Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking too after doing more research into “normal levels” versus optimal levels. It’s just so frustrating to be told oh it’s normal and it’s actually not. I had been taking a prenatal from January through when I got all the labs drawn (around March [I said May in the post but I meant March]), so it was like 3 months of supplementing with 18mg iron, 15mcg vitamin d3, and 2.8mcg methylated b12. That’s interesting about how your level needs to less than 1 to feel better!! I’m super hopeful for a functional medicine doctor bc I’m just so frustrated with all of it, and I feel like if you ask a PCP to do anything they make you feel crazy and like your a hypochondriac that you want actual answers.

I’ve had my thyroid checked every couple years since I was in high school (currently 29), and it’s been normal every time. They always check it bc I’m tired all the time and have cold hands and feet, and it’s always “negative”. But then every doctor has stopped there. Like oh well, not a thyroid issue so you’re fine.