I have posted several things to do with my weird blood test results and nobody has suggested it could be Graves until now.
I have very high T3 levels (22 when top of the range is 6) but my TSH is high to ie 6.8. But my T4 is low and I assumed that was because I take T4.
I have no symptoms of hyperactivity but I have reduced my T3 dose because I don;t want to add to them. However, I haven't stopped the T3 altogether because I felt horrid when I didn;t take any for 3 days.
I would go to the doctors but Im not sure they could do anything immediately, they have not been keen on my protocol of taking T3 (as most doctors aren't). I felt quite well until I got these results which I have been trying to act on but felt horrible. So as I said Im adding a small dose of T3 to help reduce T3 levels. More importantly I havent been to the doctors because I go to New York on Monday.
Any advice on whether Im a walking time bomb? My T4 is very low ie below range so I think that deflects a diagnosis of Graves but help!!
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TSH remaining high suggests the possibility of either pituitary resistance to thyroid hormone (very rare) or some sort of pituitary malfunction, possibly a small tumour which is putting out excessive TSH.
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