low tsh as 0.01

[preeti6482]

hello... i was suffering from hypothyroid and had tsh level as 12.5 and consulted doctor where he suggested for 100mg thyrox tablets. but recently my tsh level has gone down to 0.01. what are the effects of such low tsh level?? and how it can be cured??

[gimel]

Just because your TSH is suppressed doesn't mean you are hyper.   Many Forum members report having suppressed TSH when taking thyroid medication.  You are hyper only if you have hyper symptoms due to excessive levels of the biologically active thyroid hormones, free T3 and free T4.  For example, my TSH has been about .05 for over 25 years, without ever having hyper symptoms.  In fact I continued having lingering hypo symptoms until I learned about the importance of FT3 and got my meds revised to include a source of FT3.  Now I feel best ever.  

[waytoohandsome]

Preeti6482, Most doctors will assume that the dose you're on is just more than you need.

Symptoms of more than you need, which is called hyper thyroid (Hyper means too much, hypo means not enough):

Racing heart, even when it should be relaxed
Excessive energy
Intolerance of heat, feeling hot when others aren't
Being jittery
Mind racing but maybe unable to slow down enough to focus

If you have these symptoms, tell the doctor and he or she will probbly reduce your dose.

It's common to have dose adjustments, but don't delay, call him/her today and get it taken care of.

If you are like me, on the other hand, I run a very low TSH also but feel none of the above, so I don't worry about it cuz I feel I need even more thyroid pillz.