Hyperthyroidism Support Group

Hi:

I am sorry your doctor thinks the the Free T3 and the Free T4 (not the T3 and 4...there's a difference) are not important! These tests are important because they corresponds with the meds we take, either the replacement meds or the ATDs (antithyroid drugs), especially to the Free T4 levels. The beta blockers corresponds with the Free T3.

Please find another doctor who will dose you according to the Free Ts and the TSH (as secondary).

{{{hugs}}} :-)

P.S. Go to www.elaine-moore.com and research there. Elaine is our resident thyroid expert, who had an RAI many years ago and is a medical technologist expert. We have relied on her help with her Q/A forum. I've learned so much from her in the last few years to be able to help others on the many thyroid boards on the Internet that I have participated at. :-)

Any doctor who is just going by tsh is very old fashioned. You need to find another enlightened doc. The free t 3 and 4 are the hormones that are circulating in your bloodstream now, whether high or low, this is what you should be dosed by, antibodies interfere with the tsh and make it lower, usually in Graves. You can still find out which disease you have,which is auto immune 80 percent of the time. Yes the symptoms you described sound hyper. Ask for a TSI test, the marker for Graves disease.