Normal?

[COLORS88]

Free T4 0.93 0.6-1.6

TSH 1.83 0.34-4.82

Gaining weight. Losing hair. Very very dry skin. Britle nails. carpal tunnel. Just plain tired all the time. I do take yaz. IDK if that changes anything. What do you guys think?

[COLORS88]

THANKS!

I will post back once I get them done.

[gimel]

Unfortunately, Total T3 is not very revealing.  You need to know Free T3 because scientific studies have shown that Free T3 correlates best with hypo symptoms, while Free T4 and TSH do not correlate at all.  So I suggest that you should go back and request to be tested for Free T3, along with Free t4 and TSH.  Just to best understand your tissue thyroid levels (as opposed to just serum thyroid levels), I also suggest testing for Reverse T3.  

Since hypo patients are frequently too low in the range for Vitamin D, B12 and ferritin, I also suggest testing for those as well. Then when results are available, please get a copy of the lab report and post results and their reference ranges,  and members will be glad to help interpret and advise further.

I did not find anything about yaz that seems to relate to your symptoms and I don't know if there is any effect on thyroid levels.  We'll know lots more when you get the suggested tests.  

[COLORS88]

he took one more test:

total T3 - 165
range 87-167

[gimel]

Just because your TSH is within range does not mean that you don't have a thyroid issue.  A low TSH along with low thyroid hormones, is often associated with secondary hypothyroidism, which is pituitary related.  

Your Free T4 and those symptoms makes me think you are possibly hypothyroid.  To better able us to assess your status, you really need to be tested for Free T3, along with the Free T4 and TSH each time you go in for tests.  Free T3 is the most important because it largely regulates metabolism and many other body functions.  Scientific studies have also shown that Free T3 correlated best with hypo symptoms, while Free T4 and TSH did not correlate at all.

Since hypo patients are also frequently too low in the ranges for Vitamin D, B12 and ferritin, I also suggest those tests.  If you can arrange to have those done, when results are available, please get a copy of the lab report and post results and their reference ranges and members will be glad to help interpret and advise further.