Symptoms of hypothyroidism

[abichesh101]

I've posted in here before. But feel abit lost now as I know Drs won't do another blood test for 3 months. My recent blood tests showed possible hypothyroidism. I've had symptoms for a while now but never thought it could be this. The tiredness I feel somedays is so bad. I Don't think my friends or family actually understand how crap I feel sometimes. I feel so exhausted even after simple tasks. I struggle to get out of bed sometimes as I have no energy what so ever.

[MiniMum97]

I am sorry you feel so bad. I know how awful it is, I felt so unwell for many many months before being diagnosed. It’s such a long haul. It may be worth getting a private test to test for TSH, T4, T3, and antibodies. Plus folate, ferritin, d and b12 if not already done. You can get these tests from Medichecks or Blue Horizon. Medichecks often do deals on a Thursday. If you have thyroid antibodies, you may be able to get treatment on that basis. This is from the thyroid UK website:

Dr A Toft, consultant physician and endocrinologist at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, has recently written in Pulse Magazine, "The combination of a normal serum T4 and raised serum TSH is known as subclinical hypothyroidism. If measured, serum T3 will also be normal. Repeat the thyroid function tests in two or three months in case the abnormality represents a resolving thyroiditis.2 But if it persists then antibodies to thyroid peroxidase should be measured.

If these are positive – indicative of underlying autoimmune thyroid disease – the patient should be considered to have the mildest form of hypothyroidism.

In the absence of symptoms some would simply recommend annual thyroid function tests until serum TSH is over 10mU/l or symptoms such as tiredness and weight gain develop. But a more pragmatic approach is to recognise that the thyroid failure is likely to become worse and try to nip things in the bud rather than risk loss to follow-up."

The other tests will give you a better picture if what is going on. If you have vitamin deficiencies then treating those may help some of your symptoms.

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[abichesh101 in reply to MiniMum97]

My T4 was on the low side but still in normal range. My TSH was high out if normal range.

My B12

Ferritin

Folate are in range but on the very low side. I can't afford private tests.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Essential to test TPO and TG antibodies and get full thyroid test as early as possible in morning and fasting

Thousands on here are forced to test privately as NHS often refuse to test antibodies or FT3

Have you changed to strictly gluten free diet as advised in previous post

Gluten intolerance can be as serious as coeliac disease, but no test to diagnose. You just have to try it

Low vitamin D is common as is low magnesium