Are my results looking ok

[Bobbin5]

had TT oct had recent blood test done with medicheck im aching, tired headaches ringing in my ears restless legs my ferritin was on the lower side of normal 32 so seen hp today but won’t prescribe anything cause results are in normal range so I asked for a iron tablet I can buy over the counter which he did write one down but he just kept saying I have had a major operation and it can take a long time to feel normal 🫣 what is normal it’s been a while 🫤I really am trying to be hopeful that it’s not the thyroxine as I’m on that for life I have started to take iron supplement also have to take calcium and vit d which I leave a good gap between taking I take B12 and magnesium also any good advice for anything else I could do I have done a iron panel test which came back normal just the ferritin on the low side of normal thanks for any feedback

[SlowDragon Administrator]

what was reason for TT

Was test done as recommended…..early morning, ideally before 9am, only drinking water between waking and test and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

How much levothyroxine are you taking

Do you always get same brand levothyroxine at each prescription

On levothyroxine we need optimal vitamin levels for good conversion rate of Ft4 (levothyroxine) to Ft3 (active hormone)

Currently, if you tested correctly, your conversion is very poor

What are your B12, folate and vitamin D results

Exactly what vitamin supplements are you taking

Ferritin is deficient at 30 so your doctor being unhelpful not treating you

For good conversion Ferritin needs to be at least over 70 minimum

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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

Test early morning, only water to drink between waking and test. Avoid high iron rich dinner night before test

Stop iron supplements 5-7 days before test

Medichecks iron panel 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

dailyiron.net

Links about iron and ferritin

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Great in-depth article on low ferritin

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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.

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Posts discussing Three Arrows as very effective supplement

Great replies from @FallingInReverse

re ferritin and Three arrows

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Iron patches

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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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Posts discussing why important to do full iron panel test

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Good iron but low ferritin

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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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Iron deficiency without anaemia

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Ferritin over 100 to alleviate symptoms

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Great research article discussing similar…..ferritin over 100 often necessary

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Low Iron implicated in hypothyroidism

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Really interesting talk on YouTube, link in reply by Humanbean discussing both iron deficiency and towards end how inflammation can also be an issue

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Inflammation affecting ferritin

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Updated reference ranges for top of ferritin range depending upon age

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Thank you for your incredible patience while you have been awaiting the outcome of our ferritin reference range review. We conducted this with Inuvi lab, which has now changed the reference ranges to the following:

Females 18 ≤ age < 40. 30 to 180

Females 40 ≤ age < 50. 30 to 207

Females 50 ≤ age < 60. 30 to 264l

Females Age ≥ 60. 30 to 332

Males 18 ≤ age < 40 30 to 442

Males Age ≥ 40 30 to 518

The lower limits of 30 are by the NICE threshold of <30 for iron deficiency. Our review of Medichecks data has determined the upper limits. This retrospective study used a large dataset of blood test results from 25,425 healthy participants aged 18 to 97 over seven years. This is the most extensive study on ferritin reference ranges, and we hope to achieve journal publication so that these ranges can be applied more widely.

[Bobbin5 in reply to SlowDragon]

I did do everything properly when doing the test had TT dew to goitre and other nodules and being overactive once removed and tested a very small amount of cancer found I take 75mg one day and 100 mg another saw NP today regarding symptoms but just said it take time and won’t do anything cause results are in the normal I’m wanting to ask on here if there is anything I can do to help I also take magnesium and b12 supplements calcium 1500 and Vd 500 once a day I have really improved my diet and walk more each day I appreciate it’s not just a quick fix for all thanks for quick reply

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