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TSH is very volatile and is affected by many things, other than thyroid hormones, so testing that often isn't really doing any good. It takes the Levo 4-6 week to reach full potential in your blood, so only 2 days worth would not have had an impact on either the TSH or the antibody count.
Like TSH, I'm sure the antibody counts can fluctuate from day to day, and once they've been tested and found to be elevated, they really don't have to be tested again.
Total T3 and Total T4 is the amount of, both, the bound and unbound hormones and we need to know just the unbound (Free) amounts, as those are the active hormones. Please do try to get those tests.
You should also try to get thyroid antibody tests to determine if your wife has Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. The tests she needs are Thyroid Peroxidsase Antibodies (TPOab) and Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb).
I also have been Diagnosed with Hashimotos Thyroiditis, Underactive Thyroid. My left Thyroid was removed 4 years ago due to constant Infection and the right Thyroid have to be removed in the upcoming weeks due to the same problem. my TSH levels were 25.5 on the 10/04/2015 and on 14/10/2015 with another test my Level spiked to 35.5 i am on Eltroxin at 250 mg,
My weight is at 50 kg and i measure 1.95 m tall. I also don't understand whey i am skinny.
Well you might want to get a complete thyroid panel done including Free T3, or if you can get an MD to do just the Free T3 as that is the active thyroid hormone, your TSH is slightly high, which may or not be an indication of low thyroid, your Free T4 looks good and is 69.
There is a transit period (a second window period) between unbound antigen being detectable and unbound antibodies being detectable as antibodies bind to antigen and they theoretically cancel each other out during the transit period.
There are some reports in the medical lierature of 4th generation tests not being as sensitive on antibody detection as 3rd generaton tests.
I don't think there are many of the older generation kits in circulation.
Both T3 Uptake and Free T4 index have been considered obsolete lab tests for many years. Total T4 measures both unbound and bound T4. Measuring what is free (unbound) better reflects T4 and T3 levels. Recommend testing for Free T3 and Free T4. Low free levels are in hypothyroid range. Your Total T4 is already on the lower normal end of the range (4.5 to 12.5mg/dL). Many find they feel better with free levels in the upper end of the normal reference range.
While anything is *possible, it's hardly *probable* that this an "anomaly"... First off, the highest reference range I've ever seen for TSH is 5.50 and while some doctors believe that it's okay to let TSH get as high as 10, which is totally crazy, I've never heard of one taking a "wait and watch" approach when TSH is higher than 10... Many people have hypo symptoms with a TSH of much less than 5.
TSH can be normal and you can still have a problem. High levels of T3 uptake, from my reading, may signal hyperthyroidism. Did you have your thyroid antibodies tested as well? Those can be helpful in diagnosing either Hashimotos or Graves disease.
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it is very common for people with out of balance thyroid to have anxiety and also depression. Interestingly, these are two symptoms that seem to not be specific as to whether too high or too low of thyroid as anxiety in particular can be present in either condition.
Have you had thyroid levels checked? IF so please post your results. If not be sure when you go in to DEMAND that Free T3 and Free T4 be tested.
All of that said, since you have the Total T4 result, could you please post the reference range for it? Reference ranges vary from lab to lab and have to come from your own report so we can compare your result with the range your lab uses.
As much as I hate to ask, can you go back to the lab and get Free T4 and Free T3 tested?
What, if any, symptoms do you have?
That tha total t3 would show what is bound and unbound. I have hashimotos disease and have struggled for years. Have i been told wrong by my doctor? thank you for your response. If this was a case of t3 toxicosis, would the ft3 be much more elevated??
You will get more thyroid info on the thyroid board. Regardless, lab ranges vary, so include the ranges.
It is important to maintain consistancy in comparing any hormone levels. Was the blood draw near the same time of day for these? Important to compare apples to apples if you know what I mean.
And for thyroid, Free T4 and Free T3 are the most accurate tests. These are the 'Free' unbound levels of thyroid hormone in the blood available to be used by cells.
I am 19 years old and I take synthroid everyday from iodine deficiency. I was wondering. Was anyone else born with no gland? It is almost unheard of.
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Unfortunately, it might be hard for you to get treatment, even though your symptoms are, clearly, those of hypothyroidism and you have the elevated antibody count... Many doctors believe that treatment for hypothyroidism isn't necessary until one's TSH is over range and some will even go so far as to reserve treatment until TSH is as high as 10 or more.
Most of it is bound up with protein molecules and thus inactive. The unbound part of T3 is known as free T3, or FT3. Likewise, FT4 is the unbound portion of T4 in your body. You might think of T4 as a storage hormone, available to be converted to T3 when needed.
The level of FT3 is most important because it largely regulates metabolism and many other body functions. Studies have also shown that FT3 correlates best with hypo symptoms, while FT4 and TSH did not correlate at all.
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Do you have lab results from before you started taking the levothyroxine? 25 mcg is a very small dose and your FT4 is quite a bit over range, already. There are a couple of possibilities, but we can't know, without a Free T3 result to confirm...
One possibility is that you didn't need the levo in the first place. The other possibility is that you aren't converting the T4 to T3...
Here's a quick "Thyroid 101"...
Please post the actual result and be sure to include reference range, since ranges vary lab to lab and have to come from your own report. If your report doesn't specify whether it's Free T4 or Total T4, it's assumed to be Total and isn't nearly as useful.
What about Free T3 - has that been tested at all?
TSH is merely a messenger hormone produced by the pituitary gland to stimulate the thyroid.
hi
im female,50years old.I sweat so much and feeling sleepy aswell.I had a blood test recently and everything was normal except my cholesterol which is high a little and the TSH which is SO HIGH! it's about 40!
i met some doctors but it seems they don't know what's wrong with me.they all tell me "your test shows hypertyroidism but you sweat and sleep so much that is hypotyroidism symptoms!"
i really need help.
*NOTE:i don't take any pills recently.
My son has Mosaic Down Syndrome (different from typical Down Syndrome). He was diagnosed with hypothyroidism when he was born (don't know his lab results then). He has been on the same dosage of synthroid since he was born (25mcg m-f, 37.5mcg sat-sun). He is now almost 6 years old. He has no symptoms of hypothyroid - he has the opposite symptoms - he cannot sit still for 2 seconds. His physical features are not typical of DS. Most people have no idea he has DS.
He said the blood work was correct and my explanation was incorrect and he would not increase my dosage. He then said that I probably got a “high” from the additional Synthroid - maybe even addicted. At this point, I was so upset that I got up and left. Now what? Lose 20 pounds so the 88 mcg will correspond to 106 pound body weight (I am small so this weight would look O.K. on my body). We live in a small rural town so there are not a lot of medical options.
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