Hashimotos?

[Shaftesbury22]

Hello all , I am new to this site . I have had greaves disease and became euthyroid 4 years Go . I have been experiencing symptoms since . I have recently been tested for antibodies, peroxodase I believe . They came back high ? My TSH is 6 . Will I finally get treatment? I'm at the end of my tether !

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Sadly medics don't seem to recognise that raised antibodies can make us feel rough

If they have not been done ......Suggest you ask GP to check levels of vitamin d, b12, folate and ferritin. These all need to be at GOOD (not just average) levels for thyroid hormones (our own or replacement ones) to work in our cells

ALWAYS Make sure you get the actual figures from tests (including ranges - figures in brackets). You are entitled to copies of your own results. Some surgeries make nominal charge for printing out. Alternatively you can now ask for online access to your own medical records. Though not all surgeries can do this yet, or may not have blood test results available yet online.

When you get results suggest you make a new post on here and members can offer advice on any vitamin supplements needed

If you can not get GP to do these tests, then like many of us, you can get them done privately

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

Blue Horizon - Thyroid plus eleven tests all these.

This is an easy to do fingerprick test you do at home, post back and they email results to you couple of days later.

Usual advice on ALL thyroid tests, (home one or on NHS) is to do early in morning, ideally before 9am. No food or drink beforehand (other than water) If you are taking Levo, then don't take it in 24 hours before (take straight after). This way your tests are always consistent, and it will show highest TSH, and as this is mainly all the medics decide dose on, best idea is to keep result as high as possible

As you have raised antibodies then you may really find adopting 100% gluten free diet can help reduce symptoms, and lower antibodies too. Selenium supplements can help too

You do not need to have ANY obvious gut issues, to still have poor nutrient absorption or low stomach acid or gluten intolerance

Best advice is to read as much as you can. Vitamin and minerals levels are very important, but standard NHS thinking, doesn't at the moment seem to recognise this. You will see, time and time again on here lots of information and advice about importance of good levels of B12, folate, ferritin and vitamin D, low stomach acid, leaky gut and gluten connection to autoimmune Hashimoto's & Grave's too.

Good read is "The Immune system recovery plan" by Susan Blum

[eeng]

A TSH of 6 should be enough to get Levothyroxine prescribed (although you don't give the lab ranges and many doctors are being told not to prescribe until TSH>10). However because you have had graves disease maybe your doctor is being cautious. How was your Graves disease treated?