Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 TSH is a pituitary homrone and has NOTHING ot do wiht thyroid status. Whta oyu need is Free T3 and Free T4 testign. And reverse T3 test too. Along wiht those, saliva cortiosl adn a full iron panel will give a full picture. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Hey there, Although my TSH never hit 120, that I am aware of, after my first was born, it did go to 13... I was told it would go away and my symptoms had nothing to do with my thyroid... and when I was diagnosed, I was a basketcase and the TSH was only 6.. granted, I'd let the symptoms build for a few years.. why go in and get told there was nothing wrong with me, yet again.. I was much worse, physically, at 6 than at 13.. My big question is and has been for a while.. if TSH is soooo highly sensitive, then why does it take up to 6 weeks to respond to changes in the thyroid levels? And my other big question, why is it that once one is on thyroid meds, some docs will say the target TSH is between 1-2, but the same docs will want to wait until TSH hits 8 consistantly, before they begin to treat it? (not all docs, but in my experience I have seen this more than once) Never Give Up! j > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > Just wondered If someone could help me understand this.... I have been suffering with debilitating fatigue/exhaustion for 4 years. > > > > What I can't understand is my TSH has been as high as 120 (0.4-5) and then as low as 3 (0.4-5) and yet my fatigue has not changed?!!!! > > > > I.e I felt just as terrible with a TSH of 3.5 as I did with a TSH of 120. > > > > Does anybody know why this could be? > > > > My Dr. has said this proves my fatigue isn't related to my thyroid!!! Grrrrrrrrrrr................ > > > > Many thanks in advance > > > > Olivia Archer x > > _________________________________________________________________ > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/ > We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. Tell us now > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Hey there, Although my TSH never hit 120, that I am aware of, after my first was born, it did go to 13... I was told it would go away and my symptoms had nothing to do with my thyroid... and when I was diagnosed, I was a basketcase and the TSH was only 6.. granted, I'd let the symptoms build for a few years.. why go in and get told there was nothing wrong with me, yet again.. I was much worse, physically, at 6 than at 13.. My big question is and has been for a while.. if TSH is soooo highly sensitive, then why does it take up to 6 weeks to respond to changes in the thyroid levels? And my other big question, why is it that once one is on thyroid meds, some docs will say the target TSH is between 1-2, but the same docs will want to wait until TSH hits 8 consistantly, before they begin to treat it? (not all docs, but in my experience I have seen this more than once) Never Give Up! j > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > Just wondered If someone could help me understand this.... I have been suffering with debilitating fatigue/exhaustion for 4 years. > > > > What I can't understand is my TSH has been as high as 120 (0.4-5) and then as low as 3 (0.4-5) and yet my fatigue has not changed?!!!! > > > > I.e I felt just as terrible with a TSH of 3.5 as I did with a TSH of 120. > > > > Does anybody know why this could be? > > > > My Dr. has said this proves my fatigue isn't related to my thyroid!!! Grrrrrrrrrrr................ > > > > Many thanks in advance > > > > Olivia Archer x > > _________________________________________________________________ > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/ > We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. Tell us now > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 sorry, I forgot to trim the last post... oops.. j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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