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I dont understand my t4 is 11.8 and t3 is 3.8 but my tsh is 0.02 I have hyper symptoms and am taking 5 mgs of carb , I have GD , its all so bloody confusing and the doctors are useless am i subclinical or not ? Mt t4 went down from 14 to 11 because of the carb , feel terrible

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greygoose

What do you call 'hyper symptoms'? You look more hypo than hyper. What were your lab results when you were diagnosed hyper?

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Jazzw

Sometimes, in people with GD, the TSH level never comes back up to normal levels. It's a reasonably well known thing but astonishingly many doctors don't seem to know this. So, ignore the TSH - it's most likely meaningless for you.

As GG says, it appears that your thyroid function is perhaps a little too well suppressed - your levels look more hypo than hyper.

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wendypartridge in reply to Jazzw

i WILL STOP THE CARB AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS AS I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE HOW I FEEL . THANKS GUYS XXXX

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ceasar

are you seeing a GP or endocrinologist sounds more like secondary hypothyroidism due to thalamus or pituitary disorder

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