BlueHorizon Thyroid blood tests Advanced Thyroid Testing through the THYROID PREMIUM PLATINUM -available as a vacutainer /PLEASE HELP

[ArtDeco1920]

Hello everyone,

I'm thinking ordering this thyroid premium platinum test from BlueHorizon,as i suffer from Hashimoto's(i'm 35 years old) i've been diagnosed in 2019,i'm on Levothyroxine(Northstar) since then,(100mg one day/75 mg the other day) ,and i haven't been tested since Covid started,so i feel very very ill with my stomach,even i gave up since 6 months to gluten,dairy,soya,eggs.

Anyway my question is that on the bluehorizon website says that if i order the "thyroid premium platinum" the kit comes as a -available as a vacutainer test only due to the volume of blood required,so you need a nurse to take the blood sample for it?

And i don't know any nurse in Bristol,where i live.

I check Boots and Superdrug for walk-in nurse to pay for a blood sample but apparently because of Covid they don't have this service anymore .

Do you know about this test?Do you recommend other companies who can offer the same kind of complex testing but easier blood samples?

Thank you very much all for your answers,as i found out since I'm on this forum,it's way much more help then any GP,so far for me personally.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

You don’t need Platinum test - extremely expensive

Silver test is perfectly adequate

bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...

Can do via finger prick test

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking, if any

Make sure you test early Monday or Tuesday morning and then post back via tracked postal service

Always do all thyroid testing as early as possible in morning before eating or drinking anything other than water and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

Northstar 25mcg is Teva

Northstar 50mcg and 100mcg tablets are Accord

Are you currently taking 25mcg tablets?

[ArtDeco1920 in reply to SlowDragon]

Omg thank you very much for your answer

Vitamin supplements i take : advance digestive enzymes,vitamin D,B-complex,Selenium (i've read Izabella Wentz recommendation) ,Zinc,Milk Thistle,Turmeric,Magnesium .

But i have to admit that i don't always stick to them,as sometimes i'm concerned that they may cause me stomach pains. (or is just my anxiety)

I'm thinking of ordering also the Food Intolerance kit,the complex one :

smartblood.co.uk/take-a-tes...

Yes i take Northstar since the beggining ,the 50mg+50mg

and the 25 mg to make 75mg .The 25 mg is TEVA

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to ArtDeco1920]

Teva badly upsets many many patients

Personally I would ditch the Teva....cut 50mcg tablets in half to get 25mcg

Test after 6-8 weeks on just Accord brand

Many people find Levothyroxine brands are not interchangeable.

Many patients do NOT get on well with Teva brand of Levothyroxine. Teva contains mannitol as a filler, which seems to be possible cause of problems. Teva is the only brand that makes 75mcg tablet. So if avoiding Teva for 75mcg dose ask for 25mcg to add to 50mcg or just extra 50mcg tablets to cut in half

But for some people (usually if lactose intolerant, Teva is by far the best option)

Teva, Aristo and Glenmark are the only lactose free tablets

Most easily available (and often most easily tolerated) are Mercury Pharma or Accord

Accord is also boxed as Almus via Boots, and Northstar 50mcg and 100mcg via Lloyds ....but doesn’t make 25mcg tablets

beware 25mcg Northstar is Teva

List of different brands available in U.K.

thyroiduk.org/medications-f...

Teva poll

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Once you find a brand that suits you, best to make sure to only get that one at each prescription.

Watch out for brand change when dose is increased or at repeat prescription.

academic.oup.com/jcem/artic...

Physicians should: 1) alert patients that preparations may be switched at the pharmacy; 2) encourage patients to ask to remain on the same preparation at every pharmacy refill; and 3) make sure patients understand the need to have their TSH retested and the potential for dosing readjusted every time their LT4 preparation is switched (18).

Levothyroxine is an extremely fussy hormone and should always be taken on an empty stomach and then nothing apart from water for at least an hour after

Many people take Levothyroxine soon after waking, but it may be more convenient and perhaps more effective taken at bedtime

verywellhealth.com/best-tim...

No other medication or supplements at same as Levothyroxine, leave at least 2 hour gap.

Some like iron, calcium, magnesium, HRT, omeprazole or vitamin D should be four hours away

(Time gap doesn't apply to Vitamin D mouth spray)

If you normally take levothyroxine at bedtime/in night ...adjust timings as follows prior to blood test

If testing Monday morning, delay Saturday evening dose levothyroxine until Sunday morning. Delay Sunday evening dose levothyroxine until after blood test on Monday morning. Take Monday evening dose levothyroxine as per normal

REMEMBER.....very important....stop taking any supplements that contain biotin a week before ALL BLOOD TESTS as biotin can falsely affect test results - eg vitamin B complex

[ArtDeco1920 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you again for your quick answer and for all of your information

I'm going to do all that

I'm coming back after i have the blood test results from bluehorizon .

Have a nice evening

👍

[Jazzw in reply to ArtDeco1920]

Being honest—I’m not sure that I’d bother with the food intolerance test just yet.

If you’re under medicated on thyroid hormones, that will be causing all sorts of secondary effects which can include digestion issues.

Why not see what comes back from the Blue Horizon test first and go from there?

[ArtDeco1920 in reply to Jazzw]

Thank you very very much for your answer

I think you're right,i will do that first ,and see after

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to ArtDeco1920]

ArtDeco1920

If you want to do vitamins as well as thyroid then it's the Thyroid Premium GOLD test you need, it's the same as the Platinum just excludes the reverse T3 test. The Gold test can be done by fingerprick.

SlowDragon Just thought I'd mention that in case you thought the Silver test included vitamins

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to SeasideSusie]

Sorry....yes I did think it did ...no wonder it was cheaper that I thought!

Thyroid Gold is what I meant to recommend

[BrecklandRanger in reply to SlowDragon]

I'd advise against getting a finger prick test (have been known to be less reliable). The only issue with that test package is it doesn't include rT3 (reverse T3), so worth bearing in mind.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to BrecklandRanger]

Waste of money getting Reverse T3 tested

[Jazzw]

Was just about to post the same comment—don’t need the platinum.

[ArtDeco1920]

Hello All,

Thank you very much for your advice regarding LEVOTHYROXINE made by TEVA.

After I've suffered with very bad stomach issues ,for months and months (my GP kew about TEVA) ,and I was making all sorts of tests ,I decided to get rid off TEVA ( without GP approval) which help me a lot .

Now I feel way much better,and im still recovering after I poisoned my gut and my intestines, so I keep a clear diet.

So now all my blood tests came normally.

I wanna give you a HUGE thank you for telling me about that bad producer and I think we should make more awareness so we can help more people with similar issues .

Ps: I also recommend a book written by Anthony William-Thyroid Healing .

All the best

😍👌