Updated Blood work Results still not feeling well

[edleenia]

My new blood work results

Presently on T4:120mg / T3: 30 mg and have joint pain can it be due to the high milligrams of T4. This is first time I take high T4.

Ranges:

Free T3: 2.6. 2.5-3.9

Free T4: 0.68. 0.61-1.12

T3 Reerse: 8.3 (L). 9.0-27.0

TSH 3rd gen: 0.425 0.340-4.410

T3,Total. 6.6(L). 87-168

T4,Total. 8.70 6.1-12.2

TSH Post. 6.41. 0.56

Symptoms: tired, achy circulation symptoms numb. Does anyone have any suggestions , thank you.

[greygoose]

Free T3: 2.6. 2.5-3.9

Your FT3 is very low, considering your dose! Do you always take your T3 on an empty stomach and wait at least an hour before eating, etc. just as you would with levo?

120 mcg is not a high dose of levo, it's quite average, so doubtful that would be causing joint pain. More likely to be the low T3. Or nutritional deficiencies. Have you had your vit D, vit B12, folate and ferritin tested?

[JAmanda]

You look to be very under medicated by all the results. You probably won’t start feeling better til your tsh is 1 or lower and your T3 and t4 levels are high in their ranges… so you need a dose increase.

I’d take 150 Levo tomorrow if I were you then retest in six weeks.

Do make sure you take your meds on an empty stomach and an hour before eating anything. And don’t eat calcium supplements for four hours.

I have got rid of most of my joint pain by getting my T3 to 80% through the range.

[edleenia in reply to JAmanda]

HiHi thanks. I have been on new meds for about 1 month and have two more weeks before getting tested again. However I was on high dosage of t3 n I was getting suicidal thoughts doctor had to lower dosage. I have also notice muscle twitches. Any recommendations thank you so much.

[JAmanda in reply to edleenia]

I’m now on 100 Levo and 32.5 lio. It took me long time to get here - and I had to pass through a lot of muscle tics in my eyes and face - but I just had to get my T3 up high in range for all that and my hip pains to stop. I’m not sure the T3 was causing the suicidal thoughts - but perhaps you took too much too soon - I don’t know your full history but your numbers don’t suggest you’ll need it. You just need more Levo as it will raise both your T3 and t4.

[edleenia in reply to JAmanda]

Yes you are probably right too much to soon