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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 1527813" data-attributes="member: 345386">Ringi - The reality for a lot people presenting with hypothyroid symptoms is the vague nature of some of those symptoms.  Quite frankly, they tie in with a whole bunch of conditions, including hypothyroidism.  The following link, from Thyroid UK, shows just how extensive the list of symptoms can be:  <a href="http://www.thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_the_thyroid/hypothyroidism_signs_symptoms.html" target="_blank">http://www.thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_the_thyroid/hypothyroidism_signs_symptoms.html</a>Most GPs appear to be wedded to the TSH figure as being their metric, and are often unwilling to prescribe without two consecutive readings outside range.  Often treatment is not offered unless the TSH breaches the 10 mark.Grant is T1, so with one AI condition, he will be more likely to have another; hence my query about the antibodies.  [USER=295621]@GrantGam[/USER] - It could be worthwhile downloading the symptoms pdf and take it, completed, when you go to see your GP.Interestingly enough, when the Consultant Endo saw my thyroid panel ranges at TSH - 3.4 and T4 - 11, he was extremely disinterested.  To be fair, on a subsequent test a couple of months later, my TSH had dropped back to 2, and on that basis the lab declined to test the T4.  After that I changed Endos, for reasons I won't trouble you with, and he has gone on the hunt for other AI conditions.  Subject to one further test, I'll then be off the a Rheumatology bods.Oh well.  It's good to know I don't have a whole bunch of scary conditions, whilst keeping some kids in public schools.Good luck with it all.</blockquote>

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