Test Result Advice

[wangergamer]

Hi,

I am a 51 year old female and I have been on 15MG Methimazole for the over 2 months.  My recent test result is as follows:

TSH                             1.2              Range  0.45 - 4.5
T4, Free                       1.18            Range 0.82 - 1.77
Glucose                      99                 Range 65 - 99
Bilirubin, Total               2.2   High    Range 0.0-1.2
Triiodothyronine (T3)  67      Low     Range 71-180
T3, Free                        2.5               Range 2.0 - 4.4

I am sleeping a little better (5-6 hours intermittently) , but still wake up at 2-3 am with difficulty falling back to sleep again. I am wondering when my body will resume back to normal sleeping?  

I will be seeing my endocrinologist end of this week, and would like to know if there is anything I should be concern with and if I need to ask any questions.

Thanks!

[wangergamer]

My Endo has adjusted to 10MG a day instead of 15MG.  She said she will check my blood work in 6 weeks.  Anything earlier would not be accurate.  She did say if I don't feel well, I should contact her.

[Barb135]

That sounds like a reasonable plan of action.  I'm not sure she's entirely correct on the idea that any blood work prior to 6 weeks would be inaccurate, but standard practice is to retest at 6 weeks in order to give things a chance to settle after the dosage change.