High cholesterol with hypo?

Anyone else have hypothyroidism-associated high cholesterol?  I am only 23 years old and I already have mildly high cholesterol (204 total).  I am a healthy weight and in good health as far as I am aware.  I have not yet been treated for hypo and not sure if I will (TSH 6.85).  Does the cholesterol problem clear up with thyroid treatment?

[kitty9309]

Your cholesterol is not that high. Do you have an HDL reading? If that is high, which is a good thing, you are OK. It is the ratio of HDL and total cholesterol that is important, especially in women.

The cholesterol may drop if you are treated. There are studies that prove that treating "subclinical" hypothyroidism improves lipid levels, particularly LDL's, the bad kind.

My cholesterol is higher than yours, but I have very high HDL's and a low ratio.

If a repeat TSH is still above 2.5, you should get treated, especially if you have positive thyroid antibodies.

[Melmo36]

Thanks Kitty,

I didn't think that my cholesterol was that high either, but my father's is about 30 points higher than mine and I know that genes play a big role in this.  So I was just worried about it getting higher, you know?  My LDL's (I call them the "lowsy" ones Lol) are ok so I guess I don't have much to worry about.  I will probably get tested again for my thyroid here in a couple days.  Thanks again for the input :) Good luck with your thyroid too

[kitty9309]

Your are welcome!

Thanks for the well wishes.

Good luck to you, too.