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I am dealing with both Graves & Parkinsons . My internist thinks my blood panel is fine, but what is the reason to have a TSH of.018 ?

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The rest of the blood work is fine. but trying to figure out if it is a PD or Graves problem is very difficult. Not sure how worried we should be.

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From my understanding, the number one really awful first symptom of PD is difficulty swallowing. Especially water. Anything very fluid. Easier to swallow more thick stuff like apple sauce.

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