hypo /with a question

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Registered: 11-09-2004
hypo /with a question
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Tue, 11-09-2004 - 5:56pm
hi i just found this board.iam hypo i have been feeling really tired face is puffy etc.i went to my primary doctor and told him i would like my synthroid uped from 137 to 150 cuz i feel awful"i know my body"he said no that my numbers are normal my T4 is 9.2,T4 is 1.04 and my tsh is 0.519.does anyone have numbers close to mine and could u tell me what dose your on thanks to anyone who can help me.chrissy
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Tue, 11-09-2004 - 10:22pm


Hi Chrissy:

Sorry you're feelig so awful! Was one of those labs T-3? The TSH does seem pretty low, so it's odd that you're having so many symptoms... maybe it's that you're having trouble converting the T4 into T3... ?

I hope you get answers soon!

Hang in there,

Dee.

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Tue, 11-09-2004 - 10:52pm
Hi Chrissy - I think Dee may be right, it seems that you're producing enough T4 but just having trouble converting and/or using it. I'll look up some more info for you on this tomorrow. In the meantime, that seems to be what the problem might be. Cathy :)
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Wed, 11-10-2004 - 9:36am
Tahnk you for any help u can give me. chrissy
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Thu, 11-11-2004 - 3:58pm
Hi Chrissy - If you're having trouble converting T4 to T3, then taking a T3 supplement will help. A brand name of T3 would be Cytomel. Perhaps you can talk to your doctor to see if he thinks this might be a possibility for you.

I went back to reread your post and I'm confused about the numbers. You have two T4 results listed. Do you mean to and if you do, do you know which ones are which - your Free T4 and your Total T4? If it's a free T4, then your number is above the normal range. If it's a Total T4, then your 9.2 is average. Do you know which is which? Cathy

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Thu, 11-11-2004 - 4:54pm
Hi cathy first let me thank you for helping me i just started trying to make sense of my thyroid i bought the mary shomon so iam still learnng anyways my numbers are t4 9.2 t4free is 1.04 and my tsh is 0.519 thansk again chrissy