Hypo or Hyper

[kelkar]

I have been exhausted and cannot lose weight to save my life even when exercising 6 days a week.
I was treated with prednisone 3 years ago and gained 50 lbs. I have been trying since then.
my TSH is 5.65 (0.045-4.500) T4 is 6.4 (4.2-12.0) and T3 is 84 (71-180). Is this hypo or hyper??

[kelkar]

I have been off prednisone for over a year now. Would that still be a issue?

[kelkar]

Not at the moment. It was my kidney doctor who ordered them. So I will ask her about what you suggested. I am sure that I will be seeing the endocrinologist again shortly. Thank you !

[goolarra]

I'd like to add that although your T3 and T4 are "in range", they are much too low in the ranges.  For a number of reasons, thyroid test ranges are very flawed.  So, based on where many of us found symptom relief, T4 had to be about 50% of range (yours is 28%), and T3 had to be above 50% (yours is 12%).  Your TSH is high, which helps to confirm hypothyroidism.

Your doctor has ordered total T3 and total T4 tests.  These are considered obsolete; he should be ordering FREE T3 and FREE T4.

Is your doctor suggesting meds?

[Red_Star]

One of the major adverse effects of prednisone is insulin resistance.  Once you are insulin resistant the body is in fat storage mode. Avoid foods high in sugar and with a high glycemic index/load. Your thyroid labs show subclinical hypothyroidism so this won't be helping matters.