.03 TSH levels

[mir6473552]

Hello, I also have <.03 TSH and my T4 and T3s are within normal range.  I was 200 mcg and now down to 137, ut I am way to tired, constipated and muscle pain, and the doctors not sure what is happening.  Any suggestions as to why the TSH levels are not moving?


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[mir6473552]

thanks Barb,  that is what i was thinking of doing on my own. The doctor wants me to stay with the meds, but i am to sick to stay on.  I have 50mcg of synthroid and 10 mcg of cytomel and getting off the triiodothyronine  as I think that it is to strong for me. Am I going about this right and try it?  If so, when should I notice a difference.

Truly appreciate this Barb

[Barb135]

Let me put this together and you tell me if I'm right.

FT 3 = 4.7 (range 3.5-6.5)
FT 4 = 7.2 (range 9.0-23.0)

Your FT4 is way below range and your FT3 is low in its range... It seems that you need an increase in your synthroid dosage.

The cytomel should give you energy, not cause it to drop; however, some people do report worsened symptoms with an increase in medication for a period of time.  

I wonder, though, if you should ask your doctor for an increase in synthroid, to something like 50 mcg and maybe only 5 mcg cytomel.

[mir6473552]

okay here they are Ft3 range  (3.5 - 6.5)   t4  (9.0 - 23.0).  I am considering on taking 50mcg of synthroid and 2 X5 mcg of citomel.  The only problem is that if I take the 5 mcg twice a day, my energy level drops and I am lethargic.

[Barb135]

When goolarra asked for the ranges of your tests, she didn't mean the  4.7 for FT3 and 7.2 for FT4 - those are your results...... on your lab report, there should be reference ranges, sometimes in parenthesis beside the result.  If your levels fit inside those ranges, you are considered "normal" by most doctors..  We need to know what those ranges are, in order to see where your levels fall within the ranges.

[mir6473552]

Hi, I am on 25 mcg of triiodothyronine and 25 mcg of synthroid.  As for my ranges, my Ft3 is 4.7 and Ft4 is 7.2.  I am experiencing night sweats even when I take 1/2 a capsule of the triidothyronine and 25 mcg of synthroid.  I am foggy brain and not sure what I can do to feel better.

[goolarra]

Am I reading correctly that you've been taking 45 mcg of T3 and no T4 recently?

What are the ranges on your FT3 and FT4?  Ranges vary lab to lab, so they have to come from your own lab report.