Is it normal to have elevated tsh and normal t3 and t4? does it need any treatment?
I have recently received my blood test and it showed elevated tsh(9) and normal t3 and t4 and my prolactin levels are slightly elevated and my testesteron levels are slightly elevated too for the doctors surfing the net can you help me. I am going to repeat the tests anyway because I don’t have the specific symptoms of hypothyroidism I only have dry hair a bit of fatigue
Some people can have all normal thyroid tests results with raging hypothyroidism symptoms. A very indepth book on the subject -
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An optimal FreeT3 and Free T4 is 50 - 80% of the reference range. Would recommend testing for Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (most common cause of hypothyroidism) - higher than normal thyroid antibodies - TPO and TgAb. A TSH of greater than 2.5 mU/L is not normal. The American National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry narrowed the window of normal for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) from 0.5 - 5 to 0.2 - 2.5mIU/L. Prolactin and testosterone levels can be higher with hypothyroidism. Treatment options on thyroid disease link…
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That is hypOthyroidism (possibly even Hashimotos).
You need testing for ANTIBODIES as well as TSH. TSH ‘norm’ should be .3 – 3 (w/ most feeling best at < 2) but would not matter if antibodies are present. Indicative of Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Thyroiditis…main cause of HypOthyroid & is worse (…OR Graves Disease - HypERthyroid).
WARNING: Doctors seem not to want to find thyroid disease. You may have to go to more than one doctor before you get the right tests, interpretation, and treatment. Best wishes.
Ck these:
http://thyroid.about.com/bio/Mary-Shomon-350.htm
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/
http://www.thyrophoenix.com/index.html
God bless