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New lab results and don't understand why Triiodothyronine
Here goes: Been on .25 mg of Levothyroxin and vitamin D3 for the past 5 weeks for Hashi's and vitamin D3 deficiency. I'm glad I started to see an endo because I have been trying to get a diagnosis for 2 years now. I kind of knew I had Hashi's with the help of this forum and research. I go for labs every 6 to 8 weeks but this time he did different labs which I don't really understand ie: Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum.
Thyroxine (T4) Free, Direct, S, T4, Free (Direct) 1.33 Range - 0.82 - 1.77
TSH 1.99 Range 0.450 - 4.500
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy 32.4 Range 30.00 - 100.0
Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum 2.7 Range 2.0 - 4.4
Your input would be very helpful. Thank You!!!! :)
Thyroxine (T4) Free, Direct, S, T4, Free (Direct) 1.33 Range - 0.82 - 1.77
TSH 1.99 Range 0.450 - 4.500
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy 32.4 Range 30.00 - 100.0
Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum 2.7 Range 2.0 - 4.4
Your input would be very helpful. Thank You!!!! :)
Thank you for answering my questions. At least now when I go see endo I will have some knowledge when speaking to him.
You might take a wait and see approach. Often, FT3 takes a while to come up once FT4 is good (which yours is right now). Total symptom relief can lag both of those. You're right, low vitamin D just adds to that...many people find that D has to be much higher in the range than yours is now.
"Do u feel a person with hashi's should stay on meds when thier levels are within good range? ."
Your current levels reflect a MEDICATED state. You have to realize that if you went off meds, your levels would go right back to where they were before you started meds. Also, FT3 and FT4 ranges are very flawed for a number of reasons. Therefore, FT4 often has to be midrange amd FT3 upper half to third of range before all symptoms are relieved. So, yes, it's absolutely essential to stay on meds if you want to feel well. And, it's absolutely essential to keep increasing meds until ALL symptoms are relieved.
"Do u feel a person with hashi's should stay on meds when thier levels are within good range? ."
Your current levels reflect a MEDICATED state. You have to realize that if you went off meds, your levels would go right back to where they were before you started meds. Also, FT3 and FT4 ranges are very flawed for a number of reasons. Therefore, FT4 often has to be midrange amd FT3 upper half to third of range before all symptoms are relieved. So, yes, it's absolutely essential to stay on meds if you want to feel well. And, it's absolutely essential to keep increasing meds until ALL symptoms are relieved.
Yes I'm still having symptoms but not as bad as before I started taking levo which has been 5 weeks. I'm sure the vitamin d3 is helping a lot as well. I'm kind of worried because I'm having trouble swallowing lately and I'm getting frequent soar throats. I have asthma as well and I have been getting shortness of breath. I see my endo on the 20th and I will let him know. Do u feel a person with hashi's should stay on meds when thier levels are within good range?
I also want to know if it's possible to have hypothyroidism and than get hashi's after. I thought that Hashi's is the disease and hypothyroidism is a condition that comes after hashi's.
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