Posted by Maximus on November 15, 2006, at 20:42:42
In reply to Re: Know this is Meds But So Is Synthroid » Maximus, posted by Phillipa on November 15, 2006, at 20:02:47
> T4's have been from 8.4-9.3,But my husband just >checked the Er form and it is the free T4. So >when will it reverse and feel better instead of >worse. And I'm crying a lot. Love Phillipa old >lady in a shoe can't even enjoy a couple of >decades of normal life.
Ok, well, don't be so sad. I think you got something here. Low TSH + low Free T4 = Secondary hypothyroidism, better known as Pituitary hypothyroidism. I think it would be a clever idea to call your endo and ask for a full panel of your HPA axis, i mean: pituitary, thyroid and adrenals.
I'm not a doctor. But in fact if you have secondary hypo then we can't trust the TSH because your pituitary is not receiving the loopback signal correctly. You have to rely on the Free T4 numbers, which ones are very low...
So it does not take a genius to bet that you may suffer of cold hands, cold feet, fatigue, anxiety, depression and confusion on top of your other symptoms.
Pursue the tests further. There is something wrong here and there. Bye.
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