they are really light (my previous post)
I don’t think anyone would choose to be gluten free....but it is often necessary with Hashimoto’s
PCOS and Hashimoto’s often go together
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