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I’m UAT and take 1 grain Armour Thyroid am and 3/4 pm with vitamin D, K2 , Mg and B Complex. I’m also on Oestrogel and Utrogestan. TSH is suppressed due to long term T3.

What is actually considered optimum levels for T4 and T3 - also vitamin D?

Consultant (private) reduced my AT dose by 1/4 grain earlier this year. Which has caused anxiety, sleep disturbances and weight gain. Thank you.

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Optimal is individual.  

what’s optimal for one is not the same for everyone.  

Most say they feel well with FT4 in top 3rd of range & FT3 over 50%.

Some feel best with lower frees or are fine with very low FT4 provided FT3 is higher in range.  

I take an antithyroid and seem ok anywhere near range but if the FT4 : FT3 are unbalanced I have issues. 

Some of us are especially sensitive to adjustments & need extremely small adjustments over a longer time. 

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You need to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

What are your most recent results and ranges

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