Help with Results please

[Doubleelephant]

Hi there

I have just done a thyroid test through Monitor my health.

It was done in the morning around 8am before Medication and Food.

I increased just 25mg to 100 x 3/ 75 x 4 for the last six weeks

These are the latest results.

TSH: 0.42 mU/l (Range 0.27 - 4.2) 3.82%

FT4: 15.9 pmol/l (Range 12 - 22) 39.00%

FT3: 4.3 pmol/l (Range 3.1 - 6.8) 32.43%

Previous results on 100 x 2 / 75 x 5 (I had been on this dose for 9 weeks)

TSH: 1.31 mU/l (Range 0.27 - 4.2) 26.46%

FT4: 17.4 pmol/l (Range 12 - 22) 54.00%

FT3: 4.1 pmol/l (Range 3.1 - 6.8) 27.03%

This test also Monitor My Health done in the morning .

Also GP's TSH test done around similar time with similar TSH

So with my recent results my TSH is low but not suppressed. Surprising that just one extra 25mg tablet a week dropped the tsh by nearly 1.

T4 has dropped which I don't understand with a rise in medication and the T3 has only risen a tiny amount. I think my T3 results are low.

With the percentages of the results what would your advice be?

Would adding T3 help?

I can't really take more T4 or I will probably be suppressed.

Many thanks....

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Regardless of TSH your results suggest you need increase in dose

When did you last test vitamins

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking

[Doubleelephant in reply to SlowDragon]

These tests were done in June at GP's

I am also taking Vit D spray 3000

Magnesium, Selennium and Zinc with Copper nightly

Serum folate level (42U5.) 14.4 ng/ml [> 2.9]

Calcium adjusted level (XaZyY) 2.22 mmol/l [2.05 - 2.55]

Serum ferritin level (XE24r) 41 ng/ml [13 - 150]

Serum vitamin B12 level (XE2pf) 494 ng/L [> 178]

Serum alkaline phosphatase level (XE2px) 77 iu/L [30 - 130]

Serum alkaline phosphatase level (XE2px) 77 iu/L [30 - 130]

Serum sodium level (XE2q0) 139 mmol/L [133 - 146]

I have been taking Vit B12 Zip vit 1100mcg since these results.

I am also trying to eat a bit more lean meat to increase my ferritin.

I find it strange that when I was taking 25mg less of thyroxine in a week my T4 was 17.4.

So somehow my T4 seems to be reduced by taking more medication. Can that be possible?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Doubleelephant]

Yes….because lower TSH means your own thyroid is working less