Any help please results

[les121]

Currently 100mcg levo and 25mcg tiromel

[SlowDragon Administrator]

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

Day before test did you split your T3 into 3 smaller doses spread through the day…..and last 1/3rd of daily dose approx 8-12 hours before test

Do you always get same brand levothyroxine at each prescription

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking

How do you feel

[les121 in reply to SlowDragon]

Can I ask why not taking medication 24 hours before is mentioned?..no doctor has ever advised me to do this?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to les121]

T3 doesn’t remain in blood more than 12 hours (does remain in cells)

We post this advice all the time …..many times a day

So levothyroxine was 24 hours before test?

That’s correct

Results show you are under medicated and likely need 25mcg increase in levothyroxine

Retest in 6-8 weeks

Ft3 result falsely low if last dose T3 was 24 hours before test

Ferritin is too low

Ideally you need full iron panel test for anaemia

Meanwhile working on improving low ferritin by increasing iron rich foods in your diet

No vitamin D, folate and B12

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking

Are you gluten or dairy free

[les121]

Ah thanks makes sense...so does the t4 show under active or over I never understand sorry haha..im taking vitamin gummies at the min immune ones..my ferritin is probably higher than its ever been also for some reason...also I think you mentioned it before somewhere...about lipedema...well I was diagnosed on Wednesday!...always thought I had anyway...I take nothing else supplements wise.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to les121]

Most people when adequately treated on levothyroxine plus small dose T3 will need both Ft4 and Ft3 at least 60-70% through range

Get vitamin D, folate and B12 levels tested

Cheapest is monitor My Health new test

monitormyhealth.org.uk/full...

Ditch the multivitamins

Come back with new post once you get results

Likely to need a separate decent vitamin D supplement and good quality vitamin B complex …..

Ferritin needs improving to at least over 70

Cutting gluten and dairy 100% may help significantly with Lipodema

I have lost over stone and half since cutting dairy completely, mainly off legs …..extraordinary…..lipodema is just melting away

Physio I saw has specialist interest in lipodema.

Already gluten free since 2017

Personally I have seen enormous benefits splitting levothyroxine twice day

I have always split T3 as 3 doses roughly equal 8 hours intervals

[SlowDragon Administrator]

The specialist physio I found via here on this site

She was brilliant

mlduk.org.uk/therapists/

Then wrote letter to GP including the special info pack for Dr included from Lipodema U.K. when you join

Both dairy and gluten are inflammatory foods

Lipodema appears to possibly be reaction to inflammation