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Turning hypo?

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My T4 was 29.1 and TSH <0.01 one year ago and I had all the classical hyper symptoms .... high heart rate, feeling hot, hair shedding, weight loss etc

Since then things have calmed down and most of the symptoms have subsided.

I feel that I am taking on some new symptoms .... arms, legs shoulders turn icy cold, puffy eyes and ankles and cramps legs.

Am I turning hypo?

My levels are T4 14.4 and TSH is 4.59.

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Alli1

Hi

You would need to post your Lab range for us to know how things are looking but at a guess Your TSH does look rather high and possibly that’s a low in range FT4 but post the lab range to give us a more accurate picture

Ali

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Thanks Alli

I need to ask at the surgery tomorrow

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greygoose

With that TSH, you are hypo, yes. You're hypo when your TSH gets to 3.

Have you had your antibodies tested? Because that sounds like Hashi's, to me.

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Yes I had TRab taken and endo said the level was 4 which means nothing to me.

When I asked him what level was normal he said < 3 v

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<3?

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Well, ranges vary from lab to lab, so one would have to know what it was in the lab where your blood was analysed. :)

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For full Thyroid evaluation for Hashimoto's you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested. Also extremely important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

TRab antibodies is test for Graves' disease

It is possible to have Hashimoto's and Graves

Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially if Thyroid antibodies are raised

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting. This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)

Always get actual results and ranges on all tests

Thanks for replies everyone 😊

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Cat4health

Are you on any medication? If you're taking anti-thyroid medicine then you're possibly just over medicated

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I’ve been on carbimazole 5mg for a year but TSH has been fluctuating since last July.

Two weeks ago endo put me on block and replace - staying on carbimazole 5 mg and also Levothyroxine 25 mg.

My TSH results

July (‘18) 2.95

Sept 4.03

Oct 2.85

Jan (‘19) 4.59

He says he needs to fine tune.

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Cat4health

Oh my god, you're endo sounds like a bit of an idiot. Did he try reducing your carb dose ever over that period it sounds like you've been over medicated for months. Did they say you have graves disease?

Yes I have Graves

TRab - 4

Normal is below 3

So I was told by another endo

I’ve been with this one since October

He said that if I reduced carb I would have palpitations again

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