Haunting weight problem

[Gillot]

I have asked for advice before but everyone suggested an increase in my medication. I suffer from hypothyroidism. I asked one of my doctors to forward this to me... Here is my results as received : >45.00 mIU/L range 0.38-5.33

Flag * H: critically High

The Elevate TSH indicates primary hypothyroidism. T4 and TPO antibody determination indicated

Please help. I hardly eat much but I'm overweight and miserable.

Thank you in advance.

Gill

Cape town

[Hillwoman]

Hi Gillot, I notice you've posted before with the same TSH result. helvella asked whether the lab were going to test T4. Have they done this? What does your doctor say about the results?

You were also asked whether you are taking the tablets away from food, supplements and other medication, but you didn't reply to the query.

Please help us to help you by giving us more information.

[Gillot in reply to Hillwoman]

Doctor put me on NF 0.05mg x2 tablets a day. Planning on seeing another doctor soon. Doctors can be so stubborn when they insist that's all meds you must be on for now and then it's always more tests, more money. When I believe In hindsight they know you are under medicated.

[Gillot in reply to Hillwoman]

Oh and also, Tablets before food, in the morning.

[Gillot in reply to Hillwoman]

No other supplements either, except I take devil's claw in the evenings for my arthritis.

[Hillwoman in reply to Gillot]

Do you have a specific form of arthritis? If you haven't been told that you do, your joint pain and stiffness may well be due to your under-medication. I had severe symptoms of arthritis for many years until I found a good doctor who changed my medication and monitored my thyroid function properly.

Find another doctor as soon as you can. I sympathise with the financial difficulties, and many of us on the forum struggle with the costs. However, you need tests for the following:

FT3 (most important)

FT4

TSH

TPO antibodies

TG abs

Ferritin

Vitamin B12

Folate

Vitamin D

When you've got your test results, start a new post and list them all, along with the lab reference ranges, and then we can advise you further.