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What do my thyroid tests/symptoms indicate?

So for the past year I have had VERY strange symptoms that have gone undiagnosed and mostly ignored due to my fabulous military healthcare.

Recently I have:
Gained a lot of weight, developed acne, intolerable to cold and heat, chronic fatigue, crippling nerve pain in both feet (normal spine scans), headaches, muscle aches, beginning stages of carpal tunnel in hands and cubital tunnel (elbow), heart palpitations along with fast resting heart rate randomly throughout the day, thinning hair, bruising easily with slow healing, slow healing of cuts, brittle nails, declined vision, occasional tingles in face, general anxiety, irregular menstruation (sometimes over a month late), swollen armpits, hand tremors, fasciculation's of the legs, feet and tongue (diagnosed with cranial nerves hypoglossal fasciculation's), Hyperreflexia, excessive sweating sometimes in only one armpit and random night sweats that soak sheets.

My thyroid has been tested twice since symptoms started:
(ranges used in parentheses)

April 2015
T4: 1.03 (.78-2.19)
T3: 124 (80-200)
TSH: .65 (.465-4.68)
Thyroglubin:<1 (.0-.9)
Thyroperoxidase : <6 (0-34)

March 2016
T4: .84 (.78-2.19)
TSH: .28 (.465-4.68)
The doctor then tested me for possible Graves disease a week later:
Thyroglubin: <1 (.0-.9)
Thyroperoxidase: 10 (0-34)
All metabolic panels are mid-range.

September 2015:
Hemoglobin: 5.09 (6-7)
Iron binding capacity: 443 (184-355)

I also had a protein panel to rule out ALS for my fasiculations/nerve pain and everything came back within range.
I have also had a consistent "higher than normal" lymphocyte count for 3 years.

I lift weights 5-6 days a week and do at least 30 minutes of cardio a day. I also follow a very strict clean diet. According to my doctor I should not be "overweight", but I am with my recent weight gain (20lbs 8 months).

I am posting this because I have run out of patience and trust for my "health"care and I'm desperate for help from an actual doctor.
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If it was Graves' you would have had high Free T4 and Total T3 results.  Low TSH with relatively low Free T4 and Free T3 indicates central hypothyroidism, which is consistent with symptoms you listed.  

So ou need to find a good thyroid doctor that will treat you clinically by testing and adjusting Free T4 and Free T3 as needed to relieve symptoms, without being constrained by TSH levels.  Symptom relief should be all important, not just test results.  You can get some good insight from this link written by a good thyroid doctor.

http://www.hormonerestoration.com/Thyroid.html

Since hypo patients are frequently low in stomach acid and thus don't absorb vitamins and minerals well, you should also test for Vitamin D, B12 and ferritin.  D should be 55 min., B12 in the upper end of its ragne, and ferritin should be 70 minimum.  Once tested you can supplement on your own and optimize those.  



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