TSH Suppressed but FT3 & FT4 in Range

[NadeNud]

Hello

I have a total TT and use replacement Levotyhroxine.

Does it matter if my TSH is suppressed at 0.02 but my FT3 and FT4 are mid-range and I feel great?

All your insights are greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

[shaws Administrator]

It makes no difference whatever the TSH states as long as you feel well. The fact that you feel GREAT is marvelous on levothyroxine only. Never allow a change in dose as it might set you off on a journey which you will regret. Particularly as you have had a TT.

My TSH on levothyroxine has been 0.01 often and am hypo. My doctors/endocrinologists never made a point of it.

hormonerestoration.com/Thyr...

[NadeNud in reply to shaws]

Yes, I've been on a much regretted journey since last year when I let an idiot doctor insist I halve my dose to 50 as she understood nothing about TT or, I think the whole thyroxine effect.

Your answers are always greatly appreciated. Many thanks again

[shaws Administrator in reply to NadeNud]

The problem is I would never, ever, before being hypothyroid queried doctors decisions/diagnosis but this is a whole new 'ball game' (as Americans would say) because we usually wonder why we are worse on levothyroxine or not improving and clinical symptoms not being acknowledged because our blood results 'are now in range' they must be due to some other cause. Very frustrating.

[NadeNud in reply to shaws]

Yes, I was explaining that I still had muscle pain in legs to a new doctor so she replied 'take a pain killer'. She refused to touch the medication as it was all within range, even though I told her I'd had to take rests in the day and had sympoms....

She has given me referrals but I need to research that the next one isn't as stupid as the last....

It really is shocking...thank god for patient self-help

[shaws Administrator in reply to NadeNud]

I found T3 very helpful for muscle pain and my whole body in general. Considering it is the active thyroid hormone which is required by All our receptor cells. They don't consider that levo might not convert to sufficiently for the patient but are willing to prescribe for the symptom something other than a hormone.

[shaws Administrator in reply to NadeNud]

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[Clutter]

Nade, my TSH is kept suppressed and my endo and MDT have not mentioned anything about adverse effects.

GG posted this link a few days ago. Reads to me that there is no impact of suppressed TSH on pre-menopausal women but there may be on post-menopausal women. A study on hypo men showed no loss of bone mineral density so it seems to me that menopause is the villain, not suppressed TSH.

jeffreydachmd.com/2015/05/t...

[NadeNud in reply to Clutter]

Many thanks....I guess I've got that lovely hormone journey about to start....yippee

Many thanks for the reply, always appreciated