Hi Zicke,
Ask your doctor to check your B-12 level. Memory loss is a symptom & it can be caused by auto-immune antibodies also.
God Bless TJ
doubt it's the AB levels -- goal TSH is 0.5-2.0 and keeping it in this range is more likely to help any thyroid-related symptoms than focusing on ab levels
Back in 2003 I had an FT4 of 1.16.
I don't know if current doctor will order test. Initially when I started with him he didn't even feel it was necessary for me to be on meds because my TSH was 2.9 and antiglobulin <20. I told him I had multiple small nodules on thyroid and that past TSH had been up to 6. He agreed to a new blood test and would determine what to do after that. once he saw the high results mentioned above and I asked if we could move up to 10 he agreed. Sounds like he's very conservative to me. I have to call him tomorrow as he's out today.
Did you have FTs done? It could be how they are relating to each other that is the cause of your symptoms as well. Also adrenals, their symptoms are so close to thyroid symptoms.
Have you had a full blood and urine work up done recently?
Antibodies are not curable or treatable. Its the thyroid that is treated from the damages of the antibodies. 10% and some say 50% of the female populations have thyroid antibodies, as well as other autoimmune conditions. Thyroid antibodies wax and wan (fluctuate up and down)and they may remain positive for years, and do not provide an indication of whether the person has normal or abnormal thyroid function.
As doctor if FTs justifies TSH adjustment.
Definitely get your dosage adjusted. You should be shooting for a TSH of about 1.0.
Both your symptoms and your TSH indicate low thyroid function and indeed you need to request a dosage increase.
Thank you for your quick responses. I will call my endo. tomorrow and discuss this with him. I am actually getting kind of excited that down the road I might feel like a normal person again and not always be in pain.