Hi lovely people.
I last posted in February, when I was hoping to increase to 75mcg.
Long story short, GP agreed to the increase in March. I had been testing with MMH and watched my TSH creep up and my FT3 & FT4 decrease. Without private testing, I’d still be wading through treacle on 50mcg!
So after 3 months on 75mcg, in June, GP checked my TSH, which was down to 0.44. Obviously, FT3/4 weren’t tested.
I was feeling a little better, more energy than before, so knuckled down to the summer and my garden 👩🌾
I waited until early September and again did MMH bloods. I was starting to feel very tired and constipated.
TSH 1.02 (0.27-4.2)
FT4. 13. (12-22). FT 3.9 (3.1-6.8)
I decided to ask GP for the next increase to 100mcg because FT3/4 levels only marginally increased.
Again she was surprisingly compliant. I put my case and told her I had been monitoring my FT3/4 because they don’t. She took my word for the results.
As many have said on here, it helps to say you’d like a ‘trial’ at the next dose. I told her that I didn’t desire to be over medicated, just to get to the correct dose for me. I also asked to have vitamins etc. re-tested. She said to check TSH after 3 months.
I was pleasantly surprised that she wrote up the telephone consultation in detail and set out the plan.
So yesterday, after 10 days on 100mcg, I toddled off to get these done.
It’s a good job I thought ahead. I booked an 8.30am appointment and didn’t take my meds because when they handed me the form, sure enough, as well as the vitamins, she’d asked for a TSH and FT4!
Results: TSH 0.30 (0.35-4.94) FT4 13.4 (9.01-19.05) 43%
Vitamin D 84.9 (50-150)
Ferritin 52 (20-204)
Folate 3.7 (3.1-20.5)
B12 233 (187-883).
I was shocked that my TSH had dropped so quickly on the increased dose but it means nothing as it was done far too quickly. All the results have been reviewed and luckily, the GP made a note on TSH ‘result fine for this patient’ even though under range!
I’m please that my Vit D has improved and will continue to supplement.
I’m now going to start supplementing B12 and a B complex.
I’ve already felt an improvement in energy levels and honestly feel like I’m getting somewhere now.
It’s a long, slow battle but worth sticking with it. I know this is a long post but wanted to post when things go right because all too often, for many people, they don’t. We all need some positive encouragement instead of the negative.
Many, many thanks to all for being my go-to wealth of knowledge and giving me so much information to take control of my own health and treatment.
Results going up and down advice please
Blood results after increase of T3 dose 
Got my strange results back after 6 weeks of being on T3.
Discrepancy in test results on same dose
