Hydrocortisone before blood test

[Jamima]

I have a 9am blood test tomorrow to coincide with my doc’s follow up in a fortnight. I’ve had a terrible time with 2 grains of NDT and have returned to using hydrocortisone at 5mg am 2.5 lunchtime alongside 1/2 armour at bedtime. 1/2 armour is all I can manage without crashing. The HC brings immediate relief. If I take my 5HC around 7.30am tomorrow will it impact on my thyroid readings?

[pennyannie]

Hey there again ;

Sorry I don't know the answer to your main question :

So with the Armour you can't get past 1/2 grain at any one time -

so are you taking 1/2 grains AM/ PM and before you go to bed ?

I wonder if you would do better on T3 only ?

[Jamima in reply to pennyannie]

Hi pennyannie - no I’m taking a total of half a grain per day at bedtime as I crash otherwise. Alongside I’m taking HC am and lunchtime. I’ve tried 4 days of t3 only and that was hell too. I’ve no thyroid antibodies and now that I’ve tried NDT (also tried everything else inc glandulars) the same pattern emerges, I get to a certain level, then crash. So….. I think the only thing to do is get my adrenal and dhea levels up before or alongside a low thyroid hormone dose. T3 doesn’t seem to do that.

[caledoniancat]

Your hydrocortisone may affect TSH result because it is known to suppress TSH. Might be best to take it after appointment.

[Jamima in reply to caledoniancat]

Thank you caledoniancat - I’ve just had the test and decided to do it as I usually do without any hormones/supps before. I imagine my tsh is pretty suppressed now as I’ve been taking NDT for 8 weeks and my doc said she’s not interested is tsh, but better not to skew unnecessarily.