I have new updated blood results…
TSH is 2.66, down from 3.47 in November (no diagnosed thyroid issues and not on any medication) range 0.27-4.20
T4 is 15.6 (range 12-22)
T3 is 4.8 (range 3.9-6.7)
I am awaiting a full blood count including for anaemia to come back, the only other result is for Vit D as queried low back in November due to low calcium levels, and it’s 82 (I have been supplementing with 3000 BetterYou spray)
Have you had both thyroid antibodies tested at any point
You need folate, B12 and ferritin levels tested too
Se thyroid peroxidase ab was 6 back in November (range under 35)
I requested B12, and GP requested a full iron screen, they’re not back from the lab yet…
Thank you
NHS won’t test Thyroglobulin antibodies unless TPO antibodies are high
So you would need to test privately
Wait for vitamin results first …..
List of private testing options and money off codes
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Medichecks Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins
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Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins
Ferretin has come back as 5 (30-148 range)… awaiting a telephone consultation when the full results come back from the lab!
So ferritin is severely deficient
Are you vegetarian or vegan
Heavy periods?
GP must do full iron panel
Likely to need an iron infusion or definitely iron supplements
It can take months to improve low ferritin levels
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In all people, a serum ferritin level of less than 30 micrograms/L confirms the diagnosis of iron deficiency
Also See page 7 on here
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Look at increasing iron rich foods in diet
Eating iron rich foods like liver or liver pate once a week plus other red meat, pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate, plus daily orange juice or other vitamin C rich drink can help improve iron absorption
List of iron rich foods
Links about iron and ferritin
An article that explains why Low ferritin and low thyroid levels are often linked
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Great in-depth article on low ferritin
oatext.com/iron-deficiency-...
drhedberg.com/ferritin-hypo...
This is interesting because I have noticed that many patients with Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism, start to feel worse when their ferritin drops below 80 and usually there is hair loss when it drops below 50.
Thyroid disease is as much about optimising vitamins as thyroid hormones
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
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Post discussing just how long it can take to raise low ferritin
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Never supplement iron without doing full iron panel test for anaemia first and retest 3-4 times a year if self supplementing. It’s possible to have low ferritin but high iron
Medichecks iron panel test
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Iron and thyroid link
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Excellent article on iron and thyroid
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Posts discussing why important to do full iron panel test
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Chicken livers if iron is good, but ferritin low
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Shellfish and Mussels are excellent source of iron
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Heme iron v non heme
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Ferritin over 100 to alleviate symptoms
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Low Iron implicated in hypothyroidism
you need B12 and folate results too
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