Guest guest Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 I have been on first 5mcg T3 daily for three weeks from 4 December and then 2 x 5mcg daily since 24 December. I can't seem to get any higher at the moment, without experiencing high levels of anxiety and paranoia, which I can well do without. Seeing consultant on Monday – results are in, with November 2010 results in brackets: TSH (0.35-6) 2.59 (3.18) T4 (9-26) 10.4 (13) T3 (2.8-7) 4.1 Ferritin (15-150) 40 (36) B12 (191-663) 887 (745) Folate (3.8-16) 13.3 (7.7) I am still only taking one ferrous fumarate tablet a day, which is all my stomach will tolerate and in eleven months my ferritin has risen from 16 to 40, so I still have a long way to go. I reckon that will take another year at least. Iron therapy is available to me, even though the endo has put me forward for it before, because the head haematologist doesn't know the difference between Hb and ferritin! I was told by the endo that if I could get iron injections any other way from someone I trust, then I should do so. Have not found anyone who can help because of the availability of the product. B12 goes up and down depending on how often I take a supplement. If I take one every day my level goes up to about 1200 and the GP gets nervous. Folate has leapt up, having previously been in a steady decline for over a year. I have not been supplementing. TSH has come down a bit, but not as much as I had hoped. T4 is down, which I believe is to be expected with T3. I had my bloods done on Monday at 0800 and had not taken any T3 since Sunday morning, so that may explain why that reading is not higher. Did I do the right thing? Don't feel as good as I did a couple of weeks ago – the aches and pains are creeping back and the unrefreshing sleep, but I will keep trying to work at an increase. Does anyone have any comments? D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hi Angel Curious as to why you suggest this? No-one has ever suggested this before, but I read the adrenal fatigue book and started myself on NAX 13 months ago, just in case. It's made a real difference. Really struggling to phrase this so it comes across right, open to all suggestions but wondering why you say this. Can you explain? Thanks D > > hi, Dolly, you seam to have adrenal issues. try adrenal extra for a while. > Angel > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 hi could you take bysglicinate form of iron, supposed to be easier on the stomach? chris http://www.solgar.com/SolgarProducts/Gentle-Iron-Vegetable-Capsules.htm > I am still only taking one ferrous fumarate tablet a day, which is all my stomach will tolerate and in eleven months my ferritin has Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 I tried biglysinate after I had awful problems with ferrous sulphate and it was at least as bad, if not worse. 210 mcg ferrous fumarate once a day is all I can tolerate, even with Vitamin C, without getting awful cramps, wind and diarrhoea. I'm not even sure that absorption of the fumarate is very good... There is a long sags about endo saying I needed iron injections, but there is no-one to give them on the NHS in this area and people like my osteopath who are perfectly capable of giving injections, can't get the iron to inject. D > > hi > could you take bysglicinate form of iron, supposed to be easier on the stomach? > > chris > > http://www.solgar.com/SolgarProducts/Gentle-Iron-Vegetable-Capsules.htm > > > I am still only taking one ferrous fumarate tablet a day, which is all my stomach will tolerate and in eleven months my ferritin has > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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