doctor goes by TSH only; extremely frustrated!

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My teen is in a psych unit and I asked the doc to please check thyroid levels.

Folks, if you thought you've heard the worst, get ready for this one:

Doc said TSH is 3.08

I asked, what is her t3 level.

Doc says, it is not necessary to test t3, TSH is the screening for thyroid

issues.

Next, I asked, what is her t4 level?

Doc says, it's not necessary, only TSH is important.

So I said, I'm concerned because previously she had low t4 (it went back up when

she got off the darned psych meds) and it concerns me because low t4 means her

thyroid is not producing sufficient thyroid hormones.

She again said, t4 is not important, only TSH is important.

If I had a frying pan with a handle, I woulda used it on her!

She said, she doesn't think my child has a thyroid issue because she has the

energy for the things she wants to do. Things she doesn't want to do, she is

tired and wants to be in bed.

What would you do if you were in my shoes?