latest test results

[shaz35]

Do I need to do anything more with these results or is my dose now the right level?

Im currently taking 125mcg levethyroxine.

I am still having swollen ankles and aching muscles.

Thank you for any advice.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

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Impressively high TSH

High thyroid antibodies confirms autoimmune thyroid disease also called Hashimoto’s

Have you now changed to strictly gluten free diet?

[shaz35 in reply to SlowDragon]

Yes have been on gluten free diet for last three weeks.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Did you change 25mcg Northstar- which is Teva brand

Request 50mcg accord brand and cut in half

Accord don’t make 25mcg tablets

Did you get ferritin tested

[shaz35 in reply to SlowDragon]

no still on Teva brand, have been ferritin tested serum ferritin level 48 ug/LFemale Ferritin Reference Range

17-60 years: 13-150 ug/L

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to shaz35]

How do you feel

Teva upsets many many people. ….Best avoided unless lactose intolerant

Ferritin likely too low

Look at increasing iron rich foods in diet

Eating iron rich foods like liver or liver pate once a week plus other red meat, pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate, plus daily orange juice or other vitamin C rich drink can help improve iron absorption

List of iron rich foods

dailyiron.net

Links about iron and ferritin

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Great in-depth article on low ferritin

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This is interesting because I have noticed that many patients with Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism, start to feel worse when their ferritin drops below 80 and usually there is hair loss when it drops below 50.

Thyroid disease is as much about optimising vitamins as thyroid hormones

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Post discussing just how long it can take to raise low ferritin

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Never supplement iron without doing full iron panel test for anaemia first

Iron and thyroid link

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Posts discussing why important to do full iron panel test

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[shaz35 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you, will try and increase my iron, very happy to have to eat dark chocolate and drink orange juice x