New vitamin levels- is this possible??

[Jackie419]

I have been on vitamins for 2 months now. I had very low Vit D and Folate, as well as B12. At that time my main thyroid levels were fine, with the exception of a high reverse T3. Still no doc, and luckily had an order for these tests below. I was starting to feel better but then moved almost a month ago, and feeling very very depressed, aggravated- don't handle stress well at all. I was very surprised to see these numbers today. (posting here as I know many of you have vitamin deficiencies as well) Thanks!

Vit D 25 OH     72.5     (30.00- 100.00)      WAS at 8.0
B12                  670       (180-914)               WAS around 230
Folate              24.8       (5.9-24.8)               WAS at 5.0

(the new test states that a new low of 4.0 is now in place for the folate)

[Jackie419]

Finally got into a doctor, only to find out he goes by TSH alone, so when he saw mine...well, you can imagine. He didn't even know anything about the RT3 and wants me to go to an endo of his choosing. Someone had suggested an endo in Ohio here to me but couldn't afford to go to her and 6 months into all of this and I am still nowhere. I told this doc that my TSH had been suppressed for years and in my understanding is quite common on medicated people. I had some major vitamin deficiencies, but they have almost all come up to good places but as of 9/4/12 my RT3 was higher than the last tests. I am about ready to go out and find my own T3...I have continually waited for a "doctor" to get to the bottom of my problem, to no avail--I am at the end of my rope!!

9/4/12
TSH     .02               .34- 5.60
FT3     3.9                2.0- 4.4
FT4     1.53              .82-1.77
RT3     52.8              13.5- 34.2

[Jackie419]

You are too funny!! Due to more stress and drama, and legal action (against someone- not me!!) I had to reschedule those Dr. appts I had finally gotten. More stress in the last month than I can even tell you. I am seeing a gyno and an MD and hoping between the two, one of them will know how to handle this, but they will probably pass me off to a "specialist"---until they do, I will have hope, but so angry I had to postpone those appts!! I am representing myself in court today, and while I am usually eloquent, it's going to be a challenge sounding reasonably intelligent when I can't think of even simple words at times.

I think you were right last spring when I was worried about being over range---you said we all have our different spots in the ranges that we feel best. I believed you then, I believe you now. I will say that I need to go to whatever forum and tout the benefits of Evening Primrose Oil though, that is my one positive I have to say. Been taking it for over a month and it has made all the difference in another certain misery I had been dealing with and helps many conditions and I am now a believer!! Will update all of this in a couple of weeks, thanks for the laugh!!

[goolarra]

Well, I'm sure Picasso ruined a few canvasses...nothing ventured, nothing gained.  You are now perfectly primed for your future reincarnatation as a guinea pig!  

Seriously,...sorry it didn't work out better.  What's next?

[Jackie419]

Quick update...had 2 dr. appts I had to miss, rescheduled for Oct 10 & 11- I have NO luck...anyway, I lowered my med dose by only a 1/4 grain 3 weeks ago and noticed I was losing words, simple words, again- my outer eyelashes are going away again and I feel berned out all the time. Those are my classic symptoms of hypo-even with the high Rt3 all this time, I still had my vocabulary and my eyelashes prior to lowering my dose this much. Go figure.

[Jackie419]

I thought thats what it meant, but thanks for clarifying! I just meant the NP Thyroid made by Acella- been on it for just over 6 months, although I never had me RT3 checked until this past June, for all I know, I have had a higher one for who knows how long. I think I was hoping that with my vitamin levels coming up etc that the RT3 would go down, no such luck. I will get better at all of this, learning a lot right now. Going to have to look at an old thread, but going to drop my dose slightly again. Just SLIGHTLY, I promise!

[goolarra]

What "newer med" are you on?

According to those who believe the ratio of FT3 to RT3 IS important (and I don't know which camp I'm in), some say that "normal" is approximately 1.0-2.0, the closer to the upper end the better.  I've heard others say that it should be above 2.0.  Confusing...  However, either of those two groups would agree that anything below 1.00 is considered "RT3 dominance", and yours is well below at 0.74.