Thyroid novice looking for help!

[HKVE48]

Hi - i am totally new to this, and wondered if anybody could help me. I have just had my blood results back and they are as follows..

Serum free triiodothyronine level 5.7 pmol/L [3.7 - 7.0]

Serum TSH level 0.031 U/mL [0.38 - 5.33]

Serum free T4 level 12 pmol/L [5.6 - 21.0]

I am on no medication as this is my first blood test for what the GP thought was Hyper....

It says at the top of the results form, no further action required. But i CANNOT continue to feel so awful (constantly tires, jittery, palpatations, tremors, racing heart, etc). I display all the symptoms of an over active thyroid, but by the looks of my results, they might not be drastic enough to treat...? My GP is shut this afternoon, but i will call them tomorrow. I just wondered if anybody could arm me with any info before i make that call.

Thank you so much.

[Nuri55]

Your t4 ist very low, the reference ranges are also low for the ft4 especially for the start value ...you are undermedicated

[SlowDragon Administrator]

This could be autoimmune thyroid disease also called Hashimoto's

Your TSH is very low, this could be due low vitamins

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4, FT3 plus TPO and TG thyroid antibodies and also very important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Ask GP to test vitamins and antibodies

Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies or vitamins

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have special offers, Medichecks usually have offers on Thursdays, Blue Horizon its more random

All thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting. This gives highest TSH,and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)

If antibodies are high this is Hashimoto's, (also known by medics here in UK more commonly as autoimmune thyroid disease).

About 90% of all hypothyroidism in Uk is due to Hashimoto's. Low vitamins are especially common with Hashimoto's. Food intolerances are very common too, especially gluten. So it's important to get TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested at least once .

Link about thyroid blood tests

thyroiduk.org/tuk/testing/t...

Link about antibodies and Hashimoto's

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_...

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_...

List of hypothyroid symptoms

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_...

[greygoose]

Well, you're not hyper, that's for sure. If you were, your FT4 and FT3 would be very high over-range. Yours are only around mid-range. So, you aren't hypo, either. However, as SlowDragone says, you should have your nutrients tested. If they are low, they can cause thyroid-like symptoms. And, also your Hashi's antibodies - TPO antibodies - because if you have that, your results may very well be good today, but that doesn't mean they were last week, nor that the will be in a month's time. Levels jump around a lot with Hashi's. So, keep testing.