Very high cholesterol is it linked to an under active Thyroid?

[Kathy6]

I have asked for a blood test and it's come out at 9,5. I have been getting palpitations lately they hay checked my Thyroid and my levels are fine. I am just concerned because I can't understand why it is so high. I know I'm over weight but I don't have a high fat diet and I walk between 3 and 4 miles a day. Hopefully someone can help?

[tattybogle]

they hay checked my Thyroid and my levels are fine.

'fine' is a matter of opinion and on here we have learned the hard way that many GP's have a rather uneducated opinion when it comes to thyroid _

do you have these 'fine' thyroid results ?

if so put them up here .....it will be easier for folk to answer your Q.

if not .. get them

[greygoose]

Tottally agree with tatty! Not only that, they don't do all the right tests so it's really impossible to say if you're fine or not.

High cholesterol is usually linked to low FT3 - and I bet he didn't even test that! It has nothing to do with your diet - especially nothing to do with eating fat! (Neither does weight-gain, come to that: eating fat doesn't make you fat.) Cholesterol and fat are two entirely different substances.

Cholesterol is made in the liver, and the liver keeps levels stable by making more when you eat less, and vice versa. But, when T3 is low, as in hypothyroidism, the body cannot process cholesterol correctly, and it tends to build up in the blood.

So, if you want to know your FT3 level, you're probably going to have to do full thyroid testing privately.

[Kathy6 in reply to greygoose]

Your right they haven't tested for that this is all I have and they are putting me on Statins.

TH3 levels

[greygoose in reply to Kathy6]

They can't 'put you on statins' against your will. Just refuse. You certainly don't want to take them! There is no law that say that just because a doctor prescribes something, you have to take it.

[QUE6T-33 in reply to greygoose]

I had elevated cholesterol when started on Levo & prior. As soon as it was found I needed T3, levels of chol. normalised.

[Nat107 in reply to QUE6T-33]

yeh same

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Looking at previous posts

Are you still only on 75mcg levothyroxine per day

Is your hypothyroidism autoimmune

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 tested

Also both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested at least once to see if your hypothyroidism is autoimmune

Very important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 at least once year minimum

Low vitamin levels are extremely common when hypothyroid, especially with autoimmune thyroid disease

About 90% of primary hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroid disease, usually diagnosed by high TPO and/or high TG thyroid antibodies

Autoimmune thyroid disease with goitre is Hashimoto’s

Autoimmune thyroid disease without goitre is Ord’s thyroiditis.

Both are autoimmune and generally called Hashimoto’s.

Significant minority of Hashimoto’s patients only have high TG antibodies (thyroglobulin)

20% of autoimmune thyroid patients never have high thyroid antibodies and ultrasound scan of thyroid can get diagnosis

In U.K. medics hardly ever refer to autoimmune thyroid disease as Hashimoto’s (or Ord’s thyroiditis)

Recommended that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am, only drink water between waking and test and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)

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

Post all about what time of day to test

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Testing options and includes money off codes for private testing

thyroiduk.org/testing/

Medichecks Thyroid plus BOTH TPO and TG antibodies and vitamins

medichecks.com/products/adv...

Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes BOTH TPO and TG antibodies, cortisol and vitamins

bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...

Only do private testing early Monday or Tuesday morning.

Link about thyroid blood tests

thyroiduk.org/testing/thyro...

Link about Hashimoto’s

thyroiduk.org/hypothyroid-b...

Symptoms of hypothyroidism

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

Tips on how to do DIY finger prick test

support.medichecks.com/hc/e...

Medichecks and BH also offer private blood draw at clinic near you, or private nurse to your own home…..for an extra fee