I am ttc and have had IVF/FET cycles.
Part of the initial tests was thyroid investigations which came back with higher than ideal TSH level
The clinic put me on levothyroxine.
I had not realised that the symptoms i'd had for years previously were due to this-tiredness, constipation, heavy periods and constant anaemia due to that, generally feeling awful. I had been seeing the gp a lot and kept thinking it was the anaemia.
I started to feel better and with tweaks in dosage I feel hugely better now.
However, currently I ha e to get private prescriptions which is ok (it's cheaper than nhs!) but obviously at some point I won't be under the clinic care so saw gp to see if they would prescribe for me now as I will need this for life whether ttc or not (I also had thyroid antibodies)
Gp refused and I've been told that when I'm not ttc/ under care of the clinic I will just have to stop the tablets then let my tsh levels rise and symptoms return before the nhs will treat/prescribe as my levels were 'subclinical' at 4.8 and they don't seem to care that I also have thyroid antibodies ?
I'm dreading it ! I don't want to have to feel that bad again it took months to get the dose right and now I'm anxious at some point I will have to stop medication and get ill again ??? I think the gp is out of order