Inner dizziness

[CharlyMae]

Can thyroid make you feel dizzy inside? I’m wondering whether it’s that or my inner ear. My speech feels slurred too and I feel slow.

My levels seem to be okay though

TSH 0.8

T4 14.8

My doctors don’t test anything else but I could ask to get my vitamins checked.

Thoughts?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Please add range on Ft4

Was test done early morning, ideally before 9am and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

How much levothyroxine are you currently taking

Do you always get same brand levothyroxine at each prescription

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking

Yes get vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 levels tested via GP

Or test thyroid and vitamins via Medichecks….currently has 21% off price

If you can get vitamins tested

Test TSH, Ft4 and Ft3 via Monitor My Health at £26.10

List of private testing options and money off codes

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Medichecks Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins

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Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins

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If you can get GP to test vitamins and antibodies then cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3

£29 (via NHS private service ) and 10% off down to £26.10 if go on thyroid uk for code

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NHS easy postal kit vitamin D test £29 via

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[CharlyMae in reply to SlowDragon]

They were taken in the morning but after taking my medication, would that have affected the results?

My antibiotics are 600 so quite high, I assume that has a role to play too.

Will look into private as NHS don’t want to test anything extra and really fight it.

So frustrating!

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to CharlyMae]

ALWAYS Test thyroid levels early morning, ideally before 9am and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

If you took levothyroxine before test your Ft4 result is falsely high and would have been lower…..perhaps around 10

What’s the range on Ft4 (figures in brackets after result)

Often range is 12-22 ….but different labs have different ranges

On levothyroxine when adequately treated Ft4 should be at least 50-60% through range

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Hashimoto’s often does a bounce back after giving birth, and gets a bit worse

was dose levothyroxine increased during your pregnancy

Or have you had dose reduction since you had your baby?

Do you always get same brand levothyroxine at each prescription

Many people find different brands are not interchangeable