I work on the basis one high one low, with tsh being low (for me, near 0.5) and t4, free t4 being high. Recently tsh was creeping up , but as t4 t3 ft3 were higher gp advised reducing thyroxine. I’m feeling tired and weight is creeping up
Tsh, free t4, total t3, free t3
August 1.3, 17, 1.2, 3.7
Jan 1.2, 24, 3.9
June 1.8, 20, 1.2, 3.8
Any suggestions?
My feel good ratings are tsh 0.5, free t3 4 free t4 being above 20 freaked gp it’s usually tsh low, free t3 ok, t4 high but tsh and t4 being high suggests something not right to me I’ve got appt on 29th June
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I think I’m good, I take high dose b12, vit d, folate, it’s just the thyroid numbers which are puzzling me. Usually one goes up the other goes down but for them both to be on the up is puzzling me. Usually I’d up dose of tsh was riding but with higher t4 gp isn’t having it.
tsh and t4 being high suggests something not right to me
It suggests poor conversion of T4 to T3.
June
TSH 1.8
FT4 20 (9 - 21)
FT3 3.8
Your FT4 is right at the top of the range, and - presumably - your FT3 is right at the bottom (please, always give ranges because they vary from lab to lab). They should be more or less at the same percentage through the range if the conversion is good.
By the way, sorry, but that is an awful way to lay out results! Difficult for foggy brains to make sense of, and we're all hypo here, to a greater or lesser degree. Much clearer the way I've done it above.
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