new labs and don't seem to be getting better?

[Guest guest]

hello everybody yes i'm still here? and don't seem to be getting any

better?

ok last labs on 8/6/03 were

T-4 free 0.5 (0.8-1.8)

TSH 57 (0.40-5.50

put on 100mcg synthroid

new labs on 9/16/03

T-4 free 1.1 (0.8-1.8)

TSH 60 H (0.40-5.50)

put on 150mcg synthroid

? so why would my TSH go up? and I still feel just as bad as ever?

still get bad chest pains,weak,shakey,don't sleep well weight gain

also any time I eat anything even a vary small amount I feel vary

blooted.I never have done well with synthroid,is there any chance

my body don't accecpt the synthroid.I really need to be getting

better I'm just sick of being sick? do these levels seem right with

the meds I'm taking?

[Guest guest]

Hi ph,

I'm no expert on hypo meds, but I do know that the TSH lags by about 6

weeks, at least when we're on ATD's. I am sure some of the experts on hypo

will pop in too. I'm surprised they haven't run a FT3, as that may also be

out of whack.

Terry

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> Reply-To: graves_support

> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 00:45:34 -0000

> To: graves_support

> Subject: new labs and don't seem to be getting better?

>

> hello everybody yes i'm still here? and don't seem to be getting any

> better?

> ok last labs on 8/6/03 were

> T-4 free 0.5 (0.8-1.8)

> TSH 57 (0.40-5.50

> put on 100mcg synthroid

> new labs on 9/16/03

> T-4 free 1.1 (0.8-1.8)

> TSH 60 H (0.40-5.50)

> put on 150mcg synthroid

>

> ? so why would my TSH go up? and I still feel just as bad as ever?

> still get bad chest pains,weak,shakey,don't sleep well weight gain

> also any time I eat anything even a vary small amount I feel vary

> blooted.I never have done well with synthroid,is there any chance

> my body don't accecpt the synthroid.I really need to be getting

> better I'm just sick of being sick? do these levels seem right with

> the meds I'm taking?

>

>

>

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