Thyroid question please

[Rainbowhope]

So I had my thyroid tested and it came back as 2.48. It's meant to be 2.5 to make you low risk for miscarriage so that's good but I was taking 50mg per day to bring it down from 3.11. Shall I continue with 50 or go down to 25mg. My GP doesnt know anything about this and my clinic keep telling me to see an endocrinologist. My GP has point blank refused to refer me to an endocrinologist. Not entirely sure what to do and I'm pissed off that I have no support and have to figure this out myself (with the help of you lovely ladies).

[Kitcat12]

That's disgusting!! You definitely need to be monitored by an endocrinologist throughout your pregnancy. I would see another GP and complain about the first one refusing to refer you. Why on earth wouldn't they refer you, I'm so angry for you. Anyway I would keep taking the 50mg, I was advised that slightly over treated is better than under during pregnancy/when trying to conceive.

[Hidden]

That is so so wrong. I would be ringing back demanding to see another doctor and if you don’t get what you want I would make a complaint. Also could you speak to your midwife to get a little back up from her? X

[Hidden]

That doesn’t sound right at all. I don’t know how many weeks pregnant you are but have you had your booking in appointment with the midwife yet? I have an under active thyroid and at my first midwife appointment (at roughly 9 weeks) they referred me to a consultant within the antenatal team. I have blood tests and then a follow up appointment with the consultant once a trimester to make sure my levels of medication are still balanced and correct. It’s a really vital part of your care and even if your GP Is useless, the antenatal team should be on it. It’s especially important in the first trimester as thyroid is important for the baby. This is all in addition to the regular midwife appointments and scans.

I wouldn’t self adapt your dose of meds until you’ve been tested again and spoken to a doctor about it. My medication didn’t need to change at all so far and I’m almost 20 weeks now. I hope you get the help you need. X

[Foodie23]

I’m so sorry you’ve had such a terrible experience! I found the GPs and my fertility clinic useless with anything hormone related. As the others have said, it’s very important you see an endocrinologist. They will likely tell you your TSH needs to be below 2. They’ll also need to monitor T3 and T4 and an antibody test would be good too. It’s a delicate balance, so I wouldn’t try to make changes to the dose yourself. And yes, it could affect your pregnancy, so you must advocate for yourself, change GPs, get backup from your midwife, do whatever it takes. Xx