My Labs Results are Back.....

[HyperT77]

TSH - 3.170 (Range is 0.465-4.680)
TOT T3 - 1.01 (Range is 0.97 - 1.69)
FT4 - 0.89 (Range is 0.78 - 2.19)

C02 - 32 (Range is 21-31)  What is C02?

cGFR - 79 (Range is >90)  What is cGFR?

My cholesterol is high but has come down.  I'm working on this.

Any input on the above would be appreciated.  I don't feel as good as when the TSH is between 1 and 2.5, but still feel better than this time last year when TSH was >0.0003 :)

[Totie]

Did you have a TT?

I have been battling the level dosage for the last two years. Infact, today my doctor wants to lower my dosage to 100mcg from 125mcg due to the TSH being .44. I had a TT back in 1994, so I don't know why the levels changes on the TSH, but it does. I was at one time on 200mcg for 12 straight years, then the TSH levels started going down in the last 2 yrs.

Have you told your doctor about how you feel, maybe they can up your dosage?

[HyperT77]

Did not have a TT.  

I take Methimazole to lower my thyroid levels.  My TSH being so low last year, meant I was severely Hyper Thyroid.  The Endo continues to "decrease" the Methimazole dosage as the TSH comes into a normal range.  Yes, I talk to him about how I feel.  He usually adjusts the medication based on that.  This last "tweaking of the meds" has caused me to not feel to well.  However, that usually last only 3-4 weeks.  He said my symptoms should calm down in another week or so.

So.... I'm being treated for Hyper T and not Hypo T.

[Rainydeb]

Just an observation from one who has swung between hyper and hypo. I think those of us who have lived our lifes burning our thyroid out on the hyper side got so used to it that "normal" whatever that may be, does not feel normal to us.

I fondly recall hyper years when I would start a dozen different projects at once, and buzz back and forth between them like a busy bee, but that was before the burn-out. Once the thyroid burns out, hyper comes with all the unpleasant side effects when it is dosage induced, like  exhaustion and heart palp, and hypoglycemia. It is hard to find a middle ground, and once you hit hypo, the down is extreme.

That's just my experience. Only time I was dx hyper was when meds were too high, but I think it was a problem long before dx with Hashimoto's.

[Totie]

We are one of the lucky few whose doctor will also treat the symtoms and NOT just the lab work. Mine is that way also, but mine will only run the TSH. I have to go to an Endo for the others, but really see no point in it if she is treating me correctly off the TSH and symptoms.

Everytime I get a dose change it takes me about 4 weeks to adjust so I can understand how you feel. Right now, yes I am hyper but not as bad as when I had graves diseases. I will start my new dose tomorrow of 100mcg. (Levothroid).

Hang in there...

[HyperT77]

Thanks everyone so much.  "In between" medications being tweaking I feel pretty good.  This last "tweakness of methimazole" has been a really tough.  

Thanks for listening and for the encouragement.  It helps!!

[HyperT77]

Thanks for your input.  My endo has said the exact same thing.  He said that I had gotten so used to being in the Hyper state that I was finding out what it felt like to feel normal.

But some days I feel "not so good" - anxious, blood pressure increased, etc.