I'm writing in desperation for help. I am a mum of an 8 year old & 2 year old. I am struggling with energy & having so much mum guilt as I struggle to get up and out and keep them busy on a daily basis. My Gp/ endocrinologist have said my levels are normal but I really don't think this lack of energy is normal. I've just turned 40 and I feel 80 as I have aches & pains on a regular basis. I suffer with SIJoint disfunction too & had a herniated disc 6 months ago. I am currently taking 150mg of levo and 5mcg of t3 daily. Thyroid levels ft4 16.7 (12-22) tsh 0.99 (0.27-4.20) t3 4.5 (no range) I got a medichecks test to check my vitamin levels as doctor refused to do my vitamin d. Most of my levels are in the low range so I've started taking Ingennus Vitamin b complex & doctors best vitamin d 2000. Should I double this dose of vitamin d? I am going to start on some vit k2 mk7 also after reading here how important it is. Anything else I can do? Thanks in advance.
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I did actually go to the doctors & they retested my iron, thyroid & vitamin d only. When I called for results the receptionist said I shouldn't have vitamin D tested as they don't routinely do it & wouldn't tell me the result!! She said gp had wrote "buy vitamin d over the counter". I couldn't believe what I was hearing. My haemoglobin came back as 121 g/l (115-160) I feel really let down by my gp. I sent them a copy of all my results and thats all they retested! Not vegan or vegetarian and heavy enough periods since having my 2nd child.
Hi there , to be honest I never actually got speaking to the doctor. The receptionist wouldn't let me go past her. I emailed the results to the doctor so yes I think my first step is to actually speak with a doctor. Seems like an enormous task when feeling so lethargic but gotta do it. Thank you.
You are legally entitled to copies of your blood test results and ranges
Heavy periods are symptom of being under medicated thyroid wise
Also when iron levels are low heavy periods are more common...chicken and egg
You need full iron panel
humanbean and SeasideSusie are the iron experts
Look at increasing iron rich foods in diet
Eating iron rich foods like liver or liver pate once a week plus other red meat, pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate, plus daily orange juice or other vitamin C rich drink can help improve iron absorption
This is interesting because I have noticed that many patients with Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism, start to feel worse when their ferritin drops below 80 and usually there is hair loss when it drops below 50.
No I'm not gluten free. I did get tested for it years ago when getting diagnosed with graves but I will try to get a recent one. I will definitely try the extra 5mcg to see what happens. Thank you.
Poor gut function with autoimmune disease can lead leaky gut (literally holes in gut wall) this can cause food intolerances. Most common by far is gluten. Dairy is second most common.
over 80% find gluten free diet helps, sometimes significantly. Either due to direct gluten intolerance (no test available) or due to leaky gut and gluten causing molecular mimicry (see Amy Myers link)
Changing to a strictly gluten free diet may help reduce symptoms, help gut heal
As you have had negative coeliac blood test done already you can just trial gluten free diet
Trying gluten free diet for 3-6 months. If no noticeable improvement then reintroduce gluten and see if symptoms get worse
Yes I started off with graves & hyperthyroidism but everything went haywire after having my first child so I ended up getting RAI. I will give it a try. It kind of overwhelms me at the thoughts of it but if it helps me feel better I will do it. Thank you.
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