under active thyroid newly diagnosed

EJ78

Hello.
I had a blood test done and my GP texted to tell me I have an under active thyroid and that I should ‘keep an eye on it and book another blood test in three months time’.

Ive looked it up and it explains A LOT of health problems ive been having including steadily gaining at least 1 to 2lbs each month for the past couple of years no matter what I do (I now weigh over 17 stone!), muscle and joint pain every day, hoarse voice, excessively tired and a puffy face/jaw/throat among other problems.

Im just wondering, is it normal to have to wait three months after first diagnosis before being able to do anything about it?

thanks.

EJ78
(ps. im new to boards so apologies if im doing this wrong and need to ask somewhere else.)

Corruptedmorals

Seems a bit excessive. Many GP's advocate repeating bloods before medicating just to check, but 3 months is too long if you have symptoms especially since it's a slow process to get the dose right as once you are on Eltroxin, you need to wait 6-8 weeks before the next blood test to give it time to fully work.

Ask the receptionist for a copy of the blood results, it's important to understand them and also know what they tested. You probably had TSH and Free t4 tested, but you need TPO antibodies tested too if not already done, and T3 also. In saying that, it's not good to get too hung up on lab ranges, as it's how you feel at a certain range that's the main thing.

There's a thyroid misery thread here that's a mine of information.