Latest B/Horizon blood tests results.

[Harlech]

CRP. 2.78. (<5.0

FERRITIN. 68.2. (13-150

MAGNESIUM. 0.94. (0.66-0.99

CORTISOL. 481.0. (113 - 456. 6AM - 10AM

TSH. 1.89. (0.27 - 4-20

T4 TOTAL. 116.0. (66 - 181

FT4. 17.5. (12.0-22

FT3. 4.84. (3.1-6.8

ANTIBODIES. OK

VIT. D. 67. (50-175

VIT. H. 1272. (145 - 569 *

FOLATE. >45. (8.83 - 60.8 *

TAKING 50 LEVO, have been since Oct 2020.

March 2021

TSH 2.13

FT4 17.4

FT3. 4.61 RANGES AS ABOVE

My B12 1342 >Oct 2019

Still have very high B12 level.?

Looks like I am deficient for folate.

All advice appreciated.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Previous post re vitamin supplements

Igennus super B complex, I randomly take these due to my high B12 level, I have taken health leads folate due to being under range, vit D on script fultium 800iu daliy, but on some days use BetterYou 3000 with k2 mk7, magnesium spray on legs at night.

Suggest you increase vitamin D. Aiming to maintain vitamin D at least around 80nmol and around 100nmol maybe better

Folate result looks like is more than 45. So a good level

TSH. 1.89. (0.27 - 4-20

T4 TOTAL. 116.0. (66 - 181

FT4. 17.5. (12.0-22

FT3. 4.84. (3.1-6.8

How do you feel?

Ft3 is going up nicely

[Harlech in reply to SlowDragon]

I have joint pain & muscles feel stiff, low back pain this is all day long, 5 minute slow walk & my back, I am in agony.Due to noticing In previous blood tests the drop in ft3 I thought this maybe the reason for the above issues, but it as increased this time.

Still have high b12 ?

My ft3 was much better I started levo.

I am booked for endro. phone appointment on Thurs. I should have had 1 at the being of January but never happened.

Just a thought, I have been on the same dose of 50 levo for 7months, would an increase help with the above issues,?

I will purchase another better you vit d

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Harlech]

Yes as you still have lots of hypothyroid symptoms I would push for next dose increase

75mcg 3 days week and 50mcg 4 days a week

Joint pain may improve with higher vitamin D

Do you supplement magnesium?

[Harlech in reply to SlowDragon]

I have Better You magnesium spray, use on my legs, hoping it would help my leg cramps.

[Harlech in reply to SlowDragon]

If its the same endro who I spoke to in October 2020, (it was phone call appointment) her reply was if things hadn't resolved, she would reduce levo back to 25, hopefully she will have forgotten as she forgot to phone me in January this year as arranged.

[humanbean]

FOLATE. >45. (8.83 - 60.8 *

My B12 1342 >Oct 2019

Still have very high B12 level.?

Looks like I am deficient for folate.

Your folate is greater than 45 with the top of range being 60.8. So, at the very least your folate is high in range but could also be over the range, it is impossible to say without an exact result. So, your folate is definitely not deficient.

I am not aware of any problems associated with high Vitamin B12 - IF it is caused by supplementation.

It is possible to have high B12 without supplementing, and there are various causes for this. They are described in this paper :

academic.oup.com/qjmed/arti...

The full paper can be downloaded as a PDF.

Just a note for future reference ...

Active Vitamin B12 is a better test than Serum Vitamin B12.

You might find some of the following articles of interest :

stichtingb12tekort.nl/our-e...

And this may be useful too :

biolab.co.uk/docs/vitaminB1...

[humanbean in reply to humanbean]

I forgot to ask...

Are you taking any supplements for B12 and folate i.e. B12 and/or folate and/or a B Complex? If yes, what are you taking specifically?

[Harlech in reply to humanbean]

Reference to B12 levels theses are all Blue horizon.Range. - 569

2018. 735

2019. 1342

2020. 1311

2021 1272

Think possible 2015/2016 I had to have about 6 B12 injections, so possibly 2017/2018 I did supplement with igennus B12.

Folate - 8.83 - 60.8

2018. L 8.38 so supplemented as Dr, wouldn't

2019. 31.10 so NO supplements

2020. L. 7. 00

2021 >45 have occasionally taken some folate

Purchased health Leads.