[Anonymous]

#1079172

Our bodies don’t always follow what the labs say are normal. I have a difficult time though when my TSH levels are not in the normal limits. It is different though with my T4. I do better at a high normal. My endo finally believes this and keeps my levels there.

You need to tell him that this is how you feel. Have him review your chart so he can see how you have problems when your levels are in different areas.

Diane B On-Line Facilitator

[Anonymous]

#1021036

Hi, I had been feeling tired, anxiety etc, so I got a tsh test done. My levels were 1.5tsh to 1.8….NOW it’s 3.6 tsh I asked my doctor to increase my thyroid meds a tiny bit. But he doesn’t want to do it. I told him I feel better under 2 tsh. He told me I’m in normal range and it’s probly something else causing the panic attacks and tiredness. Since I’m in normal range but high normal for me, is it possible there is something else going on. I’m just curious if anyone else has felt better at certain tsh levels???? Thanks for any info.

[Anonymous]

#1079173

My doctor is very well aware of the fact that I feel much better when my TSH is under 2.0 and is wonderful about doing what it takes to keep me there. I know there are other people on this board who feel better at either high or low normal. Try explaining this to your doctor again (maybe even take a couple of these posts with you). Maybe it will help him to understand. Take care and good luck.

Tracy

[Anonymous]

#1079174

Can you tell me how synthroid dosage works? For example, if your dosage is increased, is that supposed to “speed you up” or “slow you down”?

[Anonymous]

#1079175

Hi, Georgia:

The higher the dose of replacement hormone, the closer you move towards being hyperthyroid again. Replacement hormone can actually cause us to BE hyperthyroid again, if we take too much. Instead of the concept of “speed up” or “slow down” I prefer to think of the story of Goldilocks. We need to take the “just right” dose of replacement for our bodies to avoid the negative health impact of either the hyper situation or the hypo situation. I say this because when we first are “normal” after being hyperthyroid for a long time, we might “feel” sluggish/slow. We also might not — it varies from one person to the next — but if someone got so used to being hyper that they redefined “normal” in their mind, it can take some time to recognize true “normal” again. And the point of taking Synthroid, or any other replacement, is not to make us feel peppy — it is to make the cells in the body work normally again. To truly feel peppy again we need time to heal “at normal”, time to rebuild muscle lost to hyperthyroid and time to rebuild strength.

I hope this helps,
Bobbi — NGDF Online Facilitator

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