Advice needed...

[AKP79]

Hi - can anyone offer any advice or help? I have a majority of the Hyperthyroidism symptoms mentioned on the Thyroid UK website. My doctor also thought it was a strong possibility when I mentioned these symptoms to her. However, I have had a standard blood test to check my thyroid and the result has come back very normal - 1.89. Has anyone got any advice on where I go from here? Is private testing or as my result is considered well within the normal is it highly unlikely my health concerns are thyroid related?Feeling at my wits' end...

[Flower3]

What was checked? TSH? Only TSH is not enough, you've got to check FT4 and FT3 also.

[AKP79]

It was a standard blood test by the doctor, so I am assuming it was just TSH. When she booked me in I did mention the other checks but she just wrinkled her nose, so I felt uncomfortable pushing it! Could there still be a problem detected in those areas even if my TSH is reading as normal?

[shaws Administrator]

I am sorry you are having problems.

I assume your doctor only tested the TSH. She should have tested T4 and T3 (although labs don't often test T3 if TSH is 'normal' so I would go back to GP and ask if these tests cold be done. I would ask the doctor also to test your antibody levels as well as Vitamin B12, Vit D, iron, ferritin and folate.

[Hidden]

Ask for all the tests Clutter has suggested and as Really Fed Up has said, it could be secondary hypo. Antibodies test should confirm. I am hypo TSH less than 0.01, though I have high antibodies, that was on 200 thyroxine and 25 liothyronine. I am now on 150 thyroxine and 20 liothyronine. I never had antibodies test on diagnosis so don't know if they have come down, though are currently high.