Just a TSH range.

[sarajuarez2912]

Well my TSH level went up to 2.47 from 0.01

[greygoose]

Then you need an increase in dose.

[sarajuarez2912 in reply to greygoose]

I dont see Doctor till Tuesday and I had gotten lab work from Hospital because of my heart rate spiked up 5 times there. And I'm taking Methamozile 10 mg twice a day. Greygoose why would the Doctor increase dose ? Thanks so much.

[greygoose in reply to sarajuarez2912]

Because your TSH is much too high. When you are on thyroid hormone replacement, your TSH should be one or under.

BUT... I've just remembered! You're hyper aren't you! So, he should lower your dose because you are now hypo!!! Sorry, I was thinking your were on levo. It would be a kindness to mention things like that when you post.

[sarajuarez2912 in reply to greygoose]

Sorry that was my bad. Really learning here Greygoose apologize. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto and graves disease... three days ago the ER Doctor said she's never heard of someone having hashimoto and graves at the same time..but I don't know.

[greygoose in reply to sarajuarez2912]

There are quite a few people on here who have Graves and Hashis, it's not that rare. But then, some doctors have never heard of T3, so that means nothing.

Didn't they test your FT4 and FT3?

[sarajuarez2912 in reply to greygoose]

I haven't seen the FT3 but the FT4 came out to .51

[greygoose in reply to sarajuarez2912]

What's the range?

[sarajuarez2912 in reply to greygoose]

It says low next to it...but no range.

[greygoose in reply to sarajuarez2912]

Well, it shouldn't be low. Low means you're hypo.

Next time you get a print out of your results, ask for the ranges, too.

[sarajuarez2912]

Would that be consider a little good news of my TSH level going up to 2.47 from 0.01?

[greygoose in reply to sarajuarez2912]

Well, l would have thought it's gone up a little too far. But l only have Hashis.

[sarajuarez2912 in reply to greygoose]

Thanks for information, I thought if it would go up it would level as therapist said, but she doesn't know my results from ER till I show it to her on Tuesday.

[greygoose in reply to sarajuarez2912]

I'm in no way an expert, but l can't see how it could level if you're still on the same dose. It will just keep going up, and your Frees going down.

[sarajuarez2912 in reply to greygoose]

Exactly as I thought also. I noticed the Free did go down from 100 to .52 even tho I don't see a range here on paper.

[sarajuarez2912]

Yes exactly. I guess that's just what she wants. Cause its going up..what's a normal level then ?

[sarajuarez2912]

Oh okay, I thought that was like low on hyper. I guess that's why I'm stuck on this med to get me hypo. Thanks really fed up123

[sarajuarez2912]

If I'm going hypo shouldn't I stop having a running heart, if anyone knows ? I'm still taking beta blockers and just 3 days ago I was in ER for a spike of my heart rate 5 times till the medicine kicked in from having it running up( heart) like that.

[greygoose in reply to sarajuarez2912]

Don't know what you meaning by a 'running' heart, but if you mean rapid heart beats then that can be a hypo symptom, as well as hyper.

[sarajuarez2912 in reply to greygoose]

Oh I thought it was only a hyper symptom and not a hypo. Thank you.

[greygoose in reply to sarajuarez2912]

You're welcome.

The heart needs just the right amount of thyroid hormone - not too much and not too little!

[Fruitandnutcase in reply to sarajuarez2912]

When I was being treated for Graves - I was on block and replace - you are given carbimazole to block off your thyroid production then it is replaced with thyroxine.

Anyway, every time I needed my thyroxine increased I got all the symptoms of being hyper - pounding heart etc - until my thyroxine was increased. The pounding only stopped when my bloods were in the right place.

First time it happened I was convinced I was becoming hyper again when I was actually becoming very hypo because I was left taking a large dose of carbimazole without regular enough blood tests. So you can have a pounding / racing heart and be hypo.