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Hi , I’m looking for some advice here . I recently had a Thyroid test done privately and the results came back as follows - TSH 1.18 , T4 13.9, T3 3.99 and my Anti Thyroglobulin was H 221 . Does this put me in the under active thyroid/Hashimoto’s category and if so does it warrant me taking medication? Thanks in advance xx

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Shell310

When posting test results, always please add the reference ranges as these vary from lab to lab.

Your high Thyroglobulin (Tg) antibodies may suggest Hashimoto's but there are other reasons for high Tg antibodies. What was the result for the Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) antibodies - this is the one the NHS tends to use to determine Hashi's.

Even if TPO antibodies are high, you would need over range TSH to get a diagnosis. In range TSH plus over range TPO antibodies are suggestive of future thyroid disease as far as the NHS is concerned and will not be treated, it will be watch and wait.

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Important to regularly retest vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 levels too

How do you feel?

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Shell310 in reply to SlowDragon

Them results came back within range and I always ensure im taking B & D vitamins . I feel lethargic a lot of the time , cold , hoarse voice , muscle aches and weakness mainly . So a lot of the symptoms do suggest I’ve Hashimoto’s.

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SlowDragonAdministrator in reply to Shell310

Please add actual results and ranges

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