I went and did blood tests and FT3 and FT4 are lower than before but my TSH is almost non existent. We came to the conclusion that I must be over medicated due to the weight gain, despite feeling relatively healthy. However judging by the FT3 abc FT4, it doesn’t seem as if I am.
What do you think?
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Weight gain is a not a sign of OVER-medicated hypothyroidism. Weight gain is a sign of being UNDER-medicated, which allows the signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism to flourish. To be optimized, your FT3 needs to be in the upper quadrant. That would be in the neighborhood of 5.8 pmol/L according to my calculations.
When medication includes T3 (whether in the form of Cytomel or in Natural Desiccated Thyroid), the TSH cannot be relied upon to determine dosage. TSH is a pituitary hormone that usually goes down in response to having sufficient thyroid hormones circulating.
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