Vitamins

[kittyelen]

Sorry another post

I feel a little pushed to spend £68 on a vitamin test from my previous post and thought it would be easier to make a new thread on this

So what is being implied is that if we have in range vitamins etc then our thyroid issues will be fixed? But what if I get the test and my levels are all fine I don't want to spend £68 on something I may not even need and why can't the GP do this if it is so important?

To be told come back once I have the results makes me feel very confused like I wont get help on this board till I have this info but how can you expect people to just order a test when we all have increasing bills atm I know health is important but please give me a link for a cheaper one than £68 lol

[Jaydee1507 Administrator]

If you have a nice and helpful GP then you can ask them to test them for you, often they will. Obviously times are hard at the moment and cash is short, but thyroid and vitamin levels are linked and one without the other doesn't give a full picture.

So what is being implied is that if we have in range vitamins etc then our thyroid issues will be fixed?

Not exactly no. Optimal thyroid levels are also required.

I've been hanging out here a few months and don't recall anyone posting vitamin levels that didn't require some work in at least one, frequently several areas. That's just the way it is with thyroid disease, it causes poor absorption of vitamins which in turn means our thyroid hormone doesn't work properly. Double whammy.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

kittyelen

So what is being implied is that if we have in range vitamins etc then our thyroid issues will be fixed? But what if I get the test and my levels are all fine I don't want to spend £68 on something I may not even need

No, not at all. As SlowDragon explained when replying to your previous post

Low vitamin levels are extremely common with Graves’ disease or Hashimoto’s

so we need to test to see if we have any low levels or deficiencies and if so we need to optimise them. So you wont know if this applies to you unless you test. It's not a matter of wasting £68 if they're at optimal levels, it's another piece of the complicated thyroid puzzle and money well spent on finding out whether or not you need to supplement anything.

why can't the GP do this if it is so important?

Some GPs are willing to do them, some aren't, and many wont even consider testing Vit D and say that everyone in the UK is deficient - that being the case then it's more important to test than not to, because if we're Vit D deficient we need to know the level and how much to dose with.

To be told come back once I have the results makes me feel very confused like I wont get help on this board till I have this info

I think you've taken that the wrong way. Of course you'll get help, that's what we're here for. SlowDragon responds to many, possibly dozens of posts a day, repeating the same information time and again to different members and her posts contain a lot of information. There is a character limit on posts so she has developed a way of giving as much information as possible in as few words as possible, so instead of writing something along the lines of

"So if you'd like to get one of those test panels done that include vitamins then you can post the results, with reference ranges, when you have them and we will be able to help you further"

she has shortened it to

"Come back with new post once you get results"

Sorry SlowDragon , I hope I've explained that properly.

how can you expect people to just order a test when we all have increasing bills atm I know health is important but please give me a link for a cheaper one than £68 lol

Well, we're all in this position aren't we so we have to prioritise our spending at the moment. You wont find a cheaper thyroid/vitamin panel than Medichecks Thyroid Thursday offer today for this test at £68. Nobody offers the same key nutrients in a test bundle, this is the cheapest way.

[Fruitandnutcase]

I gave up on trying to persuade my doctors to do any tests. When I had Graves’ disease some years ago I found that they did the bare minimum - TSH and sometimes T4. No chance with vitamins. Now I just pay up and test my own. It’s easier that way. I’m definitely not rich. It’s a bit like we pay house or car or pet insurance - that costs a fortune and so far I’ve never made a claim.

You want everything to be at optimal levels - thyroid and vitamins - to give yourself the best chance.