TSH Testing

[fransports]

Went to the doctor in march for symptoms of anxiety, tremors, small weight loss, heart palp. Doctor perscribed zoloft and did a TSH test. TSH came back at 0.05. He said to retest in 3 months.  went back in june TSH was 0.02. He then tested T3 and T4. He said they were normal. He said to come back in 4 weeks to have my only my TSH tested again. In the mean time I have not taken the zoloft, stiil having hyper symptoms. Can anyone guess why he is testing only my TSH again.  Thanks

[stella5349]

It sounds to me like he didn't quite get what he is doing? - NO JOKE.

Follow AR's testing suggestions - make sure the FREE testing is done - not just T3 and T4.

May be helpful to educate your doctor on follow up testing with abnormal labs and ask for an uptake thyroid scan too.

PS - you may want to look up Zoloft and abnormal TSH labs on Google. Anything that effects the brain receptors as medication or other things will effect a TSH lab test

and if used for too long - will effect the thyroid gland itself.

[AR-10]

Ask for tests for ALL thyroid antibodies, a TSH, a Free T4, and a Free T3. Tell them you want all those tests run, and makes sure they run a TSI antibody test along with others.

Tishtock, you need a new Endo.

[fransports]

They are not doing anything for me. I told them i am still having symptoms and i am not taking the zoloft. They just say to keep coming back for bloodtests.

[Tishtock]

My endo only tests my TSH as well and I have no idea why.  From what I understand your numbers are why you are still having the hyper symptoms.  What are they doing for you?  Anything besides Zoloft?  I hope someone can explain better why they only test TSH.  I asked for a full panel and was denied.