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    But what if you feel fine with numbers outside the 2.0 range? And the thyroid meds just make you really anxious? I stopped taking them because I didn't notice that I had any more energy or lost weight or anything. I think the functional part of all of this is how a person feels and functions.
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    Default How are these blood results for my thyroid??

    Quote Originally Posted by StantonHyde View Post
    But what if you feel fine with numbers outside the 2.0 range? And the thyroid meds just make you really anxious? I stopped taking them because I didn't notice that I had any more energy or lost weight or anything. I think the functional part of all of this is how a person feels and functions.
    My endocrinologist always asked about symptoms. For me, I feel worse closer to 2 or 1. 1.5 is my sweet spot. My medication has been stable for 11 years. My PCP prescribes my synthyroid and is fine with me being at 1.5. I saw endocrinologist for first time in years in January, just to keep relationship with specialist as my previous endocrinologist moved. New endo said I could continue to see PCP or him once a year - he looks like McDreamy... but I decided to have PCP do regular checks and I’ll go back to him if start to have issues.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Corie View Post
    I found this in an article online.

    "The American Thyroid Association recommends that you keep your TSH within a narrow range of 0.5 to 2.0 mU/L."
    I still keep thinking about my TSH levels, and the information given here. I called my doctor and asked her about the American Thyroid Association recommended levels, and she said that those levels apply to patients who are being treated for a thyroid issue. For someone who has a healthy thyroid, .4-4.0 mU/L would be considered normal. She said that without any symptoms or reasons to suspect that my thyroid isn't working as it should, she feels that my 3.25 is completely within the normal range. Does this sound correct? I have heard on here and in my personal life how important thyroid health is, and I'd really like to be proactive. If my levels truly are good, than of course I'm happy, but with the contradicting ranges, I'm unsure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by okinawama View Post
    I still keep thinking about my TSH levels, and the information given here. I called my doctor and asked her about the American Thyroid Association recommended levels, and she said that those levels apply to patients who are being treated for a thyroid issue. For someone who has a healthy thyroid, .4-4.0 mU/L would be considered normal. She said that without any symptoms or reasons to suspect that my thyroid isn't working as it should, she feels that my 3.25 is completely within the normal range. Does this sound correct? I have heard on here and in my personal life how important thyroid health is, and I'd really like to be proactive. If my levels truly are good, than of course I'm happy, but with the contradicting ranges, I'm unsure.
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    Quote Originally Posted by okinawama View Post
    I still keep thinking about my TSH levels, and the information given here. I called my doctor and asked her about the American Thyroid Association recommended levels, and she said that those levels apply to patients who are being treated for a thyroid issue. For someone who has a healthy thyroid, .4-4.0 mU/L would be considered normal. She said that without any symptoms or reasons to suspect that my thyroid isn't working as it should, she feels that my 3.25 is completely within the normal range. Does this sound correct? I have heard on here and in my personal life how important thyroid health is, and I'd really like to be proactive. If my levels truly are good, than of course I'm happy, but with the contradicting ranges, I'm unsure.

    This is exactly what my endocrinologist said.
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    Quote Originally Posted by okinawama View Post
    I still keep thinking about my TSH levels, and the information given here. I called my doctor and asked her about the American Thyroid Association recommended levels, and she said that those levels apply to patients who are being treated for a thyroid issue. For someone who has a healthy thyroid, .4-4.0 mU/L would be considered normal. She said that without any symptoms or reasons to suspect that my thyroid isn't working as it should, she feels that my 3.25 is completely within the normal range. Does this sound correct? I have heard on here and in my personal life how important thyroid health is, and I'd really like to be proactive. If my levels truly are good, than of course I'm happy, but with the contradicting ranges, I'm unsure.
    My dr. always asks about symptoms. He's more worried about symptoms than numbers. If I'm having symptoms and there's wiggle room in the number then he's willing to adjust my numbers. When I went initially, my TSH was 3.4 but my free T4 was slightly out of the norm range and I was exhausted, cold, dry skin, constipation, etc. I had a ton of symptoms and so he wanted to get my numbers down to 1.5ish and it really helped.

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    I feel good. I'm finding it more difficult to maintain my weight, but I guess I've attributed that to getting older. I only had my levels checked at a yearly physical, not because I was looking for the cause of any symptoms.

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    This is exactly what my endocrinologist said.
    I'm glad to hear that other doctors are saying the same thing. It makes sense to me, and reminds me that "normal" can look different for different people.

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    Just had my TSH rechecked (had everything else in August)- 7.5. Yikes. Upped my Armour to 120. Fingers crossed.

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    Are any of you taking biotin supplements? I only ask because some of the platforms use a biotinillated component in their testing. If you’re taking biotin your results could be false. Biotin can also interfere with troponin testing, which is the primary test used to diagnose myocardial infarction. This is why “how do you feel” is so important.

    If you are taking biotin, the half life is around 8 hours. If I know I’m having bloodwork done, I don’t take it for a couple of days before. I have reminded my husband to tell the ED that I’m on mega doses if I ever have heart attack symptoms, because my troponin will likely be falsely decreased.

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