Thyroid results in Dd13

[MegGriffin]

Dd has Been referred to cahms with severe anxiety and after her initial appointment they said we needed to get full bloods done to make sure there is no underlying cause for her physical symptoms. I rang today and they said all ok except thyroid TSH is 4.4 so a bit low and to re test her in 6 months. Does this sound like the right course of action? She will hopefully be starting cbt in January but I would hate to think her thyroid is accentuating her anxiety. Any replies gratefully received thank you.

tsh sounds high not low
in the usa they would treat an adult with that level, not sure about a child

I don't know about children, but if it was an adult I would ask for a retest and include
tsh
t4
t3
antibodies
ferritin
vit d
b12
and possibly also celiacs
can you ask the gp to run the tests sooner than 6 months?
when you get the results you need to look at them yourself to see if any are borderline

thyroid uk might have more info about thyroid and children

Thank you mercibucket. They did run lots of tests including celiacs but she told me that the thyroid was the only one slightly out. I only got the tsh level because I asked her for it as they don't seem to tell you otherwise. I don't know anything about thyroid levels but will have a look on a thyroid website for children.

Ask your GP surgery for a photocopy of the blood test results, then you'll be able to see all of them. You will also then see the ranges for that particular lab, so will be able to see how far outside normal range the TSH is.

you could contact the British thyroid association - they have advice lines on certain subjects such as children etc. Have a look at their website. they also have meetings where specialists give talks and you can ask qs. Also, see what the nice guidelines say and maybe ask for a referral to a consultant. 4.4 would be too high for an adult imo these days, my docs tend to aim for below 2.5, though different areas are different.