He has periods of low mood, bad sleep etc so I booked him in a blood test, turns out he has exact same issue as me, raised TSH yet normal ft3 and ft4
THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE *7.98 mIU/L 0.27 -4.20
FREE THYROXINE 19.600 pmol/L 12.00 -22.00
FREE T3 5.25 pmol/L 3.10 -6.80
His vitamin D levels are low, so I told him to take some of my vitamin D. and his b12 is right at bottom of range, and no one wants bottom of range B12, so I shall give him my b12 pills later
I told him to go to doctors, but as we all know, NHS can't prescribe T3. It might be worth him trying t4 for a while though? any ideas?
I'm his brother and been testing my thyroid for years, my TSH also ranges from 3-6 and I have " subclinical hypo " I sourced some T3 myself, but since run out