thyroid results are back can anyone advise

[basten]

my oc saysI am all normal. Yet I have all the symptoms of hypothyroidism still. Here is my results:

Free F3 4.o (the scale is 3.5-6.5) Free T4 11.3 (scale is 11-23) TSH 2.87 (scale is 0.35-4.5)

Ferritin 63 B12 and folates B12 276 folate 9.8 should I go to see specialist. I feel like crap

[shaws Administrator]

I think your GP needs a refresher course!

I can see your B12 is too low your TSH is high (although not in the UK, where they rarely treat you until your TSH is 10) thankfully some doctors will treat you if you have symptoms, which we usually have if we appear before a GP.

Your FT3 is too low, as is your FT4. I believe your Ferritin is too low and someone will confirm.

Unfortunately, some specialists don't know much either, in that they only take account of the TSH and don't know/ignore symptoms.

This is from Thyroiduk.org and I would take a copy to your GP, together with the other comments members make about your blood tests.

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

Cursor down the l/hand side and read Getting a diagnosis, etc. There is also a form with symptoms which you can tick off.

[Clutter]

Basten, make sure to request another thyroid blood test in 3 months. TSH isn't high enough to treat on NHS but if your FT4 drops below range you won't be able to convert T4 to T3 and will become hypothyroid unless you are prescribed Levothyroxine.

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/diagno...

Ferritin is just shy of the optimal 70-90 but it wouldn't hurt to supplement ferrous fumarate for 3/4 months to boost it. Take each iron tablet with 500mg to 1000mg vitamin C to aid absorption.

B12 is low and I'd suggest supplementing 2,000mcg methylcobalamin sublingual lozenges, spray or patches. Folate 9.8 is probaby mid range but if you supplement a B complex along with B12 you will get the RDA of folic acid.