Guest guest Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Hi everyone. Anyone like to comment on message 96343? I`d really appreciate opinions on my last blood tests TSH 4.5, FT4 7.7 and FT3 5.0 My dosage was 20mcg, now 30mcg in two doses. Thanx Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 > Hello Everyone > Can you comment on my latest test results please? They were a little surprising and I am not sure where I go from here so any help would be be welcome. > Blood tests on 30mcg T3 since 10th Jan > TSH 0.9 from 4.5 last time (0.3-5.5) (early January) > FT4 4.4 from 7.7 last time (11.5-22.7) > FT3 4.5 from 5.0 last time (<7.1) > I have no improvement in symptoms as such though I have better spells but they dont last for more than a few hours. > I suspect continued undermedication but when I see my GP he will freak out at raising the dose on such a TSH. He hates the idea of a suppressed TSH, he cannot get his head round the idea that T3 has that effect. I am more concerned about the low FT4,should it be that low? > Could the TSH just be unstable ? I had low antibodies at my test last year so they disregarded that. I know it is only a snapshot and I have family history. > I was kept on low dosage of T4 (75mcg) so when I started on T4/T3 combination, lowering the T4 while introducing the T3 and then raising it and taking into account the X 4 factor-there was very little room for manoeuvre before the T4 was stopped altogether. As a result, I have no idea what my optimal dose is on either,so I am a bit stymied. > > Thanks > > Chrissie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Do I take it that you didn't take any thyroid hormone replacement on the morning you had your blood drawn Chrissie? If you are not feeling any benefit, then it looks like you need to increase your dose by 10mcgs daily. It is usually recommended that you increase your dose by 10mcgs or 12.5mcgs (depending on whether you are using Liothyronine or Cytomel) every 2 to 3 weeks until you find the dose where your symptoms have been mitigated. Your free T4 is rather low and you might benefit by adding back in 25mcgs levothyroxine. However, have you had all the specific nutrients tested to see whether any of them are low in the range or not, because if they are, no amount of thyroid hormone is going to work until whatever is low has been supplemented. Please check the attached document. Luv - Sheila > Blood tests on 30mcg T3 since 10th Jan > TSH 0.9 from 4.5 last time (0.3-5.5) (early January) > FT4 4.4 from 7.7 last time (11.5-22.7) > FT3 4.5 from 5.0 last time (<7.1) > I have no improvement in symptoms as such though I have better spells but they dont last for more than a few hours. > I suspect continued undermedication but when I see my GP he will freak out at raising the dose on such a TSH. He hates the idea of a suppressed TSH, he cannot get his head round the idea that T3 has that effect. I am more concerned about the low FT4,should it be that low? > Could the TSH just be unstable ? I had low antibodies at my test last year so they disregarded that. I know it is only a snapshot and I have family history. > I was kept on low dosage of T4 (75mcg) so when I started on T4/T3 combination, lowering the T4 while introducing the T3 and then raising it and taking into account the X 4 factor-there was very little room for manoeuvre before the T4 was stopped altogether. As a result, I have no idea what my optimal dose is on either,so I am a bit stymied. 1 of 1 File(s) WHY THYROID HORMONE REPLACEMENT MAY NOT BE WORKING FOR YOU.doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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