Thanks mate, 9.6 and 10.8, will have another test in due course to see if that's changed anything... Yes shbg was 16 too, what should TSH be?
Not possible say what TSH should be for you - the reason ranges are given is because it's different for everyone.
However, It is possible to say that your reading is on the low side of the acceptable range.
And perhaps low-ish for a 41 year old male but genetics and lifestyle has a big effect, so can't say that with certainty.
Can you please advise me how you self medicate with this and what would be beneficial at all please, yes I'd love to be happier too, it's a pain and I just don't get what's wrong, how is thyroid low? What causes this please?
There are various reasons that can happen - like if you've been sleeping poorly, fasting, dieting hard to drop bodyfat, doing a lot of cardio, under a lot of pressure/stress, abusing alcohol/drugs, taking some other form of medication etc.
Men tend to bounce back from thyroid issues faster and more consistently than women do, so I would expect your reading to improve as your lifestyle improves.
If you try to improve your lifestyle but the readings don't improve, then the probability increases that there is a medical issue.
And is this why throat is a bit of a mess and I feel sick at times too, drink water and get sickness feeling at times. Now I know low test is an issue since chatting to some of the lads too lol lol, but Dr will just say normal range bla bla bla lol. Please let me know any advice again, thanks so much mate
Have you spoken to your GP about the throat and sickness issues?
Your GP should address those
immediately.
In terms of how to self-medicate, that's not straightforward (or cheap).
And I'm slightly concerned about some of the other issues you've mentioned.
Your GP needs to assess those first before you do anything - I'd advise you to put more pressure on your GP first.
Before you attempt to self-medicate for low test or low thyroid, you should be confident that you don't have any other medical problems - particularly cardiac.
In your case, the best approach might be to intentionally wreck your readings so that they come in below the acceptable range and therefore your GP is forced to treat you. That might involved a prolonged fast for example (7 days).
But you need to get the other concerns addressed first.