Hypothyroidism Support Group
Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyrohormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hypothyroidism following radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism. Advanced hypothyroidism may cause severe complications, the most serious one of which is...
So, the MA from my endocrinologist's office called today. I think this may be a new world record at 2 days!!
I did ask for clarification on what she was telling me because not everything made sense. Good news is that I still have some labs out, so she said she would clarify and let me know when she called the other results.
First, my FT4 was 2.4 (0.8-1.8). Then she told me my FT3 was 0.12 but when I asked for a range, she said that it didn't give one, but she would leave a note for the doctor. I asked about TSH, but she said it wasn't listed. I'm almost wondering if she didn't tell me the TSH instead of the FT3 and just got a little mixed up. Also, my Vit D levels are still low (barely on the radar), and I'm running on 50,000 units once weekly.
Anyway, with the results that are in so far, they switched up my Vit D dosage and moved me back to brand name Synthroid at 250 mcg. That's all I have for now. I guess I'll gain a little more clarification in a few days.
I did ask for clarification on what she was telling me because not everything made sense. Good news is that I still have some labs out, so she said she would clarify and let me know when she called the other results.
First, my FT4 was 2.4 (0.8-1.8). Then she told me my FT3 was 0.12 but when I asked for a range, she said that it didn't give one, but she would leave a note for the doctor. I asked about TSH, but she said it wasn't listed. I'm almost wondering if she didn't tell me the TSH instead of the FT3 and just got a little mixed up. Also, my Vit D levels are still low (barely on the radar), and I'm running on 50,000 units once weekly.
Anyway, with the results that are in so far, they switched up my Vit D dosage and moved me back to brand name Synthroid at 250 mcg. That's all I have for now. I guess I'll gain a little more clarification in a few days.
Ha!
"Twit" is going to become my new favorite word :)
It might be a good idea to decrease your meds - especially if you had your tests done with no meds in your system:
My suppression test was inconclusive.
TSH 0.12 (0.40 - 4.5) That's kind a low, but really not relavent.
free T4 was 2.4(0.8 - 1.8). That's 160% of range. Which is more than a tad high.
"I was previously on 274mcg and my other endo wanted to increase me to 300mcg."
I wouldn't move up at this point. Not with those labs and your symptoms. Being slightly HYPER is not a problem, being more than slightly HYPER is a problem and can cause fatigue alternating with feeling like a chipmunk on crack. And, it can affect you blood pressure and heart rate (causing arrythmias and low bp in some people or high bp in others). As luck would have it, so can LOW thyroid (HYPO) - it, too, can cause irregular heartbeat and/or low bp (or high bp in others). It has a direct relationship on my bp. If my thyroid bottoms out, so does my bp.
"This endo is moving me down to 250mcg and changing my Vitamin D to daily instead of weekly. I still have questions, so I will check in again on Monday. "
Moving down is up to you, but I'd give it a try. You can always move up again later. If you still feel like dog poop, you can move back up.
Before you do ANYTHING - get a hard copy of those labs. I've had the twits read me the labs of someone else before. It wreaks havoc with trying to balance your OWN thyroid.