Please help interpret.

[Raymart]

I was tested 3 weeks ago and my TSH was 0.15. Doctor diagnosed me as Over active.

I have just had results from private Mediterranean done and these are my results.

[jimh111]

These results are fine. You had a TSH result of 0.15 before which is low, it could have been a one-off or due to a transient infection or something. Presumably your doctor tested your thyroid because you went to them with symptoms, what were your symptoms?

When there is a thyroid problem the thyroid output can jump up and down a bit so we can't be certain all is OK at the moment. Do you take any medications or supplements?

[Raymart in reply to jimh111]

I went in with thudding, irregular and fast heart beat. Fluctuates between what it does.

Had an ecg. But had no symptoms present at the time of the ecg.

Bloods came back showing over active thyroid.

Felt I wanted to repeat tests myself. Just to clarify it wasn’t an anxiety related thing. However, I am still experiencing the same heart related symptoms.

[jimh111 in reply to Raymart]

Makes sense for your doctor to run another blood test in a few weeks and also test TRAb antibodis which are the ones that cause hyperthyoidism. As I noted thyroidal output can be irratic in thyroid disease so another test should be enough to confirm one way or another.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Raymart]

Raymart

Bloods came back showing over active thyroid.

Ask at your surgery's reception desk for a print out of those tests and post them on here for comment.

Were you prescribed anything for this "overactive thyroid"?

[Raymart in reply to SeasideSusie]

So the TSH still showing over active, even though it has improved?

I was given beta blockers for palps, but no Carbimazole.

Will ask for a print out of my previous tests (ones at doctors rather that the private ones I have posted here).

Thank you.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Raymart]

Raymart

I wouldn't say your TSH is currently showing overactive, it's in range isn't it

0.637 (0.27-4.20)

and your Free T4 is only 34% through range at 15.4 (12-22) and FT3 is is 60% through range at 5.47 (3.1-6.8)

If you were overactive then your Free T4 at least would be over range with a TSH below range.

See what the print out of your original test says. Was TSH all they tested? And for absolute confirmation of Graves Disease (overactive thyroid) then testing of TSI/TRab antibodies is necessary.

[Raymart in reply to SeasideSusie]

Yeah TSH was all they tested. Along with sugar levels, cholesterol.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Raymart]

I don't think they can diagnose underactive thyroid purely on one TSH result slightly below range. You'd need to see if too much thyroid hormone is being produced - ie FT4 and FT3 tests need to be done to ascertain that.

What time of day did you do both these tests? Were they done fasting?

[Raymart in reply to SeasideSusie]

I did then at 10:15 and had fasted yes.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Raymart]

Both at 10.15am?

[Angel_of_the_North]

Those results do not show overactive - they are euthyroid (ie good). You can't tell if someone is overactive just from TSH and the test can be invalidated if you take a B vitamin containing biotin.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Might be helpful to get vitamin D tested too

£29 NHS postal kit if GP reluctant

vitamindtest.org.uk

[Courtlea]

It does look on the hyper side

However, if your feeling fine then

It looks okay

I would look into taking some

Selenium to keep your thyroid

Working well

[Ginny_Ickle]

Lots of other possible causes of intermittent fast heartbeat.

This is one: DynaInc.org/dysautonomia

[shaws Administrator]

When hypo, you come to realise that doctors/endocrinologists know little about hypothyroidism and it is a 'guessing game'. This is from the following link and the doctor is an expert on hormones:-

"I'd insist that testing be done prior to your daily dose, as recommended by professional guidelines. It's simple common sense. TSH is not a thyroid hormone and is not an appropriate guide to thyroid replacement therapy. The hypothalamic-pituitary secretion of TSH did not evolve to tell physicians what dose of levothyroxine a person should swallow every day. A low or suppressed TSH on replacement therapy is not the same

thing as a low TSH in primary hyperthyroidism. If you have central hypothyroidism, the TSH will necessarily be low or compmletely suppressed on T4/T3 therapy; your physician must treat you according to symptoms and the free T4/free T3 levels.

hormonerestoration.com/

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