my tsh is 8.8 endocrinologist said no thyroxin anybody else same?

[weazle74]

i seen endocrinologist and he said my tsh is ok 8.8 it has to go over 10.00 i am 64 years old he put me on b12 and vit d and said check again in 3 months ..i do feel litle beter but still not well stomach promblems balance and titanious , anybody else was told this//////? my t3 is 3.6 and t4 13.4 he said is normall ihave very low b12 but no anaemia and low vit d .iam fogetfull and have a lot of stomach bloating and other symptoms

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Think you are not in the UK?

Is that correct?

Do you have high thyroid antibodies?

Your TSH is too high,

Can you add the ranges on FT3 and FT4 results

How low was vitamin D and how much vitamin D has been prescribed?

B12 are you getting B12 injections?

Also recommended to take a good quality daily vitamin B complex when getting B12 injections

If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 7 days before any blood tests, as biotin can falsely affect test results

endo.confex.com/endo/2016en...

endocrinenews.endocrine.org...

TSH is likely to rise when low B12 and low vitamin D are improved

Did you get iron and ferritin levels tested? These are often low too

Make sure to get next blood test as early as possible in morning and fasting to get highest TSH result

[weazle74 in reply to SlowDragon]

b12 i take tablets 1000mg daily and 2000iu vit d t3 range[ 3.5-4.5] and t4 [ 9-20] no injections .. have high tpo64.4[35] and thyroglobulin 180.5[40] hemoglobin 13.9 [13-18]calcioum ok and magnesioum normal i dident test folate and feretin vit d8.8 [20-180] and b12 101[200-900] two months i take sumplements b12 and vit d also my cortisol is high 720 [690]

[weazle74 in reply to SlowDragon]

living in cyprus

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to weazle74]

Once vitamin D and B12 are improved to optimal you may find TSH rises so you can start Levothyroxine

Otherwise you will need to find different endocrinologist to get treated

[weazle74 in reply to SlowDragon]

thank you