TSH TOO LOW?

[wynn7]

I have now had 3 thyroid blood panels done several wks apart trying to figure out what is causing this horrendous fatigue while also battling Parkinsons. My TSH has come thru' as .018, .004, .011. My Dr. does not seem concerned as the rest of the blood panel is fine. Should there be concern

[Clutter]

Wynn, ask your GP receptionist or practice manager for a print out of all three thyroid results with the lab reference ranges (the figures in brackets after your results). The TSH alone isn't enough to tell whether you are subclinically hyperthyroid or perhaps have secondary hypothyroidism. FT4 and, if done, FT3 will give a fuller picture.

[wynn7 in reply to Clutter]

Yes, I have the full report which says T4 - 7.5, T3 -2.6 & Free Thyroxine Index 2.0. They are all within range except for the TSH.

[Clutter in reply to wynn7]

Wynn, they don't mean anything without the lab ref ranges. If they're high in range subclinical hyperthyroidism is possible but low in range would indicate secondary hypothyroidism.

[Hidden in reply to wynn7]

Wynn7 If they're in the ranges I'm familiar with they seem very low. Could you put the ranges for your lab on here. It's the figures in brackets after your result.

What are you taking for your thyroid?

My boyfriend's brother has Parkinsons. Have you done some research re LDN and Vit B12? Some sufferers have very low B12 levels and they have found some relief of their symptoms using Vit B12, I'm assuming injections as they get absorbed better, but you could try sublingual methylcobalamin at 5,000mcg a day.

LDN, damps down immune problems I believe, there's quite a bit on the Internet about improvement of symptoms. Definitely worth a read.

[shaws Administrator]

Clutter is good at reading blood test results.

The ranges of blood tests are in brackets after the result, usually. The reason we ask is that labs have different machines for analysing and therefore the ranges are different and are important (just to make this easy )

He sounds a good doctor if he's not adjusting your hormones according to the TSH. Maybe if he could add T3 to your T4 you may feel an improvement. Your T4 may not be converting to sufficient T3 which is the active hormone all of our receptor cells require. So adding some T3 means it goes directly to the Receptor cells which may suit you.