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TSH high and T3 and T4 are normal?
Hello,
I was recently diagnosed Hypothyroid. I am six months post partum. My lab work is:
TSH-33.58 0.35-5.5
T3 Total-120 80-181
T3 Uptake-31 23-37
T7(FTI)-1.6 1.4-3.1
T4-5.0 5-12
I have several questions: I am confused to find out I am Hypo, I have symptoms of hyper. I have actually lost a few pounds and I have not had any sign of gaining weight. Why would I lose weight? I also go back and forth between constipation and diarreha. I was perscribed .75 mcg levothyroxine, and I have been taking it for about 7 days. I really have not noticed a difference other than being more regular(bowels). My hair is now falling out excessivley. I fear that if I stay on this medication it will keep falling out. Does any one no if this will improve? My final question is if my TSH is so high shouldn't my T3 and T4 be out of whack too? Any information or feed back I can get would be greatly appreciated!!
I was recently diagnosed Hypothyroid. I am six months post partum. My lab work is:
TSH-33.58 0.35-5.5
T3 Total-120 80-181
T3 Uptake-31 23-37
T7(FTI)-1.6 1.4-3.1
T4-5.0 5-12
I have several questions: I am confused to find out I am Hypo, I have symptoms of hyper. I have actually lost a few pounds and I have not had any sign of gaining weight. Why would I lose weight? I also go back and forth between constipation and diarreha. I was perscribed .75 mcg levothyroxine, and I have been taking it for about 7 days. I really have not noticed a difference other than being more regular(bowels). My hair is now falling out excessivley. I fear that if I stay on this medication it will keep falling out. Does any one no if this will improve? My final question is if my TSH is so high shouldn't my T3 and T4 be out of whack too? Any information or feed back I can get would be greatly appreciated!!
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Thank you so much for that information. I did make an appointment with a Endocrinologist. I hope he will be able to help me with some of my worries. I just don't want to be BALD!!!
Hi, that TSH is elevated enough that Dr.s will call it full blown hypothyroidism. Most recognize a TSH of 10 to 15, or above as full blown, even with the other thyroid labs in normal range. Your T-4 is borderline0low, meaning right on the edge of falling off into "low".
Your symptoms sound like you have the autoimmune type hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's) because people with it will commonly waver back and forth from hypo to hyper, as the antibodies that cause it, continue to destroy thyroid tissue. Once enough of your thyroid has been dammaged, you will remain hypothyroid and won't have those hyper swings.
You are another example of what we talk about often on here, of how labs revealing thyroid disease can really vary. Some people have only a slightly elevated TSH but have full blown symptoms because their other hormones are all clinically low. Other people like yourself, can have a significantly elevated TSH with other labs all in normal range. And yet still, others have ALL labs normal, including TSH, so have antibodies tests ran and find their symptoms are due to highly elevated antibodies, revealing autoimmune thyroid disease. For some reason, many people can have high antibody levels and have no symptoms at all but my opinion is that it depends on at what point the disease is at. I feel these people have entered a stage of progression, to where the thyroid is producing proper levels but is STRUGGLING to do so!
Have they tested your thyroid antibody levels? Yours is almost certainly Hashimoto's but sometimes it is nice to know the cause even though many Dr.s will tell you it does not matter what the cause is. It DOES MATTER because some hypothyroidism is chemically caused (medications etc...), and some is transitional (temporary). Plus autoimmune diseas patients have to be aware that other autoimmune diseases can possibly develop. Some Dr.s claim it is very rare for other diseases to develop but some statistacs state 25% (1 in 4) patients will develop other diseases. That's a SIGNIFICANT number! Even 10% would be a significant number. I don't believe a possibility like that should be downplayed by Dr.s or anyone else!
Sorry to rattle on, but hope this helped!
Your symptoms sound like you have the autoimmune type hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's) because people with it will commonly waver back and forth from hypo to hyper, as the antibodies that cause it, continue to destroy thyroid tissue. Once enough of your thyroid has been dammaged, you will remain hypothyroid and won't have those hyper swings.
You are another example of what we talk about often on here, of how labs revealing thyroid disease can really vary. Some people have only a slightly elevated TSH but have full blown symptoms because their other hormones are all clinically low. Other people like yourself, can have a significantly elevated TSH with other labs all in normal range. And yet still, others have ALL labs normal, including TSH, so have antibodies tests ran and find their symptoms are due to highly elevated antibodies, revealing autoimmune thyroid disease. For some reason, many people can have high antibody levels and have no symptoms at all but my opinion is that it depends on at what point the disease is at. I feel these people have entered a stage of progression, to where the thyroid is producing proper levels but is STRUGGLING to do so!
Have they tested your thyroid antibody levels? Yours is almost certainly Hashimoto's but sometimes it is nice to know the cause even though many Dr.s will tell you it does not matter what the cause is. It DOES MATTER because some hypothyroidism is chemically caused (medications etc...), and some is transitional (temporary). Plus autoimmune diseas patients have to be aware that other autoimmune diseases can possibly develop. Some Dr.s claim it is very rare for other diseases to develop but some statistacs state 25% (1 in 4) patients will develop other diseases. That's a SIGNIFICANT number! Even 10% would be a significant number. I don't believe a possibility like that should be downplayed by Dr.s or anyone else!
Sorry to rattle on, but hope this helped!
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