tsh is 0, so gp stops t3's

[cazlooks]

My dd24 got a tsh of 0.01, as she's on liothyronine. GP's response was to take her off liothyronine. Does anyone have a reference or a link to any 'professional' article explaining to this stupid man how taking t3 will always give you a tsh of 0 as you no longer need thyroid stimulating hormone as you no longer need to convert. So frustrating that he won't take our advice!

[diogenes Remembering]

This available reference may help:This review shows that apparent over treatment of T3 or T4 hormone (defined as suppressing TSH) gives a better quality of life. Downloadable.

Perros P, Hegedus L.

Enhanced Well-Being Associated with Thyrotoxicosis: A Neglected Effect of Thyroid Hormones.

Int J Endocrinol Metab. 2022;20(2):e127230. doi: 10.5812/ijem-127230.

[cazlooks in reply to diogenes]

thanks, this is interesting

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Presumably she was originally prescribed T3 via endocrinologist

GP shouldn’t meddle.

[cazlooks in reply to SlowDragon]

Yes she was, but all the girls in our family have a weird genetic condition where we slip from hyper to hypo, at some stage, a bit like hashimotos; but when we do slip we also lose the ability to convert t4 to t3 and have to supplement with both; dd has moved to Canada and the Canadians can't get the hang of it at all! Her ranges are high, but her symptoms are hypo ones!

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to cazlooks]

Suggest she contacts Tania Smith of Canadian ThyroidPatients website

thyroidpatients.ca/home/