Guest guest Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Hi everyone, A friend of mine had her thyroid checked and here are her numbers: Ultra TSH: .520 Free T4: 1.2 Her main symptom is fatigue and problems focusing....along with minor skin issues. To me, these numbers look normal. The TSH is really low...and I THINK the T4 is good. Am I right? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 She may have Hashimoto's. Thats what I have any my labs were simular to hers at first. I would tell her to ask her doc to check her white blood cell count and if high.... probably is Autoimmune Hashimoto's. Me, fatigue and skin issues! question Hi everyone,A friend of mine had her thyroid checked and here are her numbers:Ultra TSH: .520Free T4: 1.2Her main symptom is fatigue and problems focusing.... along with minor skin issues.To me, these numbers look normal. The TSH is really low...and I THINK the T4 is good. Am I right?Thanks, Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Hi , When I was first noticing things were off eight years ago, I had fatigue and memory tissues. The fatigue went from bad to worse -It went from be tired in the after noon to dragging through the day to taking naps to not being able to wake up and sleeping until noon. How bad is the fatigue? Fatigue can be interpreted many ways. Is there a family history of thyroid dysfunction? What are the TPO and TG antibodies levels? If she has the TSH receptor antibodies then the TSH would be affected by that - making it lower than it really is. To rule that out a TSI and TBII s/b ran. A Free T3 test is very important, that goes along with focusing, concentration, memory, brain fog etc. Also, since you didn't post the range, I have no way to know if the FT4 number is normal or not. Going from my labs range, which is likely, not the same, it would be in the mid-range. For example .8 - 1.6 ** 1.2 is smack in the middle at 50% in the range. Also a knowledgeable doc would run a CBC and a CMP. HTH, Bj > > She may have Hashimoto's. Thats what I have any my labs were simular to hers at first. I would tell her to ask her doc to check her white blood cell count and if high.... probably is Autoimmune Hashimoto's. Me, fatigue and skin issues! > > > question > > > Hi everyone, > > A friend of mine had her thyroid checked and here are her numbers: > Ultra TSH: .520 > Free T4: 1.2 > > Her main symptom is fatigue and problems focusing.... along with minor > skin issues. > > To me, these numbers look normal. The TSH is really low...and I THINK > the T4 is good. Am I right? > > Thanks, > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Also, were iron with ferritin and Vit D tests for the fatigue ran? > > > > She may have Hashimoto's. Thats what I have any my labs were > simular to hers at first. I would tell her to ask her doc to check > her white blood cell count and if high.... probably is Autoimmune > Hashimoto's. Me, fatigue and skin issues! > > > > > > question > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > A friend of mine had her thyroid checked and here are her numbers: > > Ultra TSH: .520 > > Free T4: 1.2 > > > > Her main symptom is fatigue and problems focusing.... along with > minor > > skin issues. > > > > To me, these numbers look normal. The TSH is really low...and I > THINK > > the T4 is good. Am I right? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Are those the only things tested? I don't see any free T3, RT3, or antithyroid antibody test results. Personally I don't think her TSH is very low. My last TSH was 0.0 (range 0.4 - 4.0) and I was hyper at that time. I know some people are happy to reduce their TSH to around 2.0, but that is way too high for me, from past history. I think the T4 level is close to optimal, I've read 1.2 to 1.4, but it really needs the Free T3 and the others to tell what is really going on. sol wrote: > Hi everyone, > > A friend of mine had her thyroid checked and here are her numbers: > Ultra TSH: .520 > Free T4: 1.2 > > Her main symptom is fatigue and problems focusing....along with minor > skin issues. > > To me, these numbers look normal. The TSH is really low...and I THINK > the T4 is good. Am I right? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Hi, 1200 calories doesn't seem like enough, but I don't count calories. I do know with Hashi's the secret, for me, is to never let my body get hungry and go intp stravation mode. That's when the body stores fat, and stops burning energy. Also, the body will burn muscle instead of fat unless you stay in the fat burning zone while exercising. I eat small frequent meals. (Watch out for the energy bar trap.) Milk products have lots of sugar and additives that I stay away from. Your diet sounds good. How is your iron and ferritin levels? Vitamin D? Vitamin B-12? The Adrenals lag with Hashi's, too. You may need to look into that as well. Welcome! HTH, Bj > > Hello everyone! > > I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, I was diagnosed a year ago. My TSH > level is currently 1.31 and my T4 is .88. When I was diagnosed my > numbers were in the 15's, I was almost in a thyroid coma. Anyways, I > am a lot better than I was, I still don't feel normal and don't have > as much energy as I should, but I have also started taking vitamin B > supps and that has helped me somewhat. What my main questions that I > have are about losing weight. I'm a health freak. I eat very healthy, > fruits, veggies and proteins. I eat about 1200 calories per day. I > work out like crazy running 3-6 miles 4-6 times per week and lift > weights and do pilaties but am still over 160 lbs. (I'm 5'6 " ) It's > very frustrating. does anyone have any suggestions as what has worked > for them? Also, I have constant cravings for chocolate. I've always > been a big chocolate fan, but it's so much worse this past year. I am > very disciplined but I have to have some form of chocolate every > day--my body goes through this horrid cravings if I don't and if I use > my will power, I eventually break down and then eat WAY too much, and > go over my calorie intake for the day. Does anyone else battle > w/craving chocolate like this?? It's not a mental thing, it is > literally my body that craves it, and it's not the way an alcoholic > craves alcohol. Just thought I'd ask if anyone has any suggestions > for any of this. Any help is greatly appreciated!! > > Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Thanks everyone! I really appreciate it! I am definately going to research magnesium and adrenal stuff and see what I find out! Thanks, Somer > > > > Hello everyone! > > > > I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, I was diagnosed a year ago. My TSH > > level is currently 1.31 and my T4 is .88. When I was diagnosed my > > numbers were in the 15's, I was almost in a thyroid coma. Anyways, > I > > am a lot better than I was, I still don't feel normal and don't have > > as much energy as I should, but I have also started taking vitamin B > > supps and that has helped me somewhat. What my main questions that > I > > have are about losing weight. I'm a health freak. I eat very > healthy, > > fruits, veggies and proteins. I eat about 1200 calories per day. I > > work out like crazy running 3-6 miles 4-6 times per week and lift > > weights and do pilaties but am still over 160 lbs. (I'm 5'6 " ) It's > > very frustrating. does anyone have any suggestions as what has > worked > > for them? Also, I have constant cravings for chocolate. I've always > > been a big chocolate fan, but it's so much worse this past year. I > am > > very disciplined but I have to have some form of chocolate every > > day--my body goes through this horrid cravings if I don't and if I > use > > my will power, I eventually break down and then eat WAY too much, > and > > go over my calorie intake for the day. Does anyone else battle > > w/craving chocolate like this?? It's not a mental thing, it is > > literally my body that craves it, and it's not the way an alcoholic > > craves alcohol. Just thought I'd ask if anyone has any suggestions > > for any of this. Any help is greatly appreciated!! > > > > Thanks! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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