should I be receiving treatment?

[bluehayes]

Hi had my thyroid bloods done through medichecks my thyroglobin antibodies was 334 ku/l <115 and my thyroid peroxidase antibodies is 125 kiu/l <34 should I be receiving treatment?many thanks

[NWA6]

Hi bluehayes. That depends on how you feel. Do you have your Ft4/3 results too? Your result suggest Hashimotos but people can have it for years before needing or seeking treatment.

[bluehayes in reply to NWA6]

Hi paula that's funny my name is paula to I only have tsh free t3 and free thyroxine they are normal I also have pernicious anaemia which I have injections for but still feel lousy I have not bothered going drs with my results they are very unsympathetic

[NWA6 in reply to bluehayes]

Hey Paula 🤗 ‘normal’ is a swear word on this forum 😂 one of us are ‘normal’ but we might be ‘in range’ but that doesn’t mean it’s ‘normal’ for us as individuals.

Post your results with ranges and it’ll give us a better view. Did you get them done privately? GP’s are woefully unsympathetic and uneducated about Hypo.

[greygoose in reply to bluehayes]

There's no such thing as 'normal', it just means 'in-range'. But, it's where in the range that the results fall that counts. Do you have the exact numbers: results and ranges?

[bluehayes in reply to greygoose]

my tsh was 2.82 mlu/l (0.27-4.2) my free t3 was 4.74 pmol/L(3.1-6.8) and my free thyroxine was 14.8 pmol/(12-22) many thanks for looking

[greygoose in reply to bluehayes]

A TSH of 2.82, although in-range, is not normal. It means that your thyroid is struggling to keep your Frees at acceptable levels. You need to keep an eye on them, because they could drop at any time. But, unfortunately, you doctor will not consider treatment until your TSH is a lot higher.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

See your GP to get further testing

Low vitamin D, folate and ferritin are extremely common

Plus coeliac blood test, if still eating gluten

As you have PA and B12 injections are you supplementing a daily good quality vitamin B complex?

one with folate in not folic acid may be beneficial.

chriskresser.com/folate-vs-...

B vitamins best taken in the morning after breakfast

Recommended brands on here are Igennus Super B complex. (Often only need one tablet per day, not two. Certainly only start with one tablet per day after breakfast. Retesting levels in 6-8 weeks ).

Or Jarrow B-right is popular choice, but is large capsule

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...

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/286...

Vitamin D deficiency is frequent in Hashimoto's thyroiditis and treatment of patients with this condition with Vitamin D may slow down the course of development of hypothyroidism and also decrease cardiovascular risks in these patients. Vitamin D measurement and replacement may be critical in these patients.

endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/...

Evidence of a link between increased level of antithyroid antibodies in hypothyroid patients with HT and 25OHD3 deficiency may suggest that this group is particularly prone to the vitamin D deficiency and can benefit from its alignment.

Getting vitamins tested and supplementing to bring levels to optimal is often first step

Plus gluten free diet