Further to my last posts-I reduced Levo from 125ug to -100ug from 12/01/24 on Endo’s advice ( previous results as below ,he said ,still showed overmedication)
08/01/24:
TSH 0.02 (0.27-4.3)
FT4 4.2 ( 3.1- 6.8)
FT4 21.9 (12.00-22.00)
My latest blood results taken on 22/02/24 (taken at 9am, fasting, no levo for 24 hrs) :
TSH 0.36
FT4 19.5
FT3 3.9
Folate 14.5 ug/L
Ferritin 45.9 ug/L
B12 908 ng/L marked as high
( Ranges not given )
Vitamin D not checked but I supplement this
I have to get Full blood count repeated in 1 month according to the receptionist??
I suspect I have poor T4 to T3 conversion from these results.
My symptoms now are mainly lack of stamina, bad fatigue, permanently freezing cold, anxiety, low mood, swollen ankles and fingers, muscle pain and weakness. (Sleep improving slightly 6 hrs per night usually interrupted)
I am STILL plagued by difficulty swallowing , pressure in neck area, sore ears even though scan showed thyroid had no enlargement/nodules?? GP says these symptoms are related to acid reflux and has increased Omeprazole to 40mg per day.
I have been gluten free nearly 1 month.
I am seeing Endo again next week , praying he will agree to reintroduce T3 ??
All advice gratefully received!
Many thanks in advance !
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Hi,it’s advised on here that conversion rate be 4 or under,yours is currently coming in at 5.Your latest test is showing T3 at just 21% through range and that’s what causes symptoms.Your numbers are very similar to what mine were before I added a little T3 about 10 weeks ago.I’m currently 125 levo and 6.25mcg T3 daily and best I’ve felt for two years.I can relate to a lot of those symptoms,Painful swollen fingers,feeling permanently cold and ear pain.Do you allow some time between your levo and omeprazole? as I think it can affect absorption.
One of the symptoms I had was low stomach acid so I’m wondering could the omeprazole be doing more harm than good?GPs tend to not pay any attention to it and instead blame EXCESS stomach acid.Have you had any gastro issues or constipation?
I have many gastro issues unfortunately, never considered low stomach acid being the cause …it’s certainly a symptom of hypothyroidism from what I understand
IMPORTANT......If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 7 days before ALL BLOOD TESTS , as biotin can falsely affect test results
In week before blood test, when you stop vitamin B complex, you might want to consider taking a separate folate supplement (eg Jarrow methyl folate 400mcg)
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