Update Bloods + Vitamins

[hihihihihihihihi]

Hey!

Had my bloods done this week and things aren't looking great in terms of the graves, also got vitamins done as suggested.

FT4 - 46.8 [7.7-15.1]

FT3 - 19.7 [3.8-6]

TSH - <0.01 [0.38-5.3]

Serum thyroid peroxidase antibody was requested but the lab denied to test as I had it done in Dec '24

Vitamin D - 58 [51-374]

B12 - 370 [161-600]

Folate - 11.3 [3.1-19.9]

Ferritin - 46 [11-307]

I have ordered some Vitamin D supplements, does anyone have any suggestions on what to take for the ferritin support as it's on the low side. Would also be grateful to know if I'm supposed to be aiming for the high end of the range?

I am getting symptoms such as strong heartbeat, sweating, anxiety, fatigue, losing weight - all the same stuff as last year when I was diagnosed.

I am still very wary to take medication but am going to discuss it further with a private endo and get more information. As an aside I have weekly acupuncture with herbal Chinese tea daily and have been reading a lot about throat chakra blockages (not feeling safe to have voice or state needs) and regularly see a trauma therapist. I appreciate this will be quite alternative for some, but I feel it's important to note as you never know who's reading.

I know it can be frustrating for people to read about me not taking medication yet but please try to respect my decision as I do take this condition seriously.

Thanks in advance for your responses!

P.s if anyone has any stories about being terrified of meds but then having a good experience I would love to hear!

[FallingInReverse]

FT4 - 46.8 [7.7-15.1]

FT3 - 19.7 [3.8-6]

I am getting symptoms such as strong heartbeat, sweating, anxiety, fatigue, losing weight - all the same stuff as last year when I was diagnosed.

If you are trying to avoid treatment, at least get yourself a cardiac monitor and prepare for an emergency. Or make sure the people you live with/spend time with know what symptoms to watch for.

If an emergency never comes, great.

I almost didn’t post this as it’s not what you’re looking for, also no one would be frustrated by your approach, just genuinely concerned. It feels irresponsible for strangers to focus on your vitamins when your graves looks unmanaged and out of control.

[hihihihihihihihi in reply to FallingInReverse]

Hey thank you for your reply, I understand the concern yet I have some hard to shift beliefs around medicine. That being said I am booking in with an endo and am not closed off to meds I just need to talk about it more.

[FallingInReverse in reply to hihihihihihihihi]

Thanks for replying. Good luck : ) and take care! You are in good company - (nearly) every single one of us here have been kept sick longer than we need to and have (little to) no faith in the medical establishment.

The more I think about it, as someone who’s graves and extremely symptomatic- do you have an Apple Watch or a Kardia on hand?

That seems a pretty sensible thing you should definitely do given the risks of everything!!

[Alayah80]

hi! Do you take iron supplements? The reason why you have low ferritin could be due to low copper. Do you take daily 2 mg copper with a multivitamin? I dont like eating meat that much so I take supplements also beef liver complex some days (its copper in that too)

[hihihihihihihihi in reply to Alayah80]

Hiya - no I don't take iron supplements but I do have beef liver in the cupboard so I will add that in a couple times a week, however I do eat meat daily so maybe it's more of an absorption problem?

[Alayah80 in reply to hihihihihihihihi]

do you take digestive enzymes? You should try a supplement at iherb that really is detoxing the body and is the best Ive iherb.com/naturesplus-sourc... try it for some months!

[Alayah80 in reply to hihihihihihihihi]

and have you detoxed your body? Tried zeolite powder? It flushes out toxins. Im gonna try to remember taking it myself I take it then I forget cause I take so many other things..

[hihihihihihihihi in reply to Alayah80]

With all due respect I would absolutely never take Zeolite I've read too many horror stories - If I'm allowed to I could recommend you an instragram highlight to inform you more about that?

[Alayah80 in reply to hihihihihihihihi]

i just follow a couple they take aloooot of supplements and they look so amazing both of them they look healthy and vibrant unlike many others theese days people look old and drained😃 I guess people are taking vaccines that ruin theire looks and they eat too much sweets…

[Alayah80]

snd have you checked your spo2? Your hrv? Do you use a sleep watch? I also take supplements like coQ10 for mitocondria, digestive enzymes with every meal, Im gonna try kefir again today (i have milk allergy but I wanna try to see if I can handle it when I use digestive enzymes) probiotics are very important

[hihihihihihihihi in reply to Alayah80]

No, no and no. Thank you for the suggestions!

[pennyannie]

Hello again :

You had over range TPO antibodies at a previous blood test - and this the medical evidence of a diagnosis - and this fact does not change -

and why there is no need to keep testing for the same antibodies - as there is no cure for an Auto Immune Diseases that can wax and wane throughout your life.

[hihihihihihihihi in reply to pennyannie]

Thank you! Do you have any recommendations for the vitamins?

[pennyannie in reply to hihihihihihihihi]

I now aim to maintain my ferritin at around 100 - folate around 20 - active B12 125 ( serum B12 00++ ) and vitamin D at around 125.

I'm able to maintain my ferritin through food and eating chicken livers -

maintain B12 and folate with an Ingennus B Complex -

and I maintain vitamin D with Doctors Best D3 + Healthy Origins MK7/K2 so to divert the vitamin D towards teeth and bones rather than the heart and arteries :

[hihihihihihihihi in reply to pennyannie]

Thank you so much!