tsh at 11.653 ??? what the heck is going on??? and i already take thyroid meds

[ANGELICLIGHT]

what is going on? how could it have gone so high like this out of the blue so fast ? tsh level 11.653 ..my thyroid has been great for last two years ...three months ago levels were great...all the sudden boom ...four months ago i mean it was fine then about two months or three ...i started gaining weight ,...more ...more ...then started freeezing to death all the time still do and still gaining weight no matter what i do and feel horrible all the time ...have alot of unexplained numbness and tigling in hands and feet and that pins and needles feeling in them ...nurse calls today says tsh is 11.653 doesnt know what that means and doc is out of town????
WHAT????
I AM FREAKIN OUT AND I ALREADY TAKE THYROID MEDS HAVE FOR 6 YEARS

[myproblem]

Pleas read my post to "Q: confusing symptoms - criswatk 03/08/2006 ". I think it might apply to you too.

[myproblem]

http://www.4woman.gov/faq/graves.htm
Graves is overactive throid. Check out this link for more info.

[ANGELICLIGHT]

I THOUGHT GRAVES WAS WHEN TSH WAS VERY LOW?
MY NURSE CALLED AND DOUBLES MY THYROID MEDS
THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED IN LAST 6 YRS
I GUEES THATS ALL DOC IS DOING UNTIL HE GETS BACK IN TWO WEEKS
I AM STILL CONCERNED

[myproblem]

You may have Graves Disease. In most cases the thyroid either has to be treated with radiation, or removed.