Could it be my thyroid?

[MelissaBrown]

Lately I have been totaly exhausted, I sleep about 9 hours everynight and have a cup of coffe and it still takes me sometime to be able to get going. Also my hair is getting dandruff and I always have a pressure headache.
My levels were 2.97 TSH
1.0 free T4

[gimel]

That TSH result is barely within the AACE's currently recommended level of .3 - 3.0.  In addition, TSH is a pituitary hormone that is affected by so many variables that it is inadequate as a diagnostic for thyroid problems.  At best it is an indicator, to be considered along with more important indicators such as symptoms, as well as levels of the biologically active thyroid hormones, free T3 and free T4  (not to be confused with total T3 and total T4). Although you did not provide the reference range for FT4, I expect that your test result is in the lower half of the range. With your symptoms, I expect that you will find that your FT3 level is also in the lower part of its range, consistent with being hypo.

I suggest that you need to find out if your current doctor is willing to treat your symptoms by testing and adjusting FT3 and FT4 levels with whatever type of medication is necessary to relieve symptoms, without being constrained by resultant TSH levels.  Symptom relief should be all important, not TSH level, or just getting FT3 and FT4 barely within the lower limit of their reference ranges.   Frequently we hear from members that symptom relief for them required that TSH was adjusted into the upper part of its range and FT4 adjusted to at least midpoint of its range.  

If your current doctor has a problem with this treatment approach then you will need to find a good thyroid doctor that will do so.

[Barb135]

You have classic symptoms of being hypothyroid.  What does your doctor say about your results?  

Can you tell us what the range is for the T4 and is that "free" or "total"?  Have you had any testing done to check for thyroid antibodies (TPOab  or TGab)? That would be a big help.

[MelissaBrown]

Also have muscle aches, dryness of the mouth and nasal passages,  weakness, depression,  cold intolerance, constipation off and on my period is always late and I have a long heavy flow when I get it.