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suspect secondary hypothyroidism

hi i am 64 year old female just coming out of the menopause.i have been on a maintenace dose of predisolone 7.5 mg  since in my 30s..because of adrenal failure.. 6 years ago i had a crash and was bed bound for 1 year and hosebound for 2 years.l.i was advised to try and wean myself off the prednisolone. l.i was improving daily and down to 6mg  lately i find myself increasing again on and off due to extra stress.However my breathlessnes is isnt so good..i had lab tests done as i suspected secondary hypothyroidism might be adding things...
tsh                    0.52   mlu/l  0.4 - 4.00
free t 4               11.1 pmol/l 10.0 - 25.0
free t3                3.0  pmol/l 2.80 - 7.0
b12    454
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