vitamins to help thyroid

[Kimmi01]

Hello, has anyone got any tips of vitamin complexes to help under active thyroid? I have recently upped my vit d, my B12 and found a complex that says it helps the body convert t4 to t3. I’ve been taking them all about two weeks and I do think that I’m less exhausted than I was. I’m hopeful that it continues but at the same time I’m also not sure about the implications of taking extra vitamins and minerals. I’m just trying everything to get myself better. Anyone have any experience or suggestions? Thanks in advance 😁

[Jaydee1507 Administrator]

Please post your latest results for ferritin, folate, B12 & D3.

Often thyroid complex's contain iodine which isn't recommended.

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Which supplements have you started and which dose?

[DippyDame]

We are advised to optimise the following...

Vit D, vit B12, folate and ferritin

Vit D:

The Vit D Council, the Vit D Society and Grassroots Health all recommend a level of 100-150nmol/L (40-60ng/ml), with a recent blog post on Grassroots Health mentioning a study which recommends over 125nmol/L (50ng/ml).

Vit B12:

"We believe that the 'normal' serum B12 threshold needs to be raised from 200 pg/ml to at least 450 pg/ml because deficiencies begin to appear in the cerebrospinal fluid below 550".

According to an extract from the book, "Could it be B12?" by Sally M. Pacholok:

"For brain and nervous system health and prevention of disease in older adults, serum B12 levels should be maintained near or above 1000 pg/ml."

Folate:

Folate is recommended to be at least half way through range

Ferritin:

Optimal ferritin level for thyroid function is 90-110ug/L

Dosing:

Vitamin D should be taken with vit K2, the latter helps calcium reach the hard tissues (eg bones and teeth) and away from soft tissues (eg arteries) I like the Better You spray which combines both

Vit D is a fat soluble ....so avoid overmedication!

Fat-soluble vitamins get stored in fat tissues and the liver. Your body squirrels away any excess you consume and doles it out gradually to meet your needs. Because these vitamins are stored for long periods, however, dangerous levels can build up.

Vit B:

We are advised to take a good Vit B complex I like Igennus Super B Complex

Vit B is water soluble so excess just produces expensive urine!!

Both from Amazon

Monitoring dose:

I take it you are now following the excellent advice previously offered by SlowDragon and greygoose

You need to optimise your FT4 and FT3....as you optimise nutrients and increase your levo dose you may find your conversion improves....if not then come back for advice

[Kimmi01 in reply to DippyDame]

thank you - I need to look at all my levels and tablets and check I’m not over-medicating. Thanks so much for the help

[DippyDame in reply to Kimmi01]

Going by your levels you are not overmedicating.....your FT3 would need to be over of reference range, instead it is miserably low

You can't be feeling great!

Don't dose by TSH, it is not a reliable marker..... medics use it as a quick ( lazy) test

FT3 is the most important result followed by FT4 and we aim to have both Frees roughly approaching 75% through their respective ref ranges

Handy calculator for those percentages

thyroid.dopiaza.org/?utm_so...