hypo but now hyper????

[hmosorio]

I have been hypothyroid since i was 15 years old...i am now almost 25...I have never been able to keep my thyroid in check...Back in august my doc put me on amour thyroid because i did not feel levo was doing much for me...once on the meds i noticed that i was feeling alot better and i was losing a few pounds here and there but not to much....i then took a trip to mexico in November and while i was there i started losing a lot of weight very fast, i lost about 35 pounds in a month and a half..i did not change my diet. But i did take myself off of meds while i was there...not sure why but i felt bad. so i wanted to get all the meds out of my system so when i came home i could get my levels checked...so i have been off of meds for 4 months now....last week i get my levels checked and the doc told me i was on the high end of normal but pushing hyper....i am very confused and i am not sure what to do...what to ask...but one of my concerns is that for a while now i have been having sharp pains in my neck around the thyroid...i am not sure what that means or even if it is anything...if i am looking down and i take a deep breathe i get a pain in my neck and throat. Some one please shed a little light and a little guidance on my next step.

[LazyMoose]

"i was told if the TSH is high it indicates hypo...if the THS is low it indicates hyper....a little help please..thanks"

- that is usually the case, but not allways. Some members here have TSH way off 'normal' but feel fine when getting there frees in the personal range.

The normal range is just an average range of all people. If you are in the low end of the frees  , but in range, it is still possible to have hypo symptoms, many do.

The doctor is required by law to provide you with a paper copy of the lab report. Ask for it.

[hmosorio]

is it possible to have a high TSH and the free t4 and free t3 to come out normal? because my labs were redone to check the free t3/t4 and she said everything was in normal range....kind of confused....i was told if the TSH is high it indicates hypo...if the THS is low it indicates hyper....a little help please..thanks

[LazyMoose]

There is no standard 'thyroid' panel. But post what you have for member comments if you wish.

Those acronyms (the antibody tests) I posted are usually additional tests that are performed to see what you specifically have.  Everyone deserves, and needs to know what exactly their thyroid situation is they have - as proper treatment in the future depends on this.  If you have insurance that covers testing , dont put this off. - no reason too.

[hmosorio]

The thyroid panel is the only thing i have done.....can you check for these things in this test?

[LazyMoose]

You say you were hypothyroid. That by itself is a condition, not a disease.

But you dont mention if you were diagnosed with Hashimoto hypothyroid, (an autoimmune disease) with antibodies causing the thyroid inflamation.

With Hashimoto the thyroid is being attacked by antibodies, some can have short spells of hyper, usually only days long at the most, not months.

Graves, the opposite of Hashimoto is also an autoimmune disease, also you can have both. I would suggest antibody testing there are three you should get - TSI, TPO, TgAb.