Help

Hello Hammer, ok, you feel like crap. I would caution that hypo and huperthyroid symptoms are often difficult to discern, as they can be very similar.

I ask because I feel like crap when my TSH is at 2.5. Do a search for ideal thyroid ranges, rather than using the ranges provided by your lab. See where yours falls.

I’d say a TSH above 2.5 is elevated and indicates hypothyroidism.  You really should get a full thyroid panel to see what’s going on, as TSH is really a screening test.

You say you have hyperthyroid symptoms. A TSH of 3 does not indicate hyperthyroid, but can indicate hypothyroid. The meds can cause anxiety. Armour is a natural thyroxin, made from ground pig thyroid gland. It has higher T3 than humans, which could be the cause of your anxiety.

Also, the meds don’t work immediately and take about three months to stabilize. Until then, you don’t really know for sure how your body responds to the meds. In addition, if you were put on a high dose initially, rather than starting small and increasing slowly, that could throw you into s temporary hyperthyroid state, as the meds suppress your own TSH, but it takes time. So initially, your thyroid could still be working frantically, as it doesn’t realize it can  relax a bit. After a few weeks, your thyroid would calm down. 

Also, with thyroid disease, as it advances, you can oscillate between hypo and hyper as the thyroid sputters. 

 There’s a huge overlap of symptoms for hypothyroid disease, diabetes, magnesium deficiency, to name a few.

Most importantly, while your tests indicate hypothyroid. If you feel like crap on the meds, follow your gut and do what feels right for you. 

I tried a bunch of different meds for my advanced thyroid disease. None of them worked properly.

Please dont take *In normal Range* as gospel MtViewcatherine is right about everything I myself had to deal with arguing with Docs telling me Im fine when I clearly was not I wish luck to you