0.00 TSH

[rhonda990]

I recently got results from health fair.  I am not sure I need to be concerned.
TSH 0.00
MPV 11.4 H
Cholesterol 224
I have be diagnosed with low thyroid.  I've gain a lot of weight and I am so
tired all the time.. I take 1 grain of Armour.  Does this mean I don't have a
thyroid isssue.  I was told the lower the TSH the better.

[suep112]

You are hyper thyroid. Your number should be at least 1.0. I am not familar with Armour. I know a lot of people here do take it and they will coment. I dont understand the weight gain with a tsh of .0.  Everyone is different, but when I was hyper , I lost weight like crazy and ate like a horse....Oh, if only I could be like that now!

[goolarra]

You appear to be hyper - your TSH is too low.  Have you had free T3 and free T4 bloodwork.  If not, you should immediately (T3 especially important when on Armour).  It does NOT mean you don't have a thyroid issue.  It means your medication needs adjusting.  Don't wait on the FT3 and FT4.  

[Smilerdeb]

I agree with the last 2 postings about you being Hyper.
As for the weight gain, I gained at least 32 lbs while Hyper so the old fallacy of losing weight while Hyper went out the window for me.
I havent gained anything since RAI (June 2008)...I have actually lost 4kgs (approx 8.8lbs) and my levels were stable until my TSH shot up to 6.0 whilst I had the flu a few weeks ago.
Although I know the TSH is coming down after increasing meds by 6.5mcg weekly as I feel better and dont ache anymore.
It seems your Armour needs to be reduced or you change over to a T4 med only.
See your Doc again to discuss this.

[tracey123]

I am on armour 2 grains a day. It is normal to have for a lot of us to have a TSH of 0.00. I have been there for several months and we are still increasing because by doctor is basing it on the T3 levels. He said a lot of people feel good with a TSH of .05-1.00. But when on armour I think it is easy to feel good with a TSH of 0.00 because the armour is suppressing your thyroid which is fine. Weight gain has a lot to do with Metabolism and you need to get your metabolism increased. Talk with your doctor but those levels just mean that the armour is working. I am not hyper I still have hypo symptoms even with a TSH of 0.0. When you are on thryoid meds and the TSH is very low it does not mean  you are hypo it means your medications are working. As long as you are not having symptoms you are fine. Hope this helps.

[goolarra]

We still need to see your FT3 and FT4. Basing any kind of medication dosage on TSH only is irresponsible.  A TSH of 0.0 is not "normal". I f you know your FT3 and FT4 levels, that's one thing, if you don't, you should.  Please post your labs and their ranges.

[goolarra]

If you still feel hypo with a TSH of 0.0, then you need to post your labs and reference ranges also.  This is not right.  TSH CAN be TOO low.

[tracey123]

My symptoms are worse if my TSH is around .05 and up. My endo does not seem concerned with the TSH he is more concerned where my T3 level is. He is the professional and he comes highly recommended and my husband also sees him for his diabetes and he has been great. I will post my ranges the next time I go see him in a month. I will have my new blood work results. I am feeling better then before and I am by no means hyper. I still have some fatigue and am gaining weight and have dry skin etc so I know I am still hypo.

[goolarra]

Only you know where you feel comfortable.  I would be the last to argue TSH with anyone...I feel fine with a TSH in the high teens.  My point is that there is no way I can argue that my TSH is "normal".  It's abnormal as hell (and so is yours!), but it works for me.

If you and your endo know your FT3 and FT4, then the TSH can be downplayed to some extent.  Rhonda990 posted only TSH, and just knowing that and nothing else, it's impossible to comment on the medication dosage.  She got her TSH from a health fair, so I'm assuming nothing else was run (looks like screening tests).  She could be heading toward being hyper...symptoms cross over.  It's potentially dangerous. If no one's monitoring her FT3 while on Armour, it's truly foolhardy. If your metabolism is cranked too high, it can make you tired, too, especially if it affects your sleep.  And the causes of weight gain are more numerous than the symptoms of hypo!  Impossible!

We're all seeing "professionals".  Read almost any thread on this forum, and you'll see how many of them slept through Thyroid 101 or haven't read a medical journal since they got out of med school.  You trust yours, and that is absolutely wonderful, and you are very lucky.  However, a lot of people are here on the forum simply because their doctors are ignorant.

A lot of the people we are responding to are very new to the thyroid game.  I just think it's important to make sure we don't project our particular circumstances onto them.  We need to see all the numbers before pronouncing someone "normal" or not.
Rhonda990 needs more testing.