thyroid levels

[Louisebannister]

morning.

I have just been on my medical records and saw my results came back normal with no further action.

.tsh range

(0.35-5.5) 1.50

free t4

15.1(10.5-21.0)

can you help at all with dosage please

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Just testing TSH and Ft4 is completely inadequate….but all NHS will offer

Are you still on 75mcg levothyroxine

Which brand

FT4: 15.1 pmol/l (Range 10.5 - 21)

Ft4 is only 43.81% through range

Suggest you request next 25mcg dose increase in levothyroxine and retest in 6-8 weeks

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking

When were vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 last tested

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)

Is this how you did your test?

Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins

List of private testing options and money off codes

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

Medichecks Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins

medichecks.com/products/adv...

Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins

bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...

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

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

monitormyhealth.org.uk/

NHS easy postal kit vitamin D test £29 via

vitamindtest.org.uk

Only do private testing early Monday or Tuesday morning. Watch out for postal strikes, probably want to pay for guaranteed 24 hours delivery at moment

[Louisebannister]

Evening, I am on 100mcg levothyroxine

[Louisebannister]

The test was done before 9 and I didn't take any pills until afterwards

[Regenallotment]

How do you feel? Do you have any hypo symptoms still?

[Louisebannister]

Evening, thank you for getting back to me. I'm diabetic so get hypos anyway but any thing that happens my doctor puts down to my diabetes. Feel it's a cop out tbh