Can anyone help explain my test results and give advice re GP service?

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Hi everyone!

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism 3 months ago, after reporting symptoms to my

GP for the last 3 years! Predominantly I was suffering from severe night sweats

(almost 3 weeks of each month), feeling like I needed the loo all the time at

night, aching muscles, rosacea on my face and general tiredness. My TSH was 7.4

and I was initially put on 50mcg, which has now been increased to 75 mcg as my

TSH was still 4.3 after the 2 month blood test.

My questions are:

1) My thyroid antibodies test came back " normal " , which surprised me as my mum

and cousin have auto-immune hypothyroidism. Does this mean I'm definitely one

of the 2% whose hypothyroidism is related to a pituitary gland problem and that

there is no family connection as I'd previously thought?

2) How can I tackle my horribly unsympathetic GP? In the last 3 years he has

told me that my night sweats were nothing to worry about and not an indication

of anything serious, that " everyone gets tired " (his words) and that I might be

depressed rather than suffering anything specific. Now, all he is concerned

about is that I am back within the normal TSH range and not with how I am

feeling - he does not even ask. I want to see another GP at the practice but I

am afraid that they are all the same. Is this most people's experience?

Thanks,

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