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Canyondweller · 01-29-2006, 02:24 PM

So what causes people to have normal T# and T4 and be way out of range on TSH and feel great with no symptoms. We would be happy to get my TSH down to 5 but anytime I take more than .75 I have heart palpatations and feel like I am on speed.

jrsanchez · 01-29-2006, 10:23 PM

Hello again~

I have been doing some research on the TSH levels since I have been told that the ranges may not always be right...All I did was google Normal TSH levels and it came back with alot of articles saying that most and i say most people feel their best when their TSH level is at 1-1.25....All i do know is that i've felt crummy for the last couple of years and not knowing why and never thinking that it could have anything to do with my thyroid..Now that i've had these blood tests and my free T4 are low and i'm finding that i still could have a thyroid problem although my TSH is in the normal range...All it is, is research that i've done but there are things on the web that state that the normal ranges may not be correct....sorry for butting in i just wanted to say that i did look around on the net and that's what i found...

thanks,
Jessica

Canyondweller · 01-30-2006, 04:08 PM

You are not butting in at all. This is an open discussion. I just don't appreciate someone insinuating that my Drs. are all idiots especially since they are specialists. I have never discussed what the best number is for TSH because I have never been able to get in the range even without feeling like my heart was going to jump out of my chest. You have the opposite of me, I guess as all my other thyroid tests are normal excep for my high TSH. Everyone is different and feels differently and I think that needs to be taken in to consideration. I have no symptoms of hypothyroidism at all which constantly surpised the DRs. Most people would kill for my hair, nails, skin at my ate particularly, I am not tired, not constipated, not sensitive to cold, none of the normal problems that indicate hypothyroid so it is confusing. Maybe most people do feel best at 1 but I know I wouldn't and would not even try to get there.

jrsanchez · 01-30-2006, 07:55 PM

I understand what you mean about everyone being different... I have read the symptoms as well for hypothyroidism, I have loss of hair while i'm in the shower i will see alot of hair on my hands... and my skin is extremely dry i put lotion on everyday and my skin is still flaky and dry.. I've had alot of trouble with weight and the tiredness my goodness the fatigue is the worse....I dont ever feel like i get anymore than 3-4 hours sleep even if i've had 10....I see my OB Dr. next tuesday and if he brushes me off then i'm going to find a primary dr i can see just to get a 2nd opinion especially with 3 kids soon i need all the energy i can get....I think all dr's are different and as you said we all have different bodies and ways of handling things i think that's why these ranges are so hard to understand...I did read a post earlier that helped me understand the "normal ranges" better. Well best of luck to you, and i will post again after i see my OB dr to let everyone know what he says....thanks

Jessica

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