Recent test results

[Steakxchips]

Doctor has said reduce dose back to 75mg just need some advice please since new dosage lost more weight was 64kg now 57kg no appetite either vitim D has been taken since last post S/Drangons advice was spray 3 sprays a day I've taken but doctor says very low?? B12 is any food I eat steak,eggs liver, gluten free pasta bread,etc..justt don't know weather to stay on 100mg or reduce back to 75mg..terrible burning pain between shoulders, heart palpitations day and night no sleep on higher dose any advice guys? Thank you .

[Jaydee1507 Administrator]

Please share actual blood results along with reference ranges - TSH, FT4 & FT3. Also recent vitamin levels - ferritin, folate, B12 & D3.

What supplements do you take?

[Steakxchips in reply to Jaydee1507]

Thank you for your reply Jayden I asked for blood test results this is what I was given...

[Steakxchips in reply to Steakxchips]

Oops are my results not on show??😮😄

[Jaydee1507 Administrator in reply to Steakxchips]

You can type them out, do include the refernce range. We cant tell you much without them.

[Steakxchips]

Having upped dosage of Levo to 100mg doctor has dropped dosage back down to 75mg vitimn D has been taken daily but doesn't seem to show..3 sprays of vitamin D B12 as S/Dragon advised..

[Jaydee1507 Administrator]

You've posted the same results twice and there are no thyroid results showing. Can you post the other set of results?

[Bearo]

How did you feel on 75mcg?

How long have you been on 100mcg? Why was the dose increased? And why doc suggesting decrease again?

100mcg was too much for me - FT4 went over range slightly and FT3 was high. I lost weight.

75mcg didn’t seem to be enough. I felt lethargic and had problems with tendons.

I now take an average of 85 a day by taking 5x100 and 2x50 across 7 days.

You need some blood test results as well as symptoms to see what is right for you.

[Steakxchips in reply to Bearo]

Bears thank you for your reply I was thinking of how I might reduce to maybe same as you have done as I wasn't feeling good on lately after 7 years at 75mg this forum advised to up to 100 mg but think like yourself try 85mg ..thank you.

[Jaydee1507 Administrator in reply to Steakxchips]

You still need to post your results.

[Steakxchips]

Thank you for any info on these blood results..hope it's now showing on page..thank you.

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[tattybogle in reply to Steakxchips]

Tagging Jaydee1507 so she sees you reply ( the 'alerts' are playing up a bit at the mo so she may not have seen it yet )

basically the fT4 of 24.7 is stated to be 'high' , so it's definitely over range , but since they havent given the range we don;t know how much over range it was . (some ranges are eg 12-22 ... some are 8-14 ish)

TSH of 0.09 is also below range .

so reducing dose slightly is a good idea , but rather than go back to 75mcg , i agree it would be a good idea to try 87.5mcg ( ie taking 75/ 100 alternate days, or cutting a 25mcg in half to get same dose each day if you prefer)

I don't know enough about vitamins to comment on that .

[Steakxchips in reply to tattybogle]

Thank you so much.

[Jaydee1507 Administrator in reply to Steakxchips]

How did you take the blood test?

Time of day? When did you take last dose of Levo before the test?

87.5mcgs Levo per day would be a way forward.

B12 is quite low, especially if you are eating red meat etc

B12 - do you have symptoms of B12 deficiency? The reference range for B12 is very wide and cut off point too low. theb12society.com/signs-and...

If you do then you should discuss this with your doctor for further tests for Pernicious Anaemia.

If not, then start with a methyl B12 sublingual spray or lozenge for a week, then add a good B complex. Once you run out of the separate B12 just continue with the B complex.

healthunlocked.com/redirect...

cytoplan.co.uk/vitamin-b12-...

amazon.co.uk/Better-You-Boo...

B complex suggestions: Slightly cheaper options with inactive B6:

amazon.co.uk/Liposomal-Soft...

Contains B6 as P5P an active form:

bigvits.co.uk/thorne-resear...

healf.com/products/basic-b-...

Explanation about the different forms of B6:

helvella.blogspot.com/p/hel...

B complex comparison spreadsheet:

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

I cant see a recent result for vit D there, only one from a few months back? If you've only been supplementing 3 sprays for 2 months then retest in another 2-3 months.

Your iron looks like it might be on the low side but there arent any reference ranges so hard to know for sure. Can you get reference ranges for the iron panel inparticular but also FT4 etc?

[Steakxchips in reply to Jaydee1507]

Jaydee. thank you so much for your time to reply..bloods wer done Xmas eve morning 9am last Lev taken morning before thank you for links I'm gonna sort out all vitamins as they seem so important I'm trying 75mg then 100 next morning see how I get on.

[Steakxchips in reply to Steakxchips]

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