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<blockquote data-quote="grampadenny" data-source="post: 1132176" data-attributes="member: 273370"><p>Unfortunately for you your GP is misguided in not treating you for Hypothyroid disease. My wife was diagnosed with this disease over 20 years ago and has had many ups and downs along the way. In order for you to feel well you most likely should have a TSH range between 1.5-2.5 (most people feel well in this range) . Your Free T3 should be in the upper quadrant of the range (sometimes this result will be low and that shows conversion issues that need to be addressed). It's total nonsense for your GP to wait until you are at or above 10 to start treating you! You should also have other tests done to see where your vitamins/minerals are at. Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, ferritin are just some of them. They all need to be in the upper end of the range to help) Cholesterol levels will go up with Hypthyroid disease. Most thyroid patients in hypo status also have what they call Hashimitos hypothyroid disease. So when testing you should have both antibodies tested as well. Gluten and lactose are two things that wreak havoc with a lot of people that have the disease also. Research as much as possible as it will give you a better background and more ammunition when speaking to your GP. There is another community out there called Healthunlocked (UK forum) that my wife belongs to and has helped her immensely in her search for answers. The people that blog on this site are very helpful individuals. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grampadenny, post: 1132176, member: 273370"] Unfortunately for you your GP is misguided in not treating you for Hypothyroid disease. My wife was diagnosed with this disease over 20 years ago and has had many ups and downs along the way. In order for you to feel well you most likely should have a TSH range between 1.5-2.5 (most people feel well in this range) . Your Free T3 should be in the upper quadrant of the range (sometimes this result will be low and that shows conversion issues that need to be addressed). It's total nonsense for your GP to wait until you are at or above 10 to start treating you! You should also have other tests done to see where your vitamins/minerals are at. Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, ferritin are just some of them. They all need to be in the upper end of the range to help) Cholesterol levels will go up with Hypthyroid disease. Most thyroid patients in hypo status also have what they call Hashimitos hypothyroid disease. So when testing you should have both antibodies tested as well. Gluten and lactose are two things that wreak havoc with a lot of people that have the disease also. Research as much as possible as it will give you a better background and more ammunition when speaking to your GP. There is another community out there called Healthunlocked (UK forum) that my wife belongs to and has helped her immensely in her search for answers. The people that blog on this site are very helpful individuals. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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