HIGH VALUE OF TSH

[devadhason]

I am 63 and my TSH level is 21.43, T3 is 0.9 and the T4 is 103.5

What medicine should I take

Can I treat this without medicine by food control and exercise?

[bluebug]

Nope you can't treat missing hormones with diet and exercise.

Get yourself to the doctor asap as such a high TSH and FT4 means you require thyroid hormone replacement.

If you go to the website thyroiduk.org.uk you can find more out about the thyroid and it's hormones.

[Shelley1954]

You need to post the ranges for anyone to advise. You will get plenty of helpful advice here.

[shaws Administrator]

Blood tests for thyroid hormones should be at the very earliest possible, fasting (you can drink water) and allow a gap of 24 hours between last dose and test and take afterwards.

Always get a print-out of the results with the ranges for your own records and you can post if you have a query.

Ask GP to test B12, Vit D, iron, ferritin and folate too.

Unfortunately thyroid hormones are a necessity for our whole body to function, i.e. mucles, brain and hear plus everything else. Hormones are required and should be given doses till they are optimum.

[SmallBlueThing]

I've read a gruesome autopsy report for a 54 year old who refused treatment and died of cardiac tamponade due to pericardial effusion. Her TSH was 17.9.

You can run, but you can't hide. In fact, running and other exercise will only deplete your resources quicker.

[thyr01d]

Hi Devadhason, sadly it sseems impossible to treat ourselves with food control and exercise. I had an excellent GP who supported me for a year (might have been two years) in trying this along with homoeopathy, yoga, supplements etc but all to no avail. I'd recommend you go straight to the medication and feel better sooner rather than later! Best of luck.