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What is the optimal TSH level for hypothyroid patients?

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Looking at ATA levels kinda begs the question of how damaging NHS protocol of not treating patients without TPo antibodies until their TSH is 10.

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thanks for posting..

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Its just another case of doctors working to the numbers rather than listening to their patient!! Personally I am on Armour and there is no way I would let my endo (who prescribes) mess about with my dosage according to the numbers - we are all different and if doctors don't do level checks when we are well then how can they lump us all together when we're ill?

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I heard a clip from the cult 60s show The Prisoner last night, Patrick McGoohan was yelling "I am NOT a number". I have a horrible feeling if we all screamed that at endos, a big TSH ball would be sent to roll over us :(

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