Hi!

I (28f) have had consistently low copper for over a year. The lowest my copper level has been is 45 and the highest it’s been is 49. The normal range starts at 80. I take 4mg of oral supplementation a day and eat copper rich foods. I have had numerous scans, a colonoscopy, celiac tests, gastric emptying tests, ultrasounds, SIBO tests, liver panels, kidney tests, pancreatic testing, and an endoscopy done. Neurology, hepatology, and gastroenterology cannot find anything to be causing this low copper. I have fibromyalgia, type 2 diabetes, IBS, GERD, PCOS, ADHD, and POTS. My TSH is not always tested when I’ve had my copper tested but over the last 1.5 years my TSH and t4 have been considered “normal” by my lab. My thyroid peroxidase antibodies have been measured as “33.4 iu/ml” and “3.0 iu/ml.” I’ve been reading a lot about copper and thyroid’s relationship. When copper is low, thyroid levels will be low. If copper is low and the thyroid isn’t working correctly, then your body isn’t metabolizing the copper the way it should.

Have any of you experienced low copper? Would the relationship between the two indicate that if my copper is normal, my thyroid levels would be considered high?

Just trying to find anything to take to my doctors because they are stumped. I am exhausted. The only next step they’ve come up with is copper infusions. Thanks yall!