Can someone interpret my blood tests results please

[Denise500]

I was started on Liothyronine in May and the Endocrinologist (NHS) knew how ill I was for two years on Levothyroxine, and also my GP helped me.

TSH 1.90 range: 0.35 - 4.94

Free T4 8.2 range: 9.0 - 19.01

Free T3 3.7 range: 2.4 - 6.0

My GP two weeks ago put the Liothyronine up by 10 mcg per day. These blood tests results were done in September 2024.

I am seriously depleted of energy in my body and strength, normal everyday activities at home that people take for granted I cannot do without being in terrible pain the next day.

I would be very grateful for help. Levothyroxine caused me to have Inflammatory Arthritis and the pain was excruciating and this went on for two years.

Thank you for your help.

[helvella Administrator]

I've just been assembling some case reports about people who could not tolerate levothyroxine - for a variety of reasons.

It's likely of no help to you but just in case you need to persuade someone in future how bad a time you had, this is my blog:

helvella - Serious Issues from Levothyroxine

Some references to case reports, etc., of adverse reactions to levothyroxine tablets.

Last updated 29/11/2024

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[cabro2]

It would be worth it to me to try reducing the increased liothyronine by 5mg. You might now be experiencing too much T3 hormone, which for me was exhausting. Some of us are more sensitive than others

How were you feeling on the previous dosage, back in September? What was the reason for the increase? Labs or symptoms? Both?

[radd]

Denise500,

What dose of T3-only are you now medicating?

[Denise500 in reply to radd]

Hi Radd, I am currently taking 50 mcg of Liothyronine per day. I will tell you that this all happened to me 20 years ago, I had to buy Armour Thyroid from the US and Sheila Turner (who has since died of a stroke) and Thyroid Patient Advocacy helped me know how to dose with Natural Dessicated Thyroxin until I know longer had fatigue and no strength, I have been there before 20 years ago, I was tired and no strength and had to increase NDT per every three weeks until I did have energy and strength in my body and could function normally until I got to 5 grains of Armour Thyroid per day, Now the NHS Endocrinologist and the GP are saying Liothyronine is too expensive and won't give me anymore, Armour Thyroid is now beyond the reach for my budget and only millionaires can afford it with profiteering going on in the US, and if it wasn't for Professor Wheatfield or Wheatman, in the British Thyroid Association destroying people's lives in the last 30 years none of this would have happened, he wrote a book 20 years ago saying 'there is nothing wrong with Levothyroxine' going completely against what the Medicine and Health Regulatory Association said who licenced medicines and vaccinations in this country, who read the clinical trial data before licensing medicine in the UK, millions of innocent people in the UK have died because of him. Anyway I still am a member of Thyroid Patient Advocay for the past twenty years, they have a lot of information collected over 30 years since Sheila Turner started this organisation and charity 30 or more years ago; I think we should all get together and sue the NHS for destroying our lives. Thanks Radd.

[radd]

Denise500

Yes, I know Thyroid Patient Advocacy and I medicate Armour myself. I’m sorry to hear about the horrible time you’ve had.

Your results show FT3 37% through range but are redundant now as taken in Sept and you have had a dose raise since.

Raising T3 by 10 mcg per day is too quick. How are you feeling now?