Blood pressure

[emcbutterfly]

I’ve been on levoThyroxine for 8 years I’m on 100mg my blood pressure is high - can this be related to medication?

[Buddy195 Administrator]

Do you have any thyroid blood results to share? My bp & resting pulse rose when I was not adequately medicated.

[emcbutterfly in reply to Buddy195]

Hi I don't but will request them. They usually only do the one is that the T3one?

[Buddy195 Administrator in reply to emcbutterfly]

Many of us on the forum test privately then you get TSH, T4, T3. I use Medichecks. Thyroid tests are often discounted on Thursdays, so maybe worth a look.

[greygoose]

High blood pressure is a hypo symptom. 100 mcg is only a small dose. So, the odds are that you are still hypo due to under-medication, and it's that that is causing the high blood pressure, rather than the levo.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Do you always get same brand of levothyroxine

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested. Also EXTREMELY important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 at least annually

Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially if you have autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's) diagnosed by raised Thyroid antibodies

Do you have Hashimoto’s

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.co/tests/thyroid-test

Thriva also offer just vitamin testing

Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins by DIY fingerprick test

bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...

If you can get GP to test vitamins and antibodies then 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...

monitormyhealth.org.uk/

NHS easy postal kit vitamin D test £29 via

vitamindtest.org.uk

Come back with new post once you get results