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Hello Guys
Results in May- Range
T4- 8.8..........................7.2 - 16
T3- 5.1.........................3.8 - 6.0
TSH-5.1.........................380 - 5.3
Today's Result
T4-9.4
T3-5.7
TSH-5.65.
My TSH is above normal range i guess am Hypo now?
My T4 and T3 are not Low
Please can anybody advice
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linda187 charles98819
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Are you on medication? If so what dosage? The range for TSH that you posted I have never seen before. Are you sure that is correct because it doesn't make sense, i.e. 380???? Were you told the cause of your hyperthyroidism? If you are on medication like Methimazole or Carbimazole, you should contact your doctor about adjusting the dosage. Also it is important to know the cause of your hyperthyroidism so ask him or her.
charles98819 linda187
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Hi Linda
Sorry typing error the TSH range is 0.380 - 5.3. Yes i reduced my carbimazole from 20mg to 5mg in November last year and am also taking vitamin's Redoxon.
You think i should reduce the Carbimazole?
linda187 charles98819
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I would not reduce a prescribed med without first discussing it with your physician. The reason I said you need to know the cause of your hyperthyroidism is because from what I have seen posted on this Board, if the cause of your disease is Graves, you will have a different lab pattern than if it is Hashimoto's thyroiditis or a combination of both Graves and Hashimoto's. In my case, although my Methimazole dosage normalized my Free T3 and T4 in mid range, my TSH would not rise in two years. I have seen this pattern in other Graves patients. Whereas, in Hashimoto patients who are on prescribed meds, they bounce from high to low and back again on prescribed meds. So check with your doc about cutting the dosage of your meds now and also ask him or her what the cause of your hyperthyroidism is.
charles98819 linda187
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charles98819 linda187
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I saw an endocrinologist today and he said i should stop completely the 5 mg of Carbimozole i have been taking since November last year.
And we can do another blood test in 6 weeks to see.
Is it possible to just stop the Carbimozole?
linda187 charles98819
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Yes it is possible to stop the Carbimazole, especially when your TSH level is what it is,. For myself, I have Graves disease and my doc always decreased it slowly by 2.5 mg at a time. However, my TSH never rose as high as yours is which makes me think you may have Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Did you ask your doctor about that possibility?
charles98819 linda187
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Yes I did he even made me do a scan of my thyroid. He said i really don't have Grave or Hashimoto disease. My scan was ok.
I should do another blood test in 6 weeks
linda187 charles98819
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To my knowledge, the scan is not diagnostic of Hashimoto's but is useful in diagnosing Graves. However, it is usually done in conjunction with other tests such as blood tests for thyroid antibodies. The test anti-TPO measures the degree of inflammation which is usually high with Hashimoto's especially and the antibody blood test for Hashimoto's is TGAb. The antibody tests for Graves are TBII or TRAb. I agree with your doc about you probably don't have Graves because I don't see that pattern of TSH going from very low to very high with Graves patients when they take Carbimazole. But I do see that pattern with Hashimoto patients. Ask your doc to test you for Anti-TPO and TGAb antibodies. Do some research on Hashimoto's and read up on it. Then you will feel more confident bringing this up with your doc.
caroline64039 charles98819
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Linda was right. You need to go back to your doctor, and also the test result should state the normal range of each of the test and also indicate either the reading was HIGH, LOW OR NORMAL. Please go back to your doctor and let him or her review your medications.
charles98819 caroline64039
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And we can do another blood test in 6 weeks to see.
Is it possible to just stop the Carbimozole?
caroline64039 charles98819
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Good Morning Charles,
It is very important to follow the doctors' order. The doctor has his or her reasons to order you to stop the medication. I pray your next blood work will be normal.
charles98819 caroline64039
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