I'm assuming you aren't currently on thyroid meds??
Your thyroid results show: high but not yet over-range TSH, which - as it's over 3 - would be treated in many countries, but not the UK. Instead, you will likely need two blood tests which show TSH over-range for your GP to prescribe thyroid meds - AND
(a) TSH to go much higher - maybe as high as 10 first (at which point you are likely to be really quite unwell) OR
(b) free T4 to be under-range - yours is actually nice and high. almost at the top of the range, although free T3 is lower in range at only 46% through range, showing you don't convert well [your thyroid produces T4, which is an inactive thyroid hormone, which needs to convert to T3, the active hormone need in every cell in your body] OR
(c) high antibodies - which you have! High antibodies indicates Hashimoto's (or Hashi's) - which is the biggest single cause of an under-active thyroid.
You should get the GP to re-test bloods in 3 months (always an early morning (before 9am), fasting blood test, when TSH is highest) to see what TSH is up to then. Note your antibodies will go up and down as they see fit - Hashi's is quite common but can't be "cured"so if you test them again and they're lower, you're not "getting better" - they're just lower and will go up again later
I'll ask SeasideSusie or SlowDragon to comment on your nutrients [can you edit - using the "more" button at the bottom of your post] to show the lab ranges. Obviously vit D is very very low ...
no i currently do not take any meds for thyroid. this was the first time testing my thyroid and even then i was only doing it for the vitamins.
you did mention the timing of the test. i actually did the medichecks one at 2pm. did not realise timing was a factor.
im very reluctant to go to my gp as they always fob me off as ive been dozens of times since last year (major road accident) and only had symptoms since then.
i know something isnt right with my body as im tired, always feeling sick and recently had a few tiny bouts of a wierd dissociated feeling lasting a few seconds.
i was just concerned with just how high the antibodies are.
Had you tested early morning, before 9am result would have been higher ….but probably not over 5
See flow chart on top of page 2 and guidelines here - need 2 separate NHS thyroid tests (minimum 6-8 weeks apart) with TSH over 5 before starting on levothyroxine
Vitamin D mouth spray by Better You is very effective as it avoids poor gut function. There’s a version made that also contains vitamin K2 Mk7. One spray = 1000iu
i believe my late mother (ovarian cancer) had something with her thyroid as she had a big scar across her neck. i will confirm with my father what exact illness was.
i have been asking for neurology referall since my accident but have not got anywere hence my reluctance to deal with the GP. i have had alot of stress with my ongoing symptoms since the crash which as definatley given me health anxiety.
i understand that forums are not a replacement for pro medical advise but are my numbers a massive worry or can i make some adjustments and start vit d at 4000iu a day as recommended by the medichecks doctor and then retest both vitamin and thyroid in a few months.
Some great advice from the very knowledgeable members of this forum already. If you are able to change surgery and GP that might help you feel able to approach a medical professional, although I realise that it isn't always possible.
If you can afford to retest privately and do the test as directed, early morning, etc, you might have better ammunition to take to your GP.
Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.