friend with ME/Fibromyalgia - advice please

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My friend Norman has been ill for nearly 20 years. He was diagnosed as having

ME and Fibromyalgia and has had all the familiar symptoms including extreme

fatigue, pain, trouble sleeping, being bedridden for long periods of time. I

recently discovered that his late mother had a thyroid condition and that Norman

himself had been tested for low thyroid a few years ago, but the results came

back 'normal'. I told him all about the great work of TPA and about the link

between thyroid and so-called ME/Fibro.

So the bottom line is that Norman is going to go back to his GP and have his

thyroid retested. My first question is: which blood tests should he request?

Also, if anyone has any references to documents explaining the links between low

thyroid and ME/Fibro, please pass them on to me, so that I can print them off

for Norman and his wife to read. Many thanks!

As always, I appreciate any help you may be able to provide.

Nicola