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  • Anonymous
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    Hi, Copperpenny!

    Normal lab values vary from clinic to clinic, so you should only interpret the tests according to the normal range given at your lab. If you haven’t gotten one already, ask for a copy of your test results, which should have the normal range listed.

    As an example, “Your Thyroid, A Home Reference” (Wood, Cooper, and Ridgway) give the following ranges for thyroid tests:

    T4: 4.7 – 11.1 ug/dl
    T3: 75 – 195 ng/dl
    THBI: 0.77 – 1.23
    T3 resin uptake: 25% – 35%
    Free T4 Index: 1 – 4
    Free T4: 0.8 – 1.9 ng/dl
    TSH: 0.5 – 5.0 mU/mi
    Radioiodine 123I uptake: 10 – 30%/24 hr.
    Thyroid antiperoxide (antimicrosomal) antibody: 0

    Once you start on your thyroid hormone replacement meds, you should start to feel better.

    Wishing you renewed energy and happy times ahead! :)
    Debby
    Online Assistant Facilitator, NGDF

    Anonymous
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    Good Morning,
    I went to my endo yesterday and now I’m so confused. I told him my syptoms tired, can’t sleep, sinus, and jitters. He read me my test results and put me on synthroid .25mgs a day. One every morning. These are my levels T-4 normal, never been off, T-3 90 total 217, TSH 0.13. Can anyone tell me if I’m hypo. I thinks he said I was a little hypo. I couldn’t remember the name for this yesterday but is my endo trying BRT? Do I still take 9 PTUs and the synthoid? If I am going hypo then when does the panic attacks and the jitters go away? I thiught that once you go hypo your body does away with the hyper things like jitters, heart rate runnig wild, panic attacks. Thanks for listening and hope someone can help.
    PSK

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