medichecks results

[Iwilldoit123]

hi, am now on 100mcg levo after being on 50 and then finally after a battle, 75. Here are my medichecks results. Ferritin seems extremely high although I’m not on any iron supplements. Inflammation levels are also high. I have mild arthritis in my knees, which are hot and swollen and now causing peripheral neuropathy. Hair loss more extreme too. Should my levo be increased further? I’d be so grateful for any advice.

[Kerry124]

I have just used my iPhone to zoom in on your ferritin can you tell me what it says and the ranges please?

Forget that I can see it says 588 now which is over range. Mine is over 400 and it’s because I no longer have periods and I because I have an auto immune disease. I asked my doctor about it and he said we only do investigations if it reaches 900. This was a couple of years ago so I will be having another test to check my levels very soon

[Iwilldoit123 in reply to Kerry124]

thanks! That’s very helpful.

[Kerry124 in reply to Iwilldoit123]

You’re welcome I was alarmed when I saw my ferritin results several years ago so I saw my GP who said it needed to be a lot higher to actually cause any harm. It can be inflammation if you have an autoimmune disease which I do have I haven’t felt ill with this high ferritin so I am just carrying on as usual but I don’t take anything to increase my iron and only eat steak or beef occasionally

[Iwilldoit123 in reply to Kerry124]

Thanks - I won’t panic then!

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Free T4 (fT4) 17.6 pmol/L (12 - 22) 56.0%

Free T3 (fT3) 4.5 pmol/L (3.1 - 6.8) 37.8%

Yes request next 25mcg dose increase in Levo

Which brand of Levo are you taking

Approx how much do you weigh in kilo,

Are you female

Helpful to add gender and age on profile

Check iron isn’t high

Test early morning, only water to drink between waking and test. Avoid high iron rich dinner night before test

Medichecks iron panel test

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Thank you for your incredible patience while you have been awaiting the outcome of our ferritin reference range review. We conducted this with Inuvi lab, which has now changed the reference ranges to the following:

Females 18 ≤ age < 40. 30 to 180

Females 40 ≤ age < 50. 30 to 207

Females 50 ≤ age < 60. 30 to 264

Females Age ≥ 60. 30 to 332

Males 18 ≤ age < 40 30 to 442

Males Age ≥ 40 30 to 518

The lower limits of 30 are by the NICE threshold of <30 for iron deficiency. Our review of Medichecks data has determined the upper limits. This retrospective study used a large dataset of blood test results from 25,425 healthy participants aged 18 to 97 over seven years. This is the most extensive study on ferritin reference ranges, and we hope to achieve journal publication so that these ranges can be applied more widely.

High thyroid antibodies confirms autoimmune/hashimoto's

Are you on gluten free diet

If not get coeliac blood test FIRST before trialing GF

[Iwilldoit123 in reply to SlowDragon]

I’m taking mercury levo. I weigh 78kg and rising! Even when trying to lose. I’m 68 and female. Yes, I’m gluten free.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Iwilldoit123]

So 78kg x 1.6mcg = 124.8mcg per day so you should be on correct dose on 125mcg per day

Some people need a bit more than guidelines

Some need a bit less

[Iwilldoit123 in reply to SlowDragon]

That’s so helpful. I will ask for an increase and see how I get on.😀