More advice please!

[B2lue]

I was on here a few months ago regarding my thyroid results they were Tsh normal but my T4 was 10.2 and previous it was 10.8 I been having symptoms for a long time. I went to see my Dr for blood results who said my thyroid was fine?? but my ferritin was really low so I had to take folic acid for 4 months. I am just at the end of this and still having days of severe weakness and exhaustion, cannot focus, weight gain, mouth ulcers, muscle aches ect. I am due to go back for a health check in 3 weeks should I ask for more thyroid tests as I am convinced this is the problem, some days it's unbearable.

[helvella Administrator]

Was that a typo there? (Easily done, if it was.)

You'd take folic acid for low folate - not low ferritin.

But severe weakness and exhaustion could well be symptoms of low ferritin.

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[Hidden in reply to helvella]

Yes sorry it was low folate

[helvella Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Have you had a vitamin B12 test?

It would be common for folate and B12 to be tested together. And low B12 is commonly associated with mouth ulcers.

Don't take that the wrong way - definitely need thyroid tested as well. And full blood count and iron (ferritin, etc.).

[Hidden in reply to helvella]

Yes vitamin b12 fine, full blood test fine.

[Jaydee1507 Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Please quote actual results along with reference range for each test.

What was B12 & ferritin? Any D3 result?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

original post is by B2lue

But replied as Hidden

Are these both same person

If so, you have 2 different accounts running

Delete one of them