Just wondering if you could give advice on my last bloods?
I feel ok, not swelling, but can not loose weight at all. I stop feel always cold, but my heart rate increase to 85/min
I used NDT 3 years, was great, but the factory was closed, and I can not buy anymore lacto free NDT (without prescription) after 1 year with Levothyroxine only, I discovered T3
I have Hashimoto and taking levothyroxine from 12 years.
From 6 weeks I am on 100mcg levothyroxine Teva (lacto free)
And 50mcg T3 (I am taking 5am - 25mg and 4pm - 25mg)
I am gluten and dairy free from 4 years, eat a lot of vegetables/fruits/nuts, meat/fish sometimes only, do not take any vitamin/supplements.
My test was done early morning 24hrs from levothyroxine and 16hrs from T3
I am losing a lot of hair and can not loose weight.
I have problem with guts, too quick digest and do not take vitamins/ minerals from foods
Any advice please?
Why T4 is so low? And looks as T3 I should reduce 12.5 less?
Multivitamins are never recommended on here, too little of what we do need, usually poorly absorbed cheap ingredients and most contain iodine not recommended for anyone on replacement thyroid hormones unless tested and deficient and under care of iodine specialist
Meanwhile working on increasing iron rich foods in your diet
Look at increasing iron rich foods in diet
Eating iron rich foods like liver or liver pate once a week plus other red meat daily , pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate, plus daily orange juice or other vitamin C rich drink can help improve iron absorption
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
With serum B12 result below 500, (Or active B12 below 70) recommended to be taking a B12 supplement as well as a B Complex (to balance all the B vitamins) initially for first 2-4 months.
once your serum B12 is over 500 (or Active B12 level has reached 70), stop the B12 and just carry on with the B Complex.
Thorne Basic B or Jarrow B Right are recommended options that contains folate, but both are large capsules. (You can tip powder out if can’t swallow capsule)
IMPORTANT......If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 7 days before ALL BLOOD TESTS , as biotin can falsely affect test results
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