What is the normal tsh level recommendation

[Theresa72]

I was wondering cause i think mine is 4.0

[Clutter]

Theresa72,

If you are taking Levothyroxine your TSH should be around 1.0 or lower.

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[Theresa72 in reply to Clutter]

She said its normal but i dont feel normal mood swings ,hair still falls out low labido,fatigue,puffy eyes,insomnia she was going to give me 100mg but choose to stay with 88mg that she prescribed over the phone but when I went to see her she was going to write me a prescription for 100 and had forgotten she gave me 88

[Clutter in reply to Theresa72]

Theresa72,

Tell her that TSH 1.0 is also normal and ask for dose to be increased.

[Theresa72 in reply to Clutter]

Im talking to a nurse today and i will tell her thank you

[Theresa72 in reply to Clutter]

Ok i just called my regular doctor and got the test results when I was on 75 in 2014 and 2015 and they both read tsh 0.971

[Theresa72 in reply to Theresa72]

Is that a good tsh

[greygoose in reply to Theresa72]

It is. But it's irrelevant. You need to know your FT4 and FT3. They could still be low if you still have symptoms.

[Theresa72]

I had my vit D in August and they sais it was a little high probably because i take 50,000 units and I'm the one that wants to do the be 12 so I'm getting B12 shots

[diogenes Remembering]

If you are on thyroxine treatment, it is a fact that the "reference range" that was obtained from normal euthyroid people does not apply to patients on T4 or T4/3 or T3 therapy. The whole range is shifted downwards so that for example, a TSH for a "normal" person of 4.0 would be far too high for someone on therapy. This is because the amount of T4 needed to get a reasonable FT3 level is higher than when the thyroid is working, and so, because T4 suppresses TSH, to get a good FT3 you will need a lower TSH.

[Glynisrose]

If you are taking any form of thyroxine TSH is irrelevant.