Graves' Disease Support Group
Graves-Basedow disease is a medical disorder that may manifest several different conditions including hyperthyroidism (over activity of thyroid hormone production), infiltrative exophthalmos (protruberance of one or both eyes and associated problems) and infiltrative dermopathy (a skin condition usually of the lower extremities). This disorder is the most common cause of...
well here I am finally posting labs, as I get them drawn, they take about a week for the endo to call and change my meds, then about 14 days for me to get the results, so here are my latest labs, and I'm loosing tons of hair. My labs seem relatively stable, so any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
TSH= 5.91 Ref. range is 0.5-6.0
FT4 = 0.46 Ref. range is 0.8-1.8
TT4 = 4.6 ref range is 4.5-11.0
FT3 = 2.5 Ref range is 2.0-4.4
This is after he decreased my MMI dose to 10mg from 20mg. based on these results, he decreased my MMI down from 10mg to 5mg a day which I split into two 2.5mg twice a day, But I'm still loosing a ton of hair. Otherwise I feel OK, except my heart rate runs high. Any input would be appreciated, thanks. Also the Thyroid Scan I've been putting off will probably get done at the end of the month, as I can't stall forever.
TSH= 5.91 Ref. range is 0.5-6.0
FT4 = 0.46 Ref. range is 0.8-1.8
TT4 = 4.6 ref range is 4.5-11.0
FT3 = 2.5 Ref range is 2.0-4.4
This is after he decreased my MMI dose to 10mg from 20mg. based on these results, he decreased my MMI down from 10mg to 5mg a day which I split into two 2.5mg twice a day, But I'm still loosing a ton of hair. Otherwise I feel OK, except my heart rate runs high. Any input would be appreciated, thanks. Also the Thyroid Scan I've been putting off will probably get done at the end of the month, as I can't stall forever.
You are losing hair right now is because your FT4 is below the range and your FT3 is not that far off.
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Also the fact that you show a significant TSH makes me think too: Get your TSI tested. It might be getting very low (woohoo, good sign) hence the TSH getting it's chance to show up.
My levels respond very fast to medication change. Byt if I remember right, you were also sensitive to transition symptoms, so keep that in mind.
How is the bebe?
The TSI can go up when one is too hypO just like when one is too hypER. Ideally it's best to keep the Free Ts right where one feels their best there at at then the TSI can decrease.
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