Thyroid and blood pressure

[Heatherbells75]

Hi all, can having an under active thyroid while on Levothyroxine make your blood pressure go up? X

[Lalatoot]

heather, high blood pressure is a hypo symptom.

It suggests that you are undermedicated and that your thyroid hormone levels are not right for you.

[Heatherbells75 in reply to Lalatoot]

Hi, thanks for reply, I'm defo not hypo as my T4 is 14, Tsh is 0.02 and 3 is 3.5.

[Jaydee1507 Administrator in reply to Heatherbells75]

You haven't given ranges but those results look on the low side and posssibly under treated.

[Heatherbells75 in reply to Jaydee1507]

Hi, I think its too low but the doctor keeps telling me that they are fine, arghhh!!

[Jaydee1507 Administrator in reply to Heatherbells75]

It's really hard with a suppressed TSH for doctors to listen to you. You will have to arm yourself with plenty of research evidence to give to them and make a nuisance of yourself.

[Hidden in reply to Lalatoot]

I have had very elevated blood pressure over the last couple of days and last night it reached. 177/104 and a pulse of 90. An emergency doctor gave me a blood pressure tablet to lower it over the weekend. I have had a pressure headache around the temples, sinus' and eyes for two weeks and desperate to get rid of it. I am on a new batch of my usual ndt and my recent blood test showed a mid range t4 but slightly high t3 (6.4, normal range upto 6.0). Can you still be hypo on a slightly higher range of free t3?

[Lalatoot in reply to Hidden]

The symptoms of over medication and under medication are identical for me. I can't tell which I am unless I look at blood results. It is a personal juggling act by trial and error to find where your levels need to be.

[Hidden in reply to Lalatoot]

To me, I am over medicated or having a reaction to the ndt, which I've used for years. My test result showed my t3 to be slightly over but since I've reduced it, I feel no relief in symptoms and my blood pressure got dangerously high with elevated pulse rate last night. It came down with an emergency blood pressure tablet but the pressure head is still there. I'm getting nowhere with the local medical profession.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

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Asthma inhalers could be affecting/reducing TSH

And no gallbladder could be affecting absorption

You need FULL thyroid and vitamin levels retested including cortisol

Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins

List of private testing options and money off codes

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

Medichecks Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins

medichecks.com/products/adv...

Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins

bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...

ALWAYS test thyroid levels early morning, ideally before 9am and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

Have you ever had thyroid antibodies tested?

Have you changed Teva brand levothyroxine for different brand

[Heatherbells75 in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi, I am away to order some tests, bloods are getting done at the docs again on Monday so will wait and see what has been tested there first. Thanks again x

[Heatherbells75 in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi, do you know if I can get a thyroid anti bodies test on line?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Heatherbells75]

yes Medichecks and Blue horizon do both antibodies as part of a thyroid test

[Heatherbells75 in reply to SlowDragon]

PERFECT! I haven't changed brand yet.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Heatherbells75]

Your GP is unlikely to be aware that asthma inhalers might lower TSH or that lack of gall bladder might be an issue

GP are usually only interested in keeping TSH within range

Any thyroid patients who end up with low TSH despite inadequate Ft4 and/or Ft3 ….going to need to see an endocrinologist to make progress

GP will just keep trying to reduce your dose levothyroxine because TSH is “too low” in their view

Link about Hashimoto’s

thyroiduk.org/hypothyroid-b...

Symptoms of hypothyroidism 

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Email Thyroid U.K. for list of recommended thyroid specialist endocrinologist and doctors 

Vast majority of endocrinologists are diabetes specialists and useless for thyroid

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Low TSH

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[Heatherbells75 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you x