Tsh range

[Dryski]

Please clue me in on the proper tsh goal for patients while on levothyroxine. Is 2.0 to high.

[PurpleNails Administrator]

See this post

Collection of references

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[humanbean]

You might find this of interest :

web.archive.org/web/2004060...

It gives info on what TSH is found in healthy people with healthy thyroids.

Note that people on treatment for hypothyroidism usually feel at their best with a TSH slightly lower than that of healthy people, often 1 or under.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Also

Recommended that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am, only drink water between waking and test and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)

[Glendalough7]

It depends on how you feel, but in actuality you want TSH to be as close to zero as possible, in order to suppress your symptoms. But you need to focus more on your Free T3 (as close to 4.0 as possible), Free T4 (above 1.0) and Reverse T3 (under 11), especially Reverse T3, more than TSH as TSH is about your pituitary not thyroid gland. Pituitary releases TSH. There are some thyroid groups on Facebook that are accurate with information.