... N.B. My TSH on Nov 17, 2011 was 4.35. ... (4 replies)
... In fact, you might have been dealing with since 1992 when your TSH was above 2. ... (4 replies)
... or above if your lab uses . ... (6 replies)
... mcgs if not more. Your FT4 and FT3 may be within range but they can't be optimal for You if your TSH is that high. Aim to have your TSH below 2 and freeTs above midrange. ... (3 replies)
... room says my neck looks enlarged and asked to feel my thyroid, which really is enlarged. My PCP felt the enlargement on Monday as well. He has referred me to the above endo for an ultrasound. ... (1 replies)
... TSH 2.53 (range .34-5.6)
free T3 - 105 ( range 80-200) This is 20.8% of normal. This effects your metabolism and body temperature control. With levels like this you will not be able to regulate your temperature, nor will you be able to convert calories or absorb nutrients as efficiently as some one with FT3 levels in the 50 - 80 % range.
free T4 - .77 (range .61-1.12)... (15 replies)
... TSH above 3 is considered hypothyroid. Overt hypoT is considered TSH greater than 10. You are over 200 wow. Your thyroid is shut down, kaput.. dead. I am glad you are getting medicated. You need it. ... (6 replies)
... pe II diabetic, in her 60s. She has alot of the symptoms of low thyroid. She says she has no thyroid problem that she knows of. I have asked her to go get her TSH , FT3, and FT4 tested. She was thinking about it after the new year. ... (11 replies)
... t get dizzy and tired and cannot sweat a lot of the time but when it comes on, I am soaking wet with sweat. My heart rate is rarely below 94 but very frequently above 106. My body temp is almost always 99. ... (26 replies)
... On another message board, a few years ago, there was a very hypo littel girl whose comcerned mother posted a TSH result of over 1400. ... (5 replies)
... k to the doctor who tested and told you nothing was wrong. He, like most primary doctors, doesn't know what he doesn't know about thyroid. Most think the basic TSH test result must be above 10 for people to feel sick... ... (6 replies)
... functioning. Your TSH was quite high, but the level increases exponentially, so it gets very very high once you're above the upper limit of "normal." Glad to hear that you're back down to 28.5, but it is a long process. ... (4 replies)
... ther in to my issues as I felt that if I was not diagnosed and treated, whatever was wrong with me was going to take hold and kill me at some point. As I stated above I am a multiple operated spine patient and most people who have half of the issues that I have are on strongest pain meds available and I take none. ... (3 replies)
... when I described my concerns. She immediately decided I was depressed because my TSH was "perfect." I had read about the fact that TSH wasn't the end all and be all, and pushed for more extensive bloodwork. ... (7 replies)
... doctor I felt REALLY listened. She decided to prescribe a low dose of levothyroxine even though my thyroid levels are in the normal range, the t4 is just barely above the lowest level of normal. ... (4 replies)
... They found that the average dose was 200 mcg. This translates into 127 T4 plus 30 T3. ... (9 replies)
... A previous blood result from a few months ago tested just my TSH and I scored a 3.8 with the same range as above. Doctor would not treat this. ... (1 replies)
... You might want to share any results here but, would truly benefit from having all of the above tests run. ... (25 replies)
... I may have experienced improvements from the above list but not enough for me to say I feel better. I've only been on the meds for roughly 2 weeks. ... (25 replies)
... you don't want to hear a TSH value that needs to be exceeded...you do want to hear if symptoms become troublesome. ... (22 replies)
