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I’ve been reading these posts with great interest, especially after receiving my thyroid test results from a private blood test in December. I’ve been feeling “less myself” for quite a while, and have recently been experiencing what I’d describe as frequent warm flushes, especially on waking, rather than the horrid hot ones I had when going through the menopause (long since over).

I am no longer able to either walk very fast, or jog, as I was able to do until maybe last summer. My hands and feet, when cold, don’t rewarm for ages. I have experienced more and more “ectopic” heartbeats (I have long standing paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, diagnosed 20+ years ago, as an accidental finding, and which has never bothered me until the last year or so)

My total cholesterol is 6 mol/l, although I have healthy LDL/HDL levels.

I’m concerned that I’ll go to my GP and be told either it’s my age, or that even if I’m hypothyroid it’s sub clinical and they won’t help me.

Any advice would be very welcome

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Hi WeetabixSnacker,

Did you do your blood test not long after having Covid?

It's usually recommended to leave a while after having any virus as it can affect your test results.

Edited! Just reread your post; so these test results are before you had Covid?

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WeetabixSnacker in reply toHedgeree

Yes, they’re from before Covid

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Do you remember what time of day these bloods were taken?

I'd suggest you ask your GP to test and make sure you get an early appointment pre 9am if possible for the blood draw when your TSH will be at its height, you might have to make up an excuse why you need an early as they generally won't agree if it's just from thyroid testing 🙄 worth waiting for rather than getting a later one.

Do these results show your ferritin, folate, Vit D and B12 levels?

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presumably you did test early morning?

I would retest again in another 6-8 weeks including vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Slightly raised TPO antibodies

Highish TSH

But …..only just had Covid?

You could test vitamin D now

NHS easy postal kit vitamin D test £31 via

vitamindtest.org.uk

Then, assuming vitamin D is low start improving this while waiting

What vitamin supplements do you currently take ?

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WeetabixSnacker in reply toSlowDragon

No, I have had Covid recently, but these results are from before that. My vitamin D is fine, as is my B12. I take supplements of both

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SlowDragonAdministrator in reply toWeetabixSnacker

ok

What are most recent Vitamin D, folate, B12 and ferritin results and ranges

are you taking just B12 or vitamin B complex

And are you taking any magnesium supplement

So take these thyroid results to GP

Plus list of thyroid symptoms

Symptoms of hypothyroidism

thyroiduk.org/signs-and-sym...

They will need to test you via NHS lab

Request NHS thyroid test including thyroid antibodies

Book early morning test

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