For Bakers2 and Hypothyroid topic

To avoid hijacking the Statins thread - I thought we should come here!  I was quite lucky with my thyroid issues in that a Naturopath (from America) I was working with told me I was Hypo through muscle testing and warned me that it would be years before it showed in an NHS blood test.  I was then forwarned and got hold of some books on the subject - one by Dr Barry Peatfield who I was lucky enough to manage to see just after the GP had said "Thyroxine".  There is a large body of people who disagree with NHS guidelines (The reason you feel better on higher numbers!)  I find the knowledge of fellow sufferers immensely useful - and have met most of the founders at Conferences etc etc.  The group has a website - with a forum so you can post your blood test results and get some insight etc etc.  thyroid patient advocacy http://www.tpauk.com/main/

My GPs don't want to know what I amdoing as long as the blood tests come out OK!  But last time when I had changed pills - there was a concern that I was overdosing.  So I hopped on the website and was told that the results looked as though I had taken the medication that morning - quite correct!  So TSH and T4 peaks at exactly the time I had the test!  So next test I took the pills after the blood was taken!  Not rocket science exactly - but the GP wanted me to lower the dose when there was no reason.  My lot will test for T3 which not all will -  in fact my daughter asked to be tested the other day and her GP will only test for TSH.