update thyroid @ iron

[Kowbie]

hello hope you are all as well as you can be,

I asked my dr if they would do an iron panel ,these are the results,never had one before

Haemoglobin 159 ( 115-165)

White blood cell 10.0 ( 4.10-11.6)

Platelet count 211(135-450)

Red blood cell 4.78(3.8-4.8)

Haemotocritic 0.409(0.37-0.47)

Mean cell vol 85.6(80-100)

Mean cell haemoglobin 29(27.1-34)

Red blood cell distribution 13.8%(10-15%)

Neutrophil count 6.80(2.10-7.5)

Lymphocytes 2.15(1.10-4.10)

Monocyte count0.63(0.2-1.10)

Eosinophil count0.37(0-0.5)

Basophil count0.05(0.02-0.1)

Nucleated red blood 0 no range

Serum iron level 11.9(5.83-34.5)

Transferrin sat l22%(15-50%)

Transferrin level 2.34(2-3.6)

Ferritin level 114 no range

Nt pro bnp level66.3(0-400)

Sorry it’s a long one , medichecks test no thyroxine before test and last t3 about 12 hours

Tsh 0.005(0.27-4.2)

T4 17.4 (12-22)

T3 6.2 (3.1-6.8)

Crp 4.51 (0-3)

Ferritin 146 (30-332)

Folate 7.4 (7 -35)

Vit b12 active 119 (37.5-187.5)

Vit d 97.7 (50-250)

Thyroglobulin 20.8 (0-115)

Peroxidase anti 21.1 (0-34)

Sorry it’s such a long one

[SlowDragon Administrator]

all look very good apart from Folate

What B vitamins are you taking

Are you taking any vitamin B complex

If yes, how long before test did you stop it

Low folate

supplementing a good quality daily vitamin B complex, one with folate in (not folic acid)

This can help keep all B vitamins in balance and will help improve B12 levels too

Difference between folate and folic acid

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Many Hashimoto’s patients have MTHFR gene variation and can have trouble processing folic acid supplements

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B vitamins best taken after breakfast

Igennus B complex popular option. Nice small tablets. Most people only find they need one per day. But a few people find it’s not high enough dose

Post discussing different B complex

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Thorne Basic B recommended vitamin B complex that contains folate, but they are large capsules. (You can tip powder out if can’t swallow capsule) Thorne can be difficult to find at reasonable price, should be around £20-£25. iherb.com often have in stock. Or try ebay

IMPORTANT......If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 5-7 days before ALL BLOOD TESTS , as biotin can falsely affect test results

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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)

Post discussing how biotin can affect test results

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[Kowbie in reply to SlowDragon]

Thankyou for getting back to me , I’m taking super nutrition complete B complex with L. Methyl folate ,I stopped taking them a week before, I thought folate had gone down again , I’ll get some separate ones as well , did you have any opinion on my other results iron panel ones , thankyou again hope your keeping well x

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Kowbie]

Yes iron looks good

Folate

Yes perhaps add in a separate folate 2 or 3 days a week either instead of vitamin B complex or as well as initially

Next test ….take daily folate in week before test when you stop vitamin B complex

[Kowbie in reply to SlowDragon]

Thankyou I will order some folate my serum iron I wondered if that was a bit low ,but you think it’s ok then thanks for your help again, keep well x