thyroid results

[Prudypruds]

well I’m at a loss,

Had my thyroid test done a month ago

Tsh 1.85mu/l (0.27-4.20)

T4 25.4 pmol/l (11.1-22)

B12 251ng/l (197-771)

Folate 5.2 ug/l ( 1.9-25)

ferretin 200ug/l (30-400)

Was feeling really tired, hungry, lost weight, anxiety, mood swings, fast heart rate, pins and needles, dry eyes, red hands, nervous, irritable, palpitations, dizzy and off balance, ringing in my

Ears. Spoke to many doctors who said b12 is fine and it’s not my thyroid even a&e did an ecg and said anxiety and stress. Got signed off of work for 2 weeks and this week just fine felt a lot better only taking vitamin D and multivitamins.

my question is now my blood are fine and I have a telephone call tomorrow not

Sure what to say, I am still tired even though I’ve been sleeping 9-10 hours in the two weeks off.

Still get dizzy and off balance, ringing in my ears and sometime pins and needles, headaches

And last night I could feel palpitations all night even though my heart rate was 52bpm.

Weight loss has stopped and getting hungry too.

test done a couple days ago.

t4 19 (11.1-22)

Tsh 3.2 (0.27-4.20)

Thyroid peroxidase ab 9 (0-30)

Vitamin D total serum 92 (50-99999)

Magnesium 0.85 (0.66-1.07)

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Just testing TSH and Ft4 is inadequate

But all NHS will test these days

B12 and folate inadequate.

But NHS only obligated to treat vitamin deficiencies

Only add one supplement at a time. Suggest you start with a separate B12. After 10-14 days add vitamin B complex

supplementing a good quality daily vitamin B complex, one with folate in (not folic acid) 

This can help keep all B vitamins in balance and will help improve B12 levels too

Difference between folate and folic acid 

chriskresser.com/folate-vs-...

Many Hashimoto’s patients have MTHFR gene variation and can have trouble processing folic acid.

thyroidpharmacist.com/artic...

B vitamins best taken after breakfast

Thorne Basic B recommended vitamin B complex that contains folate, but they are large capsules. (You can tip powder out if can’t swallow capsule) 

Thorne B complex is currently cheapest at £18.75 on eBay

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

endo.confex.com/endo/2016en...

endocrinenews.endocrine.org...

In week before blood test, when you stop vitamin B complex, you might want to consider taking a separate methyl folate supplement and continue separate B12

Low B12 symptoms 

b12deficiency.info/signs-an...

methyl-life.com/blogs/defic...

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.

B12 drops 

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

B12 sublingual lozenges 

amazon.co.uk/Jarrow-Methylc...

cytoplan.co.uk/shop-by-prod...

B12 range in U.K. is too wide

Interesting that in this research B12 below 400 is considered inadequate 

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

How other member saw how effective improving low B vitamins has been 

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Hashimoto’s frequently starts with transient hyperthyroid results and symptoms before becoming increasingly hypothyroid

You need to test BOTH TPO and TG antibodies

Unfortunately NHS won’t test TG antibodies unless TPO antibodies are high

So would need to test privately

Link about thyroid blood tests

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

Medichecks test inc both antibodies

medichecks.com/products/thy...

Link about Hashimoto’s

thyroiduk.org/hypothyroid-b...

Symptoms of hypothyroidism 

thyroiduk.org/wp-content/up...

[Cornwaller]

Given your symptoms and b12 blood result it seems likely you are b12 deficient. SlowDragon has given you some excellent links re b12.

B12d.org is a good site for symptom checking and general advice.