Adrenal vs thyroid

August 7, 2005

I'm taking Synthroid because my routine bloodwork showed a TSH level

above the norm; and because 5 or 6 weeks later it showed even higher;

increasing from 5.x to 6.x. Based upon a high and increasing TSH my

family doctor started me on Synthroid. I haven't been to an endo...

Message: 4

Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 10:49:48 +1000

From: " Kerry Ann Faithfull " <kerry@...>

Subject: RE: Adrenal vs thyroid

Hi ,

I was just curious why are you taking synthroid if you have no symptoms?

Did I miss something in your earlier posts? (probably - my mind is like

a sieve these days)

Kerry

Adrenal vs thyroid

My TSH showed a little high at my annual physical about the end of March

[i think]; prior to that it had been normal. We retested a month later

and it had gone up from 5.x to 6.x, so I was started on 50 mg Synthroid

for 6 to 8 weeks. At that time my TSH was just within the old high

range, a little over 5. We decided to increase to 75 mg Synthroid to

lower it more; I believe T3, T4, and adrenals tested normal at that

time.

As far as I know I had no hypo symptoms, and I cannot tell any

difference so far with the Synthroid. I did have some weird reactions

to the Synthroid at first, but that didn't really surprise me; they're

gone now. As a matter of fact most of my symptoms would probably

indicate hyper, rather than hypo, thyroidism. If I went strictly by

symptoms I'd probably be taking something to INCREASE my TSH; a recipe

for disaster.

I think we all desire a doctor with good clinical skills, and some of

those skills for me include knowing what tests to run and how to

interpret the results. Symptoms are another indicator; but they're no

doubt often more ambiguous than test results.

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