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My last TSH reading was 2.2. The doctor lowered my medication - and I started to feel really awful. Is that reading not within "normal" range? From what I am reading, it seems to be. Thanks.
Another important comment: according to the ATA, the target range for treatment is between .5 and 2.0. If necessary, download the American Thyroid Association's handbook and show it to your doctor. Medication should be increased within the range until symptoms disappear but hyperthyroid symptoms do not appear.
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not sure why the dose was decreased unless there were some symptoms that you didn't mention -- would ask your doctor to explain it and consider resuming prior dose and rechecking in 6-8 weeks....if TSH >2.5 then a dose increase is often helpful.
Also just a patient, not a doc.
Agree with Graveslady. Sometimes the numbers written may be unintended. Call the office and have them check to make sure that this was the doc's intent, and, if so, why because now you feel sick. I love my endo, but when they called with my last labs he told them to have me come back in 8 weeks for another blood test and he had told me 4 weeks. The nurse and I reasoned 6 weeks was a good middle ground :-)
My doc also says to always call if you have new symptoms
Agree with Graveslady. Sometimes the numbers written may be unintended. Call the office and have them check to make sure that this was the doc's intent, and, if so, why because now you feel sick. I love my endo, but when they called with my last labs he told them to have me come back in 8 weeks for another blood test and he had told me 4 weeks. The nurse and I reasoned 6 weeks was a good middle ground :-)
My doc also says to always call if you have new symptoms
I would think doctor would have upped it if anything, or not at all if you feel good at a 2.2 TSH level. Maybe you should call to verify what his reasoning and goal level for you. And tell them you feel awful. I have had a doctor make a mistake on my prescription dose, but caught it before leaving the office. Now I check all prescriptions before leaving.
Doctors are human and can make mistakes, so we have to be on our toes and take action where action is due. Speak up for yourself. Good luck!
GL,
Just my personal opinion as a thyroid patient.
Doctors are human and can make mistakes, so we have to be on our toes and take action where action is due. Speak up for yourself. Good luck!
GL,
Just my personal opinion as a thyroid patient.
I don't know why your doctor would lower your medication with a TSH value of 2.2 and you were not feeling badly (hyper). Did he take a look into your Frees and if so, what were the values?
From what I understand, most patients feel better around 1.0 if not a little lower. [Certainly not to say that everybody does.]
~Kate
From what I understand, most patients feel better around 1.0 if not a little lower. [Certainly not to say that everybody does.]
~Kate
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