Re: Confused thyroid/Mark

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Hi Mark,

The ranges you have quoted are for testing people NOT on thyroxine

as a DOcs guide biochemically..anything above 2.0 should be flagged

by Doc as needs monitoring IF patient has indicated signs/symptoms

of hypo...once you are on treatment those ranges go out of the

window..but most Docs are not thyroid specialists!!! If your TSH is

2.5 on meds you are undermedicatd !!!

Once on thyroxine most people appear to feel best with TSH around

1.0 but some do not feel well till TSH totally supressed.....Each

person is an individual which is why it is so important to monitor

the FT3/FT4 and not TSH once on thyroxine....over here labs for FT4

are 'usually' 11.0-23.0 range many thyroid docs would start

treatment if signs and symptoms are there at FT4 of 16.0. my

neuro reported mine as normal on meds with FT4 of 14.0 ...his

registrar and SHO told me to increase my meds immediatly my FT3

came back * as under range...the neuro. did not consider T3 as

relevant..GRRR what about my poor mitochondria....

I see you have thyroid nodules..assume they have been checked with a

scan as they can cause lots of problems..

BTW...before the TSH test (hang head in shame) which was invented by

the Brits in the 60's Docs treated thyroid on CHOLESTRAL ,Clincal

Experience and symptoms...raised cholestral meant you got thyroid

meds..It is a very fascinating subject

Gillian

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> > Hi Carol...

> > thyroid...You ned FT3 and FT4 tests plus TSH..Ranges for TSH

have

> > been altered by the AMA tell your lab they need to update range

> > shoud be 0.5-2.5..if you feel hypo and it is obvious lt in your

> > family you will be hypo. No such thing as 'normal' or 'in

range'

> > with hypo.your antibody level also points to autoimmunity.