Does this sound like hypothyroidism? (labs included)
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I am 25 years old (male) and I have slowly developed tendinitis and sore, tight muscles all over my body over the last 3 years. It started with my shoulder and wrist in the gym, but once i got elbow tendinitis, i stopped going. Slowly I developed all the symptoms on both sides.
Now like 2 years later, I now have lower back pain, upper back pain, neck pain, thoracic outlet syndrome, carpal tunnel, swelling behind elbows, insanely bad hip pain, sciatica, sore ankles and achilles, sore and unstable knees, and more. Pretty much everything hurts but the areas i use the most ache more (hands, arm, shoulders, hips, etc). I have tender spots all over.
It's easy for me to injure myself, as I've pulled my groin like 3 times in the last year, and my hamstring once, doing nothing intense.
Some other symptoms:
Easily fatigued and exhausted feeling all day, even with good sleep
feeling run down
no sex drive
irritability, anxious, depression on and off (from having all this)
brain fog, not as quick witted anymore
poor concentration
mouth gets SUPER dry after sleeping
always have to clear my throat
eyes seem more sensitive to light
hands and feet feel swollen at times, but dont visually look swollen
late afternoon adrenals were pretty high
and probably more
my thyroid lab tests:
Thyroxine (T4) Free, Direct, S
Test Name Result Ref Range Units
T4,Free(Direct) 1.55 0.82-1.77 ng/dL
TSH
Test Name Flag Result Ref Range Units
TSH HIGH 7.040 0.450-4.500 uIU/mL
Antithyroglobulin Ab
Test Name Result Ref Range Units
Thyroglobulin, Antibody <1.0 0.0-0.9 iu/ml
reverse t3
test name result ref range units
reverse t3 15.9 9.2-24.1 ng/dl
thyroid peroxidase (tpo) ab
test name result ref range units
thyroid peroxidase (tpo) ab 10 0-34 iu/ml
triiodothyronine(t3),free
test name result ref range units
triiodothyronine,free 4.1 2.0-4.4 pg/ml
so my tsh is high but my free t3 and free t4 seem to be within range (i realize you can still have issues within 'normal' ranges). does this seem more like i have subclinical hypothyroidism, if i do infact have it?
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reverse t3
test name result ref range units
reverse t3 15.9 9.2-24.1 ng/dl
thyroid peroxidase (tpo) ab
test name result ref range units
thyroid peroxidase (tpo) ab 10 0-34 iu/ml
triiodothyronine(t3),free
test name result ref range units
triiodothyronine,free 4.1 2.0-4.4 pg/ml
so my tsh is high but my free t3 and free t4 seem to be within range (i realize you can still have issues within 'normal' ranges). does this seem more like i have subclinical hypothyroidism, if i do infact have it?
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timothee85969
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I'm 6 ft tall, like 129. I've always been really thin. I was up to 150 when i was in the gym, but lost a lot of muscle since.
Been eating really clean with no alcohol or caffeine for 6 months.
Blood pressure was high last year but looks really good now.
Liver health looks really good.
Low cholesterol.
A big detail I left out in the first post: my grandfather and greatgrandmother both have hypothyroidism.
barbara98940 timothee85969
Posted
Your results seem to fit sub clinical hypothyroidism. This is where your TSH is high but your free T3 and free T4 results are in range. From what I've read it is likely you will go on to develop full hypothyroidism in the future.
Doctors in UK will treat subclinical hypothyroidism if the patient is getting hypothyroidism symptoms. Others will be able to advise the situation in US or elsewhere if you say which country you are in. By the way, I couldn't see the result for TPO, just the range. Gentle exercise will help in the meantime. Could you go swimming? Or walking? Or both? Also worth looking into supplements to support your thyroid and a good multivitamin - one that includes selenium. Have you had your iron and ferritin levels checked? Ferritin needs to be > 90 to absorb thyroxine (T4) properly. Also get vitamin B12 and vitamin D checked. Foods that impede thyroid function are soya, wheat and milk, so eat these in moderation. Some people with hypothyroidism become allergic to these. All the best.
timothee85969 barbara98940
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I try to keep up decent exercise. I have light forearm/arm, back, and chest workout i do 2/3 times a week, and a light leg, ab, and neck workout i also do 2/3 times a week. I don't do too much walking right now because my groin strain has beenaggravated the last few weeks, but I try to use my balance board a couple times a day (it's an expert board). Swimming aggravates my wrists and arms so I dont do too much of that.
I normally take supplements (multi, omega 3s, magnesium, antiinfmallatory herbs) but im stopping them for a month or two to make sure nothing is making all these problems worse.
Some other tests:
Iron
Test name Result Ref Range Units
Iron 80 40-155 ug/dL
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy
Test Name Result Ref Range Units
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy 35.2 30.0-100.0 ng/mL
Calcium, Ionized
Test Name Flag Result Ref Range Units Graph Info
Calcium, Ionized 5.1 4.5-5.6 mg/dL
PTH, Intact
Test Name Flag Result Ref Range Units Graph Info
PTH, Intact 23 15-65 pg/mL
Ill ask about b12 and feratin.
barbara98940 timothee85969
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