Thyroid TSH Levels

[vnewton]

I am currently taking Synthroid(200mg).  My physician took blood tests and the results showed slightly high TSH levels.  She lowered my dosage to 175 mcg.

I was under the impressign that high TSH levels were the result of not enough hormone replacement therefore she should have increased the dosage.  Is this correct?

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

I agree with you impression.

[Isis498]

You are correct. I would ask her to explain this to me. I would ask for copies of my most recent lab reports. You really should have tests done for your TSH, FT-3, FT-4, at the very least, if you are already on medication.

[jenmac287]

Hi!! I have a TSH 0f 2.18...and many hypothyroidism symptoms
1.Premature Ovarian Failure at age 28, 2. HTN 3. High Chol./Trigylcerides 4. elevated HS c-reactive protien 5.Extreme Fatigue 6. Excessive Weight Gain 7.Insomnia  8. Dry hands and Feet 9. Pre-Diabetes and Insulin Resistance  and my grandmother had Hashimoto's And had her goiter removed.  Any ideas...I'm off to the Endo. doc. for my first visit on Friday. Thanks for any input,   Jen In NJ

[jenmac287]

Hi....continued from above posting....I just got a call from my PCP...my thyroglobin reults are HIGH....any input would be great.  Jen  P.S. could all of these symptoms be related and if so is it some sort of autoimmune sydrome????

[manny321]

Questions!!!!

Hello everyone,
I am a male 56 years old.
I never was concerned with my thyroid until this past year.
I will explain what has happened and I hope someone can tell me if I am wrong in suspecting my thyroid as the culprit.
Last year in early November I woke up one morning with very loud
ringing in my ears. I went to my doctor he checked for any ear
related problems asked if I was exposed to any load noise (which I was not) wound up giving me prednisone for a week.
The prednisone did nothing. What I did notice after 2 weeks
was that my tinnitus would stay for 3 days and then dissapear
for 2 days and come back again. This on and off tinnitus has
remained the same for almost 1 year now. Also I established that the ringing is only in my left ear. I saw an ent who gave me a hearing test which indicated some high frequency loss in the same ear. An MRI came back normal.
Since my on and off tinnitus appears to be different than most
tinnitus cases where the ringing is constant 24 / 7 I decided to do some thinking. Last month I realizes that just before my tinnitus appeared I began using a multivitamin. I said to myself
"THATS IT" something in the vitamin caused the ringing to increase. I stopped using the vitamin but the tinnitus remains.
Then I remembered a blood test done the same day I went to my
doctor for the ringing in the ears did show a "Sluggish Thyroid"
I have since learned that test had a TSH of 6.9
6 months later (This past June) my TSH was 3.2
(Is such a fluctuation in TSH level normal?)
Also in the morning I took my temperature under the arm for 10
minutes while remaining in bed and it was 96.1 degrees.
I have some hypothyroid syptoms (symptoms) like always cold hands, run down
feeling and vertical lines in all of my fingernails,
My research has shown that hypothyroidism can cause ringing in the ears
My thoughts are:
Since I lost some hearing in my left ear I probably have had tinnitus for several years but very low where it never bothered me. Last year for some reason something exacebated the tinnitus
to increase greatly in volume to where it is making me crazy.
The big question:
Can this be hypothyroidism causing this problem?
If anyone has any experience or feedback with tinnitus and hypothyroididm please post it.
Also I have begun taking 25 mcg of synthroid to see if it helps
I guess I won't really know for about a month.
hope to hear from someone,

Manny

[Martial]

Hi Manny,

I have recently experienced the exact same problem with a pronounced ringing in my right ear only.  I also have been diagnosed with some High Frequency loss in both ears.  I have been on synthroid for close to 20 years.  My dosage for most of that time has been 175 mcg.  About a year and a half ago my Dr. increased my dosage because my TSH had changed.  I attributed this all to a significant weight gain of around 40+ pounds.  I know that the dosage rates are based on body weight.  He put me on 200 mcg every other day along with the 175 mcg on alternating days.  Since August 1st I have been taking down the weight and I am down over 25 lbs.  I thought my tinnitus might be from too high a dosage of synthroid now that my weight is down.  

I should try dropping back to 175 mcg every day.  I see the Dr. next month.  Let's keep each other posted.

Martial

[manny321]

Martial,
Hi,
Yes let's keep each other posted on what happens with the tinnitus. I have only been on the 25 mcg of synthroid
for 2 weeks now so i still have about 2 more weeks to see if it
helps alleviate the tinnitus. One thing I do notice is that
my hands are not as cold as they usually are.
Thank you very much for contacting me,
Manny