Symptoms - thyroid?

[Jayjay12]

I'm new, I have iron anaemia but think I have problems with thyroid?

TSH 6.8 (0.2 - 4.2 MIU/L)

FREE T4 15.8 (12.0 - 22.0 PMOL/L)

FREE T3 3.6 (3.1 - 6.8 PMOL/L)

FERRITIN 14 (15 - 150 UG/L)

FOLATE 2.3 (2.5 - 19.5 UG/L)

VITAMIN B12 183 (180 - 900 PG/L)

Goitre

Dry skin

Feeling cold

Deafness

Loss of balance

Dizziness

Heavy periods

Joint pain

Should I pursue this? Thankyou

[Treepie]

Balance problems can be caused by low B12. Best above 500 and preferably at 900-1000.

[Marz]

Once you have optimal levels of B12 - Folate - Ferritin - VitD it could improve your conversion of T4 into the Active hormone T3. It takes time - but time well spent. However if you have TPO and Tg anti-bodies you will need treatment to support the thyroid ....

[Jayjay12 in reply to Marz]

Hi I have antibodies over a thousand and my family history is

Mum - diabetes and multiple sclerosis and Cushings

Grandmother - diabetes

Uncle - diabetes and ulcerative colitis

[Marz in reply to Jayjay12]

Then you need to be treated ...

[Jayjay12]

Hi I have antibodies over a thousand and my family history is

Mum - diabetes and multiple sclerosis and Cushings

Grandmother - diabetes

Uncle - diabetes and ulcerative colitis

[klr31]

It looks like you might have thyroid problems so I would pursue it.

Karen

[klr31]

Have your antibodies checked as it can be genetic.

Karen

[Jayjay12 in reply to klr31]

TPO antibodies >1400 (<34) GP says negative

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Jayjay12]

Jayjay

Oh for goodness sake, your GP is a ruddy donkey!

Ask him where he went to school and did he skip all the maths lessons.

Tell him that > means greater than so therefore your antibodies are greater than 1400 with a range with an upper limit of 34. Then tell him that makes them positive.

You raised antibodies confirm autoimmune thyroiditis aka Hashimoto's. Along with your over range TSH you should now be started on Levothyroxine.

[Mary-intussuception in reply to Jayjay12]

See another GP at the practice quickly.

This result confirms Hashimoto's Autoimmune Thyroiditis

[Jayjay12]

TPO antibodies >1400 (<34) GP says negative

[Marz in reply to Jayjay12]

How can your GP say negative - does he not understand the More Than symbol > - when the results need to be Less Than < ....

>1400 = POSITIVE for Hashimotos

[klr31]

You have Hashimoto's so need thyroxine.

Karen