Guest guest Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Hi, I have low TSH and low T3, does anyone have any thoughts on that? I just started on this journey and would appreciate any info. See doc next week for more tests. Negative on the antibodies and thy-perox. thanks, Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Low TSH and low T3 can be a sign of secondary hypothyroidism. In other words, hypothyroidism caused by a problem with the pituitary/hypothalamus system. In this, the pituitary or hypothalamus is not getting the messages to the thyroid to tell it to produce enough hormone. TSH is the hormone the pituitary puts out to tell the thyroid to make hormone. In these cases, the TSH test is worthless and the free T3 test and free T4 test are probably your best options for determining your thyroid status. Do you have symptoms of hypothyroidism? If so, I would suspect you have a pituitary or hypothalamus problem. It is not an uncommon form of hypothyroidism. You might also be experiencing other indocrine and hormone problems if this is the case. It depends on what is going on with the pituitary/hypothalamus system. You might see an endocrinologist for tests to find out more. The treatment for low thyroid due to pituitary or hypothalamus problems is the same - thyroid hormone. But if other hormone systems are not getting their proper messages, too, you might need other replacements such as adrenal and various sex hormones. Tish > Hi, > I have low TSH and low T3, does anyone have any thoughts on that? I > just started on this journey and would appreciate any info. See doc > next week for more tests. Negative on the antibodies and thy-perox. > thanks, > Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Low TSH and low T3 can be a sign of secondary hypothyroidism. In other words, hypothyroidism caused by a problem with the pituitary/hypothalamus system. In this, the pituitary or hypothalamus is not getting the messages to the thyroid to tell it to produce enough hormone. TSH is the hormone the pituitary puts out to tell the thyroid to make hormone. In these cases, the TSH test is worthless and the free T3 test and free T4 test are probably your best options for determining your thyroid status. Do you have symptoms of hypothyroidism? If so, I would suspect you have a pituitary or hypothalamus problem. It is not an uncommon form of hypothyroidism. You might also be experiencing other indocrine and hormone problems if this is the case. It depends on what is going on with the pituitary/hypothalamus system. You might see an endocrinologist for tests to find out more. The treatment for low thyroid due to pituitary or hypothalamus problems is the same - thyroid hormone. But if other hormone systems are not getting their proper messages, too, you might need other replacements such as adrenal and various sex hormones. Tish > Hi, > I have low TSH and low T3, does anyone have any thoughts on that? I > just started on this journey and would appreciate any info. See doc > next week for more tests. Negative on the antibodies and thy-perox. > thanks, > Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Low TSH and low T3 can be a sign of secondary hypothyroidism. In other words, hypothyroidism caused by a problem with the pituitary/hypothalamus system. In this, the pituitary or hypothalamus is not getting the messages to the thyroid to tell it to produce enough hormone. TSH is the hormone the pituitary puts out to tell the thyroid to make hormone. In these cases, the TSH test is worthless and the free T3 test and free T4 test are probably your best options for determining your thyroid status. Do you have symptoms of hypothyroidism? If so, I would suspect you have a pituitary or hypothalamus problem. It is not an uncommon form of hypothyroidism. You might also be experiencing other indocrine and hormone problems if this is the case. It depends on what is going on with the pituitary/hypothalamus system. You might see an endocrinologist for tests to find out more. The treatment for low thyroid due to pituitary or hypothalamus problems is the same - thyroid hormone. But if other hormone systems are not getting their proper messages, too, you might need other replacements such as adrenal and various sex hormones. Tish > Hi, > I have low TSH and low T3, does anyone have any thoughts on that? I > just started on this journey and would appreciate any info. See doc > next week for more tests. Negative on the antibodies and thy-perox. > thanks, > Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 Pituitary. You need to have the TRH test done. Jan hunter9_1999 wrote: >Hi, >I have low TSH and low T3, does anyone have any thoughts on that? I >just started on this journey and would appreciate any info. See doc >next week for more tests. Negative on the antibodies and thy-perox. >thanks, >Jean > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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