I startednon t3 6 weeks ago i first reduced my levo down to 100mgs and have been taking 12.5 mgs of t3 daily and these are my latest results have banging headaches ecrry day and feel no better for adding t3 doing this off my own back
13/04/20237 pmol/L
FT3 levels high (normal range 3.1 - 6.8 pmol/L)
THYROXINE
13/04/2023
17.7 pmol/L
FT4 levels normal (normal range 12 - 22 pmol/L)
THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE
13/04/2023
1.07 mu/L
TSH levels normal (normal range 0.27 - 4.2 mU/L)
Pen we need more info.Did you reduce your levo first before adding t3?
What dose of t3 are you on?
I think that you may be rushing things. As your ft4 was at top of range I would have reduced levo by 25mcg and waited a week for levels to drop.
Then added 5 mcg t3 and waited one week or 2.
Then if all ok added another 5mcg.
Then waited 6 weeks for things to settle before testing.
It takes time going slowly to adjust levo and t3 doses to find what suits. T3 is not a quick fix.
When were vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 levels last tested
What vitamin supplements are you currently taking
ESSENTIAL on levothyroxine or T3 to have OPTIMAL vitamin levels
How much T3 are you taking
What was Ft3 result
How much levothyroxine are you taking
Did you reduce levothyroxine at all before adding SMALL dose T3
Was test done early morning and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test
Day before test did you split T3 as 2 or 3 smaller doses spread through the day, with last dose Approx 8-12 hours before test
Overall comment13/04/2023
Your test results indicate that you do not have anaemia and you have adequate levels of iron, vitamin B12 and folate. Please check test-specific details below as there may be important additional information.
FOLATE
13/04/2023
>20.0 ug/L
Normal
ACTIVE B12
13/04/2023
>300 pmol/L
Normal
TSAT
13/04/2023
28 %
Normal
FERRITIN
13/04/2023
32 ug/L
Normal
HB
13/04/2023
126 g/L
Normal
Overall comment
20/02/2023
Your test results indicate that you do not have anaemia and you have adequate levels of iron, vitamin B12 and folate.
FERRITIN13/04/2023
32 ug/L
Ferritin virtually deficient
suggest you get full iron panel test
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Aiming for ferritin at least over 70 and around 100 often noticeably better
Ok will do as been on ferrous fumerate for months and it's not going up
Then you either need more or different iron supplement
How many per day are you taking
Do you take with orange juice
Lots of different iron supplements available
Effective supplement
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Thyroid disease is as much about optimising vitamins as thyroid hormones
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Post discussing just how long it can take to raise low ferritin
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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
healthline.com/nutrition/he...
Heme iron v non heme
hsph.harvard.edu/nutritions...
Ferritin over 100 to alleviate symptoms
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Great research article discussing similar…..ferritin over 100 often necessary
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...
Low Iron implicated in hypothyroidism
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Helpful post about iron supplements and testing
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Post about iron supplements
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Are you also increasing iron rich foods in your diet
I'm taking 225mg daily but will speak to gp to see if there is another I can take as making me very constipated and nausea too
Is GP aware you are vegan?
No
Am vegan which doesn't help
Looking at previous posts, ferritin was too low
Have you been working on increasing iron rich foods in your diet
Suggest you get full iron panel test done for anaemia
cks.nice.org.uk/topics/anae...
Serum ferritin level is the biochemical test, which most reliably correlates with relative total body iron stores. In all people, a serum ferritin level of less than 30 micrograms/L confirms the diagnosis of iron deficiency.
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
Test early morning and only water between waking and test
Don’t eat iron rich food night before test
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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
irondisorders.org/too-littl...
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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.
Hey there again :
I think you'll need your ferritin to be much higher before you'll find the benefit of adding in a little T3 Liothyronine. :
I too experienced crushing headaches when I raised my dose of T3 from 6.25mcg to 12.50 mcg and different brands of T3 upset me - though at that time all my vitamins and minerals were optimal.
I gave up and trialled NDT and now it's 5 years later and I'm much improved.
I still need to maintain optimal vitamins and minerals so think I'll always be a work in progress.
I too became very constipated with the NHS iron tablets and not offered an alternative so purchased Gentle Iron - but, in fact, any iron bisglycinate will be softer on the stomach and bowel.
Going to ask gp tomorrow its endless have really bad sinus stuff having biopsy on lip and nose Frid also have psorasis of the scalp never had that before and have had shingles 6 times this year as well
Psoriasis
Are you on strictly gluten free diet
No im not
Always worth trying strictly gluten free with any autoimmune disease
Ok thank you
I'm so sorry :
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