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Underactive Thyroid or Hypothyroidism

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Little Miss Happy Sep 2020 7:31am, 26 Sep 2020 3,421 posts	Quote Pin Little Miss Happy Cuddy - that was my initial experience with my TSH. The GP I had at the time actually diagnosed me with CFS but fortunately referred me to the clinic at the hospital where the doctor there said 'you don't have CFS you need more thyroxine' - I knew that! She wrote to my GP who agreed to increase my dose but I could have done without the intervening few months. Treating people according to how they feel rather than the numbers fortunately appears to be more usual now. Is it worth trying a different GP? When you are having B12 injections the number will always be high when you have your blood tested. I don't tolerate iron supplements well either - have just been prescribed ferrous fumarate by the consultant investigating my low Transferrin saturation after I told him that so will try but I'm not hopeful.
Fizz :-) May 2024 6:36pm, 21 May 2024 8,831 posts	Quote Pin Fizz :-) I’ve noticed that for my last three annual tests, my GP has only tested my TSH and not my T4. I mostly feel ok, any thoughts if I should query this, or just leave well alone?
Little Miss Happy May 2024 6:42pm, 21 May 2024 7,164 posts	Quote Pin Little Miss Happy Unusual in my experience Fizz.
Cuddy May 2024 1:40pm, 27 May 2024 5,502 posts	Quote Pin Cuddy Hi Fizz. My GP did the same, only TSH now, so I looked up the NICE guideline on monitoring of hypothyroidism. The guideline is focused on monitoring via TSH alone, T4 for patients who are said to still have symptoms. You can find the guideline just searching on Google, NICE management of hypothyroidism.