Confused about tsh level.....

[kellebelle4]

Hello, I am currently am seeing a new endo for my thryoid. She put me on a low dose of Levoxyll. I my recent lab was a TSH of 2.84 the nurse said that was just where I needed to be. After reading the forum here it seems high to me. I was at 3.13 in January. I have been on 12.5 mcg of Levoxyll for 1 month. I know it is a very low dose but am extremely sensitive to all medications.I am currently taking toprol and anxiety meds for panic disorder. My family doc discoverd the Hashi's 3 years ago after having spotting before my periods. I have tendency to lose weight even when hypo so always wonder if its the thyroid more than the anxiety.

Also since Janurary I have had a lot of midnight awakenings with a racing pulse. I wore a holter and all turned out begign. The new endo seems to think I do not need a thyroid scan. In the past I had a goiter but at my visit she could not paplitate it,she feels that the thyroid is starting to shrink due to the disease.

My questions:
What tsh level should I be at?
Would you increase the levoxyll?
Is the racing pulse awakenings thyroid related?

My labs in August 06 were
TSH 8.18
Free T4 0.9
Anti-thyroglobuin 135.0
Thyroid peroxidase Auto Antibody 1300

January 07
TSH 3.03
Free T4 1.0

March 07 TSH 2.84

Thanks for your insight.... :-)
Kelly

[GravesLady]

One month on levoxyl is not long enough to judge your levels and levoxyl.

12.5 mcg equates to 125 mg.,  which is not all that low. Its not high but its not low either.

The level for you is where you feel your best, not where others feel their best or what you read here or anywhere else. We are not all alike and will not feel the same at the same levels.

Sometimes, in some cases, not all but some, being on thyroid medication might shrink the nodule.  However it usually takes a suppressed level of TSH. Certainly not where your TSH 2.84.

Redo you Labs 8 weeks after you started the levoxyl. You might see a difference.


GL
Hyper/Graves'/RAI

[thyroid man]

12.5mcgs is very low wich is equal to .0125 mgs. The smallest pill they make is 25mcgs last time i knew. So your breaking it in half i guess.I feel best with a tsh between 1 to 2.

[GravesLady]

I stand corrected.

GL