Re: Low TSH with hypo - pituitary/hypothalmus?

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In a message dated 3/8/2005 3:18:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,

gnattygrl@... writes:

> I've

> had 'borderline' TSH for years, but never realized that anything

> over 1.0 was ' high' (and I was like 5 or 6, once 7.4)

>

which reminds me of a question.

tish - maybe you know this one.

when TSH has not risen...and yet someone has hypo symptoms at low TSHs like 1

and 2 - do ya think that's it's really a case of hypo being caused by the

pituitary or hypothalmus? I do have Hashi's...but can a person have both?

Hashi's and pituitary/hypothalmus dysfunction?

Cindi

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I was hypo for a lot of years. My TSH was around 2.0 when I went to

the doctor for about the 4th time saying I thought I was hypo. When

somebody finally tested Free T3 and Free T4, my T4 was at the very

bottom. But, I know I have primary hypothyroidism or failure of the

thyroid gland. I think the pituitary thing was secondary from being

hypo so long.

I have come accross at least one paper that said that hypothyroidism

seems to affect the pituitary in many people and causes it to

underfunction. For one thing, it slows the whole system down and

that includes the pituitary and hypothalamus. Somewhere else, I saw

something about how polysaccarides and other waste products of

hypothyroidism build up in the pituitary and hypothalamus and then

these glands can't work properly and so their output of TSH, growth

hormone, ACTH and everything goes down. It makes sense that if the

whole body is sick, bloated and not functioning properly, the

pituitary and hypothalamus would not be spared the same fate.

I don't have any papers on this saved, but if I come accoss some,

I'll try to remember to post them.

Tish

[Guest guest]

I was hypo for a lot of years. My TSH was around 2.0 when I went to

the doctor for about the 4th time saying I thought I was hypo. When

somebody finally tested Free T3 and Free T4, my T4 was at the very

bottom. But, I know I have primary hypothyroidism or failure of the

thyroid gland. I think the pituitary thing was secondary from being

hypo so long.

I have come accross at least one paper that said that hypothyroidism

seems to affect the pituitary in many people and causes it to

underfunction. For one thing, it slows the whole system down and

that includes the pituitary and hypothalamus. Somewhere else, I saw

something about how polysaccarides and other waste products of

hypothyroidism build up in the pituitary and hypothalamus and then

these glands can't work properly and so their output of TSH, growth

hormone, ACTH and everything goes down. It makes sense that if the

whole body is sick, bloated and not functioning properly, the

pituitary and hypothalamus would not be spared the same fate.

I don't have any papers on this saved, but if I come accoss some,

I'll try to remember to post them.

Tish

[Guest guest]

I was hypo for a lot of years. My TSH was around 2.0 when I went to

the doctor for about the 4th time saying I thought I was hypo. When

somebody finally tested Free T3 and Free T4, my T4 was at the very

bottom. But, I know I have primary hypothyroidism or failure of the

thyroid gland. I think the pituitary thing was secondary from being

hypo so long.

I have come accross at least one paper that said that hypothyroidism

seems to affect the pituitary in many people and causes it to

underfunction. For one thing, it slows the whole system down and

that includes the pituitary and hypothalamus. Somewhere else, I saw

something about how polysaccarides and other waste products of

hypothyroidism build up in the pituitary and hypothalamus and then

these glands can't work properly and so their output of TSH, growth

hormone, ACTH and everything goes down. It makes sense that if the

whole body is sick, bloated and not functioning properly, the

pituitary and hypothalamus would not be spared the same fate.

I don't have any papers on this saved, but if I come accoss some,

I'll try to remember to post them.

Tish