hypothyrodism and constipation

[jacrjacr]

I have had constipation ongoing for years now. I take Magnesium daily, probiotic nightly, fiber, and am bloated a lot but was wondering if anyone battles this and is it common even when on medication and balanced according to labs. It didn't change when they accidently overmedicated me either.

[gimel]

I expect from your test results that you are under medicated.  Your Free T3 is typically too low in the range.  Free T3 has been shown to correlate bet with hypo symptoms, while Free T4 and TSH did not correlate at all.  Many of our members, myself included, say that symptom relief required Free T3 in the upper third of its range and Free T4 around the middle of its range.  Your Free T3 level is a long way from there.

[jacrjacr]

tsh 2.72     .45-4.5
ft4 1.33       .82-1.77
ft3 2.5         2.0-4.4
on 88mcg synthroid

[gimel]

Do you have other symptoms?  What do those "balanced" labs look like?  Please post test results,  along with reference ranges, please.