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Off levels and pain

My tsh is 48.64 and my t4 is 0.56
What am i dealing with here?
I am in severe pain and severe fatigue
Bouncing back and forth loosing weight and rapid heart rate
Help!!
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1756321 tn?1547095325
A high TSH and low T4 is a diagnosis of primary hypothyroidism.  There are various causes of hypothyroidism but the most common cause in developed countries is an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

Testing for Hashimoto's thyroiditis antibodies: thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) and thyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb).  If you have Hashimoto's thyroiditis you may experience both hypothyroid and hyperthyroid symptoms (Hashitoxicosis). I posted more info about the two types of Hashitoxicosis on another answer...

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Thyroid-Disorders/Hashitoxicosis/show/2719050
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Well Hello Red Star. Is this the Red Star RN from Las Vegas in 2004??
Hi. No.  I'm not a nurse and I live in Australia. :)
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