My wife has multiple severe hypothyroid symptoms, low blood pressure, low body temperature, cold extremities, dizzy spells, constant headaches and migraines, unexplained bruising, chest pains, constipation/gastro-intestinal problems, change in body odor, weight gain with swelling in abdomen, legs, ankles, and feet, higher cholesterol, irregular/heavy periods, loss of libido, etc. etc.
Mentally, she has/is suffering from depression, paranoia, anxiety, forgetfullness, hysterics, and few cases of delusions. She also has undergone a total personality change where she now hates me, with a big reason being I think she has a medical problem. (She is adament that she is fine.)
She finally told me the results of her blood test from her physical back in September.
Ref Ranges
0.48-5.90 uIU/mL TSH 4.05
0.7-1.9 ng/dL Free T4 1.1
I understand that a 3.0 TSH is considered by many the upper threshold of normal. But for her serious symptoms, I've always thought she'd have numbers way out of whack. She was also still on Lexapro back in September, can that effect the thyroid balances?
Thank you for any incite and advice.