I feel awful but Doctors say theres nothing wrong I dont know what to do???

Go back to your doctor and reinstate your position. I would suggest you ask your doc to see another specialist, a different opinion, ask him/her to be really selective for you, because of how you feel. Impress him/her.

You did not mention your weight and it’s your private matter but in that area you have to try and help yourself. For myself I have always taken the view that if I didn't eat I would not get overweight, indeed just the opposite which goes for all of us.

Good Luck, keep at it.

Hi,

I was passed over by multiple doctors before I had someone listen. This may just be my experience, but I found that going to a female GP made all the difference. I'm not sure that this is your experience, but I've had multiple occasions ( not just dealing with thyroid) that the male doctor think it is just 'in my head'. It was only when a woman listened that something was sorted. That said, I do not want to say that, that is the case across the board.

have you looked into Functional Medicine? It looks more at the symptoms than the numbers. May be worth a try. Good luck!!!

You have little real choice other than to continue down the route of seeing a doctor, doctors are human beings and subject to frailties as is everyone else.

Contact the surgery again and ask to see another doctor, don’t think they won’t like this; it’s not uncommon so persist.

I good doctor can be better than a endocrinologist, note can be, you have to get a listening doctor, keep trying, you will succeed, don’t give up, you will get there in the end, we all know it shouldn’t be as difficult as it is, but that’s life, it aint perfect.

Hi Michelle,

Have you had b12 and feritin and folate tested, low numbers in these cause very similar symptoms to hypothyroid, worth getting them tested.

Also nothing wrong with asking for a theraputic dose of levo. Your TSH is high enough next time you put your results on put down the ranges also as I am not sure where on the range your T4 is if this is at the high end this may be the reason they will not supplement.

plus they have not tested FT3 ask it is normally refused and I would get it tested privately if this is low then you have conversion issues and they will have to treat you.

T4 is like a larder and sits in your body waiting to be converted into T3.   When T3 drops low we get symptoms.  If your T3 is low and your T4 is high then you are not converting and you have some ammo for the endo.

 

Re your Vit D, when you were supplementing was it very low ie under 25.  If so you have to supplement for ever, your doctor should know this I had vit D of 10  should be over 50 i think.  So once you are in credit again so to speak your doctor should continue with a lower dose on presciption I have only just started but will have to take min 800 ui for ever.   I got my gp to check with a specialist.  however you can look this up on the NHS local health board information to doctors it is the guidelines they follow you can print it off and take it with you.  They will have to prescribe supplements if there own health board recommends it.  type guidelines on treatment of vit d Deficiency in google along with you county name and it should come back with the information you need.

I hope I have been of some help

Hi Michelle....have you had an antibody blood test done?