Hi,
Latest labs taken 8am on empty stomach no biotin for 5 days. Not currently medicated.
TSH 0.83 (0.27-4.2)
Ft3 4.66 (3.1-6.8)
Ft4 13.8 (12-22)
Not able to test D, B12 folate or ferritin at this time
I’m desperate to feel better and would like advice on my labs, self medicating and where to purchase please....Thankyou x
You're not on thyroid meds and won't get them from your GP with TSH in range. But you don't feel great, and free T4 is very low - only 18% through range; free T3 is better at 42% through range, but still low. You really want these both to be higher.
Have you had antibodies tested? If those are over-range and given the feeble T4 result you might get a prescription for a starter dose of levo ... otherwise you're looking at self-medicating x
Hi
I tested antibodies a few years ago I had raised Tgab but not Tpo.
Gp not interested and endo even less so!
Have you ever had a raised TSH?
Hi , TSH has always been low normal never raised.
It’s the low T4 that concerns me not really the TSH it’s kind of irrelevant. X
It's relevant to a GP deciding whether to give you levothyroxine. Any history of raised TSH gives you more grounds to ask for it.
That’s the problem they only diagnose off TSH when other thyroid values should also be considered.
I will never be diagnosed off TSH but my ft4 is way too low. Despite having raised antibodies.
Hence needing to self medicate x
Yep I know, I was just curious whether you had any history of raised TSH so I could understand whether the GP had any scope to prescribe it. Maybe it's central hypothyroidism. Have you asked them about that?
Sorry I understand now!
He laughed at me did the endo when I tackled him in central hypothyroidism!
I’m at my end and I know I can feel better than I do with a trial on thyroid meds!
He laughed? What a pr***. Can you see anyone else? It's so unfair that they put people with zero energy in a position where they have to fight so hard, but in my experience being super persistent and annoying, e.g. booking frequent appts with the same complaints even though you know they won't do anything, just to cost them money and time so they realise that you aren't going to just disappear without a resolution, it may help you get the care you need. Make them realise that by not treating you, you are costing more healthcare resources through frequent appts. Or maybe change your GP surgery/endo. Some are a lot better than others...
I think you really need to rule out your symptoms being due to something like vitamin deficiency etc. Cos those results don't scream thyroid. But yes get antibodies tested for info.
SELF MEDICATING ON THYROID
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