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very low TSH
I'm a 51 year old female. My last set of tests show a TSH of 0.02, a T4 of 0.8 and a T3 of 120. I am always tired and never am able to sleep more than 4-5 hours at a time. I have no energy. I have a horrible time trying to loose weight no matter what I do. I'm frustrated because I take my medication regularly, and do everything I'm supposed to to have a health life but I'm far from it! Any suggestions?????
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I'll apologize before I even start because I have to answer your question with a lot more questions...........
First off, can you post the lab's reference ranges for the T4 and T3, since these are lab specific. Secondly, are those Free T3 and Free T4 or are they total? If the lab report doesn't say Free by each one (or FT3/FT4), then they are total and pretty much obsolete/useless.
Third -- you said "I take my medication regularly", so I have to wonder if you have been previously diagnosed with a thyroid issue and are currently on thyroid med? If so, what med, what dosage and for how long?
You have the symptoms of hypothyroidism, so the answers to my questions are pretty important. If you are currently on a thyroid med, it's entirely possible that you need an increase - both your T4 and T3 seem awfully low, but without the lab's reference ranges, it's hard to tell. TSH is not a good diagnostic since it's a pituitary hormone.
The more information you can give us, the better we can answer your question.
First off, can you post the lab's reference ranges for the T4 and T3, since these are lab specific. Secondly, are those Free T3 and Free T4 or are they total? If the lab report doesn't say Free by each one (or FT3/FT4), then they are total and pretty much obsolete/useless.
Third -- you said "I take my medication regularly", so I have to wonder if you have been previously diagnosed with a thyroid issue and are currently on thyroid med? If so, what med, what dosage and for how long?
You have the symptoms of hypothyroidism, so the answers to my questions are pretty important. If you are currently on a thyroid med, it's entirely possible that you need an increase - both your T4 and T3 seem awfully low, but without the lab's reference ranges, it's hard to tell. TSH is not a good diagnostic since it's a pituitary hormone.
The more information you can give us, the better we can answer your question.
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