Hi again still trying to work out this thyroid stuff. This article
msdmanuals.com/en-gb/profes...
I will right what it states in case the link fails as sometimes it does..
Diagnosis
TSH
Serum cortisol
Clinical judgment
The diagnostic dilemma is whether the patient has hypothyroidism or euthyroid sick syndrome. The best test is measurement of TSH, which in euthyroid sick syndrome is low, normal, or slightly elevated but not as high as it would be in hypothyroidism.
Serum rT3 is elevated, although this measurement is rarely done.
Serum cortisol is often elevated in euthyroid sick syndrome and low or low-normal in hypothyroidism due to pituitary-hypothalamic disease.
Because tests are nonspecific, clinical judgment is required to interpret abnormal thyroid function test results in acutely or chronically ill patients. Unless thyroid dysfunction is highly suspected, thyroid function tests should not be ordered in these patients.
Treatment
Treatment of underlying disorder
Treatment with thyroid hormone replacement is not appropriate. When the underlying disorder is treated, results of thyroid tests normalize.
My question is was i hypothyroid or euthyroid at the beginning of all this thyroid mess. I felt that the replacement thyroid hormones from the start were making me feel ill with graves like symptoms like what i am having now. So may hypothyroid diagnosis came from a TSH of 6 which then gradually increased after taking the levothyroxine. So what is the verdict i say you.