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Your TSH is high. I have covered this on your other post. Ask for Levothyroxine increase.

It's best to put everything on the one post.

Did you have any Nutrients levels tested - Vitamin D, Calcium, B12, Folate and Ferritin?

Do you have any symptoms?

How are your Daughter and your Mom?

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Patriceakins in reply toMary-intussuception

Sorry i didnt know how to do it

Tells you nothing without Free T4 and free t3. Most healthy people have a TSH of around 1.2. NHS won't do anything until TSH is over 10 or free T4 is under range. TSH on its own isn't useful as it can't rule out central hypothyroidism where TSH can't rise because either the pituitary or the hypothalamus isn't functioning correctly. You also need to get a full iron panel and B12 and flate tested.

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Patriceakins in reply toAngel_of_the_North

Ok but i have symptoms of underactive thyroid i got to get my daughter tested again bc we moved to new town and my mom idk ill have to ask her

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Angel_of_the_North in reply toPatriceakins

Either try one of the doctors on the TUK list and ask about testing for central hypothyroidism or get your own private tests done by medichecks or blue horizon. Your symptoms could be high cortisol, low B12 or low iron all of which are very similar to hypo.

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