I got tested and it says 0.728. During my pregnancy it was around 5, I think.
Unfortunately I'm still having the same old anxiety attacks, palpitations at night and constant restlessness. It got sooooo much worse after I delivered my baby 6 months ago. Sometimes I feel like I can't even get out of the house. My doctor isn't sure if the cause for that is my thyroid in the first place.
Could it be or am I in the good range? And, am I the only one with these symptoms?
2006-10-05 14:33:46 · 4 answers · asked by BarbieQ 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
might not be your thyroid at all. don't tell Tom Cruise but it might be the baby blues. go back to your Dr. and have him refer you to a Dr who's specialty is endocrinology. i have been on meds for thyroid for many years and have some of the things you have mentioned. my levels were in the normal limits and i never missed a dose. stress and hormones were the causes of my problems. good luck and i hope you feel better soon.
2006-10-05 15:16:41 · answer #1 · answered by basque girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TSH levels that is considered “normal” can be quite wide (0.5–5.0). Within this “normal” range, many practitioners won’t diagnose a thyroid problem like hypothyroidism even if it actually is struggling. Outside this range many practitioners will diagnose thyroid disease and write a one-size-fits-all prescription for a synthetic thyroid supplement, usually Synthroid, Levoxyl, or Levothyroid.
Our approach to the thyroid test
At Women to Women, we use the TSH thyroid test mostly as a screener. Ideally, a woman’s TSH level should be less than 2.0, but she should also be thriving and free from hypothyroidism symptoms. If she reports symptoms, or shows a TSH level greater than 2.0, she may have subclinical or clinical hypothyroidism.
2006-10-05 14:42:51 · answer #2 · answered by serenitynow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people sound SOOOO sure its your thyroid and that could be the case, HOWEVER...there are diseases that would cause your thyroid to react in a negative way....like liver disease!
get tested and go from there....even if your alt and ast levels appear normal! some liver diseases do not have an increase in alt and ast levels and you could still be infected or have liver disease.
good luck!
2006-10-05 16:55:22 · answer #3 · answered by giggling.willow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is your thyroid. you need to get the Dr. to check your t3 and t4. it sounds to me that yours is to low. if it was high then you would have lots of energy
2006-10-05 14:38:42 · answer #4 · answered by mfroeh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋