Posted by jamie on September 11, 1999, at 6:07:35
In reply to Re: Thyroid level help TSH, T4, posted by Noa on September 10, 1999, at 18:12:03
> Like Annie wrote, Jamie's TSH of 1.something is low, and it is a *HIGH* TSH that suggests hypothyroid. From what I have read in abstracts gleaned from pubmed searches, apparently the high TSH is actually one of the best indicators of whether thyroid hormone would be a good augmentor for ADs. Mine wasn't as high as Annies, but it was just above the "within normal limits" line. I take both synthroid and cytomel as part of my cocktail.
I found out indeed TSH is an inverse relationship. In other words, a high TSH is closer to low thyroid activity, and vice versa. My pdoc wouldn't touch T3/T4 augmentation considering the apparently favorable numbers on my test. I guess I am actualy closer to hyperthyroidism than hypothyroidism considering the lowish TSH. Learned stuff I didn't know though.
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