TSH level on behalf of someone

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Someone at work came to me today with their TSH results - one was 2.6 and the

next one was 4.2 - the ref range was .35 to 5.2.

This person has been back and forth to docs with a lot of symptoms not least

tiredness and is now getting B12 injections.

I had already explained about my thyroid issues and I think they are concerned

that they may may have other health needs that they need to consider.

I have told them about the forum and I gave them info about vitamins that they

can take anyway to help but I said I would post this and show them the reply and

then it is up to them if they want to use the forum.

My only question here is - 4.2 seems quite high in the range - should they be

pushing for more investigations around thyroid and conversion?

Thanks

Stacey

[Guest guest]

Hi Stacey, if your friend was living in either the US, she would

have automatically been given a diagnosis and started on thyroid hormone

replacement as the top of their reference range is 3.0. If she was living in Belgium,

Germany or Sweden she would have been diagnosed when she received her first TSH

result of 2.6 - as the top of their range is 2.5, with a recommendation this be

lowered even further to 1.5. TSH should be around 1 for people to feel 'normal'.

I would recommend your friend to ask her GP to test her ferritin level, vitamin

B12, vitamin D3, magnesium, folate, copper and zinc because should any of

these be low in the reference range, their own thyroid hormone cannot be

properly absorbed at cellular level and this will cause them to become

hypothyroid. your friend should get the results of these tests with the

reference range, and let us interpret them for her/him because it is a fact

that if they come back within the normal range - ANYWHERE - the doctor will

tell her/him they don't have a problem. For instance, vitamin B12 should come

back as near to the top of the range as possible (this range is in the region

of 175 to 850). Numerous doctors tell their patient they do not have a B12

deficiency when they show a result of 200. Ferritin has a ref. range of

20 to 200 for women (30 to 300 for men) and for women it should be between 70

to 90 and for men, it should be between 130 to 150). Again, doctors are telling

their patients their ferritin level is fine even if it comes in at around 30 to

40.

If your friend is suffering symptoms and signs (they could have

a look at these in our web site www.tpa-uk.org.uk

under 'Hypothyroidism') s/he should ask the GP for a referral to an

endocrinologist, but make them aware that most endocrinologists in the UK have

their specialty in diabetes and know very little about thyroid disease so they

may wish to consider finding one with a good reputation.

If your friend really wants help, then s/he should look no

further than the forum where we now have just under 2000 members and three

qualified medical advisers.

Hope this helps a bit.

Luv - Sheila

Hi all,

Someone at work came to me today with their TSH results - one was 2.6 and the

next one was 4.2 - the ref range was .35 to 5.2.

This person has been back and forth to docs with a lot of symptoms not least

tiredness and is now getting B12 injections.

I had already explained about my thyroid issues and I think they are concerned

that they may may have other health needs that they need to consider.

I have told them about the forum and I gave them info about vitamins that they

can take anyway to help but I said I would post this and show them the reply

and then it is up to them if they want to use the forum.

My only question here is - 4.2 seems quite high in the range - should they be

pushing for more investigations around thyroid and conversion?

Thanks

Stacey

[Guest guest]

Stacey,

4.2 is too high and represents a health risk. The society for endocrinology

have said that it increases the risk of heart problems. Print out the press

release in the files which is entitled lower TSH is ok,, and comes under the

section, thyroid references.

thyroid treatment/files/THYROID%20REFE\

RENCES/

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> Hi all,

> Someone at work came to me today with their TSH results - one was 2.6 and the

next one was 4.2 -