some help with my results - not making sense

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I've done a lot of research and reading and my results and symptoms don't seem

to tally up with anything useful! :-( The story is below. It's a mildly

interesting read.

Had free t4 taken in 2008 and it was 10. Nothing was ever done about it -

although my nutrionalist did suspect sub-clinical hypo.

Just had a new raft of tests taken as felt my symptoms had progressed;

Free T4 is now 11 (pretty low, off the bottom of the charts in some labs - some

labs say 9-mid 20's, some say 12-mid 20's)

TSH is 1.5 (quite low?)

Total t3 is 1.6 (which I was told was within range)

(I ASKED him specifically to do Free t3 so he either ignored me or wrote the

wrong thing down)

Anyway – never been able to lose much weight, since about 2001 just a dress size

here or there. Still currently a UK 18 on top/20 bottoms. Can't get nice

clothes to fit, find it hard to get good sports clothes L

I eat a pretty clean diet of low carb, low sugar and limited dairy – no

processed foods and I don't drink much, eat takeways, pizza or any junk food.

Mainly meat, veg, a little fruit, nuts and seeds. My diet is as pure as it

gets. So it's not that.

Last year I lived in the mountains and skied every day for 4 months. Not even a

dress size – toned up obviously but not loosing FAT. I play squash a few times

a week, walk to and from work so moderately fit but it's extremely aggrevating

my body won't respond to the changes I've made.

The main reason I think there's a thyroid problem;

#1 – I've always blamed my tiredness on my diagnosed narcolepsy. Historically

it was only giving me a microsleep problem in the afternoon, once a day.

Now I find I'm tired when I get up, I'm tired at 9:30am at my desk – yesterday I

went to the loos twice to induce a micro-sleep so I wouldn't fall asleep at my

desk. Once I got home last night after playing squash and having my tea, I

slept for a good 45 mins on the sofa. I then went to bed at 11pm. Got up at

8am. Will probably get tired again soo today

#2 – the inability to lose any weight. The reason I don't put any on is due to

my clean diet and activities but I still need to loose 3 dress sizes at least

#3 – more noticeably recently – I've been know to be shivering under a 15 tog

duvet wearing a fleece. I'm always the coldest person in the room,

uncomfortably so. Everyone else seems warm.

More symptoms that match – brittle, flaky nails, I personally feel my hair is

slightly thinner. I'm sure there are more but can't be sure they are hypo

related.

How can I be hypo though with such low TSH?

Any ideas/tips/recs? (or any good docs in the Edinburgh area)

Kind regards

sarah