Question about my TSH levels

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I have always been in the hyperthyroid range with my TSH and this is the main

problem I face every time I see a new doctor. In order to feel okay, in the past

I persuaded my doctor to keep me on 125mcg of thyroxine, but this put my T4 up

to the top of the range and my TSH to 0.01. When I started on a combination of

T4 and T3, (100/20) my FT4 blood test then changed to 13,11 and my TSH went to

0.05 where it has remained ever since. When I recently stopped T3 for a few days

before my last blood test, there was still no change to my TSH. It would really

help me to know why my TSH remains so low so that I can explain this to my GP,

otherwise I will be deemed to be hyperthyroid and weaned off of thyroxine -

which is not what I want to happen.

Thanks

Maureen

>

> He said that my T4 wasn't converting properly to T3 and that I should

> continue on T3 for the rest of my life. My TSH levels were slightly below

> the normal range but he wasn't overly concerned about this.

>

> Sounds like a doctor who knows his stuff - if only we had more of them.

>

> He said he was happy with my FT4 and FT3 levels, but not my TSH.