Hello I have not posted for a while as have been feeling quite well.
I have started to experience feeling shakey and sensitivity to light. The strange thing is does not happen often but appears to coincide with gut issues particularly after an IBS event . I feel quite far away when it happens hard to describe the feeling .
Any in put would be appreciated
Thank you
Looking at previous posts
It’s 2 months since last increase in levothyroxine
Time to get blood test redone
Book test for early morning, ideally just before 9am and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test
Do you normally take levothyroxine waking or bedtime?
Do you always get same brand levothyroxine at each prescription
Which brand
What vitamin supplements are you currently taking
When were vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 levels last tested
Do you have autoimmune thyroid disease, also called Hashimoto’s, usually diagnosed by high thyroid antibodies
Are you on strictly gluten free diet or dairy free diet?
previous post 7 months ago
confirms Hashimoto’s
with vitamin results
CRP. 0.39 mg/L. (0-5)
Ferritin 28.7 ug/L. (13-150)
Folate serum 17.51 ug/L ( >3.89. -19.45)
Vitamin B 12 active 82.5pml,/L. (37.5 -150)
Vitamin D 47 (50-200)
TSH. 0.06 mu/L. (0.27-4.2)
FreeT3. 4.55pmo/L. (3.12-6.8)
Free Thyroxin 18.1 pmo,/L (12-22)
Thyroglobulin antibodies 14iu/mL. (< 115)
Thyroid Peroxidase antibodies >600 iu/mL (<34)
So if not retested since …..probably need to retest
Optimal vitamin levels are
Vitamin D at least over 80nmol and between 100-125nmol might be better
How much vitamin D have you been taking
B12 and folate - presumably you are (still?) supplementing Vitamin B complex
Ferritin was dire
Have you had full iron panel test via GP
Did GP prescribe iron supplements
Medichecks iron panel test
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Iron and thyroid link
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
Excellent article on iron and thyroid
cambridge.org/core/journals...
Posts discussing why important to do full iron panel test
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
Heme iron v non heme
hsph.harvard.edu/nutritions...
Ferritin over 100 to alleviate symptoms
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
Low Iron implicated in hypothyroidism
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
Ferritin range on Medichecks
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
We have received further information the lab about ferritin reference ranges. They confirm that they are sex dependent up to the age of 60, then beyond the age of 60 the reference range is the same for both sexes:
Males 16-60: 30-400 ug/L
Female's: 16-60: 30-150
Both >60: 30-650
The lower limit of 30 ug/L is in accordance with the updated NICE guidance and the upper limits are in accordance with guidance from the Association of Clinical Biochemists. ‘
Thanks for this. I had retested all nutrients in September b12 was optimal therefore I stopped taking it continued with Thorne basis b vitamin D and selenium and magnesium. I take wackhardt brand at night I will retest nutrients and full thyroid panel after Christmas..
I was just looking at this and thought of you.... Test 4 mentions your symptoms
Thank you for this 👍
Light Headed And Dizziness
Strange head feeling
Changed to NDT and still feeling very poorly and depressed. 
Newbie to levothyroxine and feeling strange 
That dizzy feeling! 
