I need your help, please. Hubby has TSH 5.1 and symptoms

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Hello everyone,

Here is the scenario; my hubby is 66, he is pale, cold, tired, depressed, no

motivation, lethargic, recent high BP, stomach upsets and a red swollen tongue.

Last June his TSH was 3.53 2 weeks ago his TSH was 5.1.

I'm hypot and I suspected him as hypot last summer but the GP says bloods are in

range chant we know so well. With this last test, when pushed the GP said he

would do an anti-bodies check in 3/4 weeks, so we have held our fire. Now today

the same GP says there is no need for an antibodies check, that hubby is

worrying unnecessarily, " take it from me, " he said! Oh, and a BP of 155 whilst

on BP meds is, " nothing to worry about. "

So, we have decided that hubby needs to go onto desiccated thyroid meds, he will

self medicate bacause he has obviously been abandoned by the NHS.

The crux is, I'm not too well myself and am making lots of mistakes because

mentally I'm on the decline at the moment. (I have sent the Christmas cards out

without saying who they are from and even addressed at least one to myself!

So, hypothetically of course, what would you do about dose and supplements etc.

The more detailed the advise the better for my fuzzy head, please.

Can I say, I know you are all laymen on here and any advise you offer I must

double check myself.

PS, the GP is sacked as soon as we can register some where else.

Many thanks, my thyroid warriors. Ruby