metavive 111.. need help understanding my results and what to do next

[ilovegoats]

ii have been sublicnal hypo for years but was diagnosed hypo 6 weeks ago

tsh 6.81 (0.38-5.33)

t4 7.5 (8-16)

t3 4.5 ( 3.5-6.2)

ive been taking metavive 111 ( for the last 6 weeks)

1 weeks ago ( thriva)

tsh 0.22 ( 1-4.2)

t4 13.4 (12-22)

t3 5.5 (3.1-6.8)

are theese good ? or still need some work?

i dont feel any better and my symotoms are bad! wondering about cortisol..and having to much t3?

when i tested i had taken my last dose 24 hours prior to the blood test , and now reading posts on here i can see that may have been wrong

not sure if i would be better on levo?

thank you

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Ilovegoats

Can you add the reference ranges for your results, these vary from lab to lab.

When you posted here a few months ago

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

you said

I have just been prescribed Levothyroxine .

How come you now say you were diagnosed 6 weeks ago and why Metavive?

[ilovegoats in reply to SeasideSusie]

i was sublcinical for 2 years and 10 months ago a private endo prescibed levo but my nsh endo and gp didnt and said i didnt need it , and then my nhs gp prescribed levo 6 weeks ago as my blood test showed i was not subclinical anymore . i chose metavive because i read ndt was better than t4 only..

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to ilovegoats]

Ilovegoats

Please add reference ranges for your results. We can't interpret them out ranges.

Metavive isn't NDT. NDT has a set amount of T4 and T3. Metavive is a thyroid glandular with no declared hormone content.

[ilovegoats in reply to SeasideSusie]

sorry

6 weeks ago

tsh 6.81 (0.38-5.33)

t4 7.5 (8-16)

t3 4.5 ( 3.5-6.2)

[ilovegoats in reply to ilovegoats]

1 weeks ago ( thriva)

tsh 0.22 ( 1-4.2)

t4 13.4 (12-22)

t3 5.5 (3.1-6.8)

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to ilovegoats]

Ilovegoats

Well it looks as though Metavive is doing something for you, your results have improved but your hormones - FT4 and FT3 - may not be the right balance for you and the reason why you don't feel any better. Your FT4 is very low in range.

i chose metavive because i read ndt was better than t4 only..

I think you might have made a mistake by not starting with Levo. Despite what you might have read, Levo does suit a lot of hypo patients but you won't know until you try it and once you've given it a good go if you find it doesn't suit then consider alternatives.

If I were you I would accept the Levo and see what happens. Your FT4 should rise, and when on Levo only most people feel best when TSH is 1 or below with FT4 and FT3 in the upper part of their ranges.

[ilovegoats in reply to SeasideSusie]

thank you, i have been thinking it was a wrong not to try the levo . i did to much resurch and got caught up in it all and it seemed t4 onlywas never good for people

my problem is now i dont know how to come of the metavie to try the levo. do i wean of them by taking down a capsule every day or just stop cold turkey? or continue on metavive for another 6 weeks and re test then change . im really confused what to do next

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to ilovegoats]

I'm sorry, I've not done that so wouldn't like to advise but I'm not sure what continuing with Metavive and retesting in 6 weeks is likely to achieve considering how you feel at the moment.

[ilovegoats in reply to SeasideSusie]

in abit of a rut . mabey ill just try and slowley decrease metavivie

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Looking at previous post from 10 months ago

You need vitamins retested

Folate 10

Feratine 24.9

B12 693

Cortisol 117

My prolatic when I had it tested ages ago was 690

No vitamin d test

Ask GP to test vitamin D

Ferritin looks low and likely lower now

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking

You also need thyroid antibodies tested to see if cause of your hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroid disease also called Hashimoto’s diagnosed by high TPO or high TG antibodies.

Highly likely as about 90% of primary hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroid disease

You really need referral to thyroid specialist endocrinologist with low cortisol

[ilovegoats]

i have seen a endo and they did a atch test where is stim to 433 ( the cut of point was 430) so its not addisons

i have had my antibodies tested twice and a had a scan and i dont have hashmitos

my vit d is 78

[ilovegoats]

ferretin did go lower to 14 but seems better now

recent bloods

active b12 is 143

ferretin 51

folate 20.6

vit d 78

recent tpo 22.2 ( 34-200)

im taking floradix

and seamoss