[Bobbi]

#1066516

Hi, Kaylasly, and welcome to the Board.

I am sorry — but we are not qualified to interpret your lab results, or recommend treatment. We leave that up to the MDs.

[Kaylasly]

#1018693

I am not really sure how to read Antibodies Results here are my tests for the last two weeks:

2/5/10
Thyroxine T4 Direct 0.96 (0.82-1.77)
TSH 1.10 (0.450-4.500)
Thyrotropin Receptor Ab, Serum <0.51 (0.00-1.75)
Thyroid Stim Immunoglobulin 55 (0-139)
Antithyroglobulin Ab <20 (0-40)
Triiodothyronine, Free 3.2 (2.0-4.4)

2/12/10
Thyroxine (T4) Free Direct 1.04 (0.82-1.77)
Cortisol 18.6 (2.3-19.4)
TSH 0.269 (0.450-4.500)
Triiodothyronine Free 2.9 (2.0-4.4)

The first test will reflect two days of 120 mg of Erfa
I lowered my dosage due to feeling hyper and decided to cut one pill in half to make approx. 105, I did that on 2/7/10 Why did my TSH drop so much after lowering my dosage. I am starting to wonder if Erfa is not right for me. What do you think?

[Kimberly]

#1066517

Hi Kaylasly – The antibody tests *can* be indicative of Graves’, but there are other conditions that can potentially cause an abnormal result, so that’s why the official diagnosis needs to by made by your medical provider.

Have you discussed your dosage change with your doc? Occasionally, hyper/hypo symptoms can overlap — and it generally takes several weeks to see the results of a dosage change. I know of patients who have made dosage changes on their own…but they ended up being wrong about whether they were hypo vs. hyper…so they ended up actually making things worse.

Some patients feel better on synthetic thyroid hormone — while others do better on the natural hormone. Again, this is a decision that you will want to make in conjunction with your doctor.

Best of luck!

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