hi on here again i do not understand my thyroid at all and have posted here few times but no wiser. I've had it for about 10 years and take 225 mg but feel terrible most of time just getting over bout of depression as a result. I've tried to be referred to endocrine but doctor won't do it.
please look at my results and give me some advice
Hi
You don’t have any useful thyroid blood test result there, just TSH, which if you felt well would be OK, but because you don’t, you need more testing of the specific thyroid hormones free T3 and free T4. You will have todo this privately. Blue Horizon and Medicheck both offer full thyroid panels.
To have this condition for 10 years, felt unwell for 10 years and not done your research is a little lax. You can’t rely on GP’s for this. Start with the book Your Thyroid and how to Look After it by Dr Barry Durant Peatfield. It’s available on Amazon and is a good entry level introduction in easy format.
So I would advise you buy one of the private blood tests for a full set of results and read the book. Come back with your test results and their reference ranges.
Make sure your blood test is taken first thing in the morning. Eat nothing and drink only water from the night before. Don’t take your Levothyroxine until after your blood test is finished.
With a stubborn GP you are going to have to help yourself. This is the start. Better things lie ahead.
thank you