Hyperthyroidism (Graves Disease) Medicheck Blood Results 18 months later

[Radbot]

Blood results 18 months later!

On 5mg carbimazole, supplements vitamin d (k)c well woman 50 supplement and magnesium

Blood results show thyroid in range for first time in 18 months.

However, my cholesterol levels have gone up and I may need to go on statin. Has anyone else’s cholesterol got higher has a result of taking carbimazole or having Hyperthyroidusm. Any advice or words of wisdom?

Medicheck Blood Results:

TSH 1.32 mIU/L (0.27 - 4.2) 26.7%

Free T4 (fT4) 4.4 pmol/L (3.1 - 6.8) 35.1%

Free T3 (fT3) 13.9 pmol/L (12 - 22) 19.0%

T4:T3 Ratio 0.317 

Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb) 16 IU/mL (≤ 115)

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPO) 9 IU/mL (≤ 34)

C-Reactive Protein (CRP) 2.25 mg/L (0 - 3) 75.0%

Folate - Serum 6.4 ug/L (7 - 35) 2.1%

Vitamin B12 78.5 nmol/L (37.5 - 137.5) 41.0% -

Sept B12 injection

Vitamin D 81.9 nmol/L (50 - 250) 16.0%

Ferritin 36.9 ug/L (30 - 264) 2.9%

I have some blood tests due in the next month via the consultant at the hospital? But, what next?

I feel well, generally, aside from some inflammation in my lower back and hips. I’m also considering whether or not to enlist the help of a naturopath I’ve come across to see if I can improve my gut health, has anyone done similar?

I wish you all a happy Christmas and new year and hope 2025 comes with good health and happiness!

x

[PurpleNails Administrator]

Was TRAb or TSI ever tested to confirm Graves?

Do you feel well? Are your gut issues new?

Cholesterol can rise if FT3 low.

Ferritin and folate are very low.

[pennyannie]

Hello Radbot :

Carbimazole is an Anti Thyroid drug and generally prescribed when there is a diagnosis of Graves Disease -

is this what you have been diagnosed with - and do you have your T3 and T4 results and ranges at diagnosis - and the medical proof of a diagnosis of Graves and over range and positive antibody readings of TSH Thyroid Receptors abs or TRab / TSI readings ?

The NHS generally allocate a treatment window with an AT drug for around 15-18 months to allow your immune system time to calm back down again and hopefully your thyroid will reset itself without the need for any drugs and this phase of ill health just a ' blip.'

If remission isn't found the NHS generally encourage definitive treatment - but the latest research as detailed under tends to suggest staying on the AT drug longer term the better outcome for the patient.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/338...

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/306...

Your TSH has recovered and this suggests to me that the Graves antibodies ( if this is what you were diagnosed with ) are no longer circulating in your blood causing a suppressed, low TSH reading -

All the AT drug does is ' buy you time ' while we wait for your immune system to calm down and it does this by semi blocking your own new daily production of thyroid hormones and as your thyroid hormones fall back down into range the AT drug is titrated down accordingly - with a view to hold your T3 and T4 at around 45/50% through the ranges - neither hyper nor hypo - while we wait for your immune system to calm down again.

I think your results are the wrong way round and your T3 is 35% with your T4 at 19% - and are now a little too low in the ranges with you starting to experience hypothyroidism -

hence the cholesterol and hip and lower back pain - as your T3 and T4 are now too low in the range and your metabolism slowed a little too much by the AT drug:

You need a dose reduction in the AT drug - so to release a little more of your own new daily thyroid hormone production into your blood stream - this will increase your T3 and T4 -

and the high cholesterol will sort itself out - you do not need to take a statin - and hopefully your lower back pain will ease.

When metabolism runs too fast as in hyper or too slow as in hypo - the body struggles to extract key nutrients through food no matter how well and clean you eat - and non optimal levels of ferritin, folate B12 and vitamin D can compound your health further than necessary.

Suggest you aim to build back up your core strength and aim for a ferritin at around 100 - folate at around 20 - active B12 125 ( serum B12 500 ++ ) and vitamin D to around 125.

You might like to get checked out for celiac and pernicious anemia as these are associated auto immune diseases that can upset the stomach and digestion and may have been triggered

Your inflammation is a little high - could be the lower back and/or stomach inflammation ?

What is in this well woman supplement ?

All things Graves - elaine-moore.com

[Pandora777 in reply to pennyannie]

Everyone I know is on statins. I am sure I would be on them as well if my GP could get hold of me. I haven’t visited them for over 4 years touch wood. 😉