Advice re blood tests

[France92]

As you know by previous threads im waiting to see endrocolgist for overactive treatment. Got appointment on 17th just had blood tests on tue for hospital and medicheck ones recommended on here. Will the beta blockers im on effect the results as drs blood test 2 weeks after being on them my ft4 dropped from 27 to 13. Im fluctuations from being feverish sweats to being cold now. Brief history had m.e for 30 years after birth of my son saw Dr Peterfield at begining suspected thyroid/adrenal but i was to scared to take all medication. Fast forward 5 years ago menopausal had a meltdown awful adrenlin aniexty put down to menopause. Then 2 years later got diagnosed with cuti embedded on high dose antibiotics. All time had low grade fever night sweats adrenlin and horrendous aniexty my cuti dr suspected something else going on hence where i am now. Sorry long post.

[PurpleNails Administrator]

Propranolol will have a very slight affect of lowering FT4 & FT3 but the effect is very slight (even on high maximum dose) and if you have hyper Graves causing continuously high levels it would not be sufficient to treat it. You would need carbimazole or PTU to treat it. 

You haven’t yet had a diagnosis so your levels could be fluctuating.

Looking at your last post your hospital has arranged for TSH & T4 - (I think this will be FT4) to be be tested.  The lab might also do FT3.  

They are also testing TSI which is the stimulating Graves antibodies (Trab tests for blocking, neutral & stimulating)

Will your Medichecks test be testing for TPO & TG antibodies?  Once the antibodies results are done you can make a far better judgement -  if & which autoimmune condition may be affecting you.  So It’s good they are testing now.  

Your drop in FT4 may mean you have transient hyper (early stage Hashimoto’s)

[France92 in reply to PurpleNails]

Enclose my tests in having done with medichecks

[France92 in reply to France92]

Sorry for some reasin not showing picture advance thyroid one and tsh receptor antibodies one

[humanbean in reply to France92]

You could just type in your results. You need the name of the test, the result, the reference range and the units of measurement,

[France92 in reply to humanbean]

Havent got results yet someone wanted to know what tests i did

[PurpleNails Administrator in reply to France92]

might be easier to type out

Show like this

TSH 0.9 (0.3-4.2) 

Item tested - result & (range)

[France92 in reply to PurpleNails]

Not got results yet

[PurpleNails Administrator in reply to France92]

oh ok I see, I though you were trying to add picture.

The 2 tests your ordered are good as they contain thyroid function. Key nutrients & antibodies as well as Graves antibodies.

Did you have the hospital ordered blood test yet?

Might be worth calling endocrinology department in advance and asking for results. If they ask why you can say so you want to know results so you know what to discuss at appointment.

[France92 in reply to PurpleNails]

I had the hospital ones done same time as medichecks on tue early morn so i only had one needle in as have problems with giving blood.

[Anon_77]

I would ask on the Facebook group thyroid advocates or Canada thyroid group they seem really up to scratch on what to do before testing T4 - I do know most meds will affect the result so try to find out by asking some groups but sorry I don’t know about beta blockers at the moment x