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What Causes Cold Sensation All Over Body With Normal Thyroid Levels?
Posted on
Fri, 27 Mar 2015
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Fri, 27 Mar 2015
Answered on
Thu, 23 Apr 2015
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Brief Answer:
Thyroid
Detailed Answer:
Have you checked only TSH or both TSH and Free T4.
It is quite likely that your thyroid is normal because the most commonly ordered test for this condition is TSH which is a fairly reliable test. So if the TSH is normal there is a very good chance that your thyroid is working fine.
However there is a rare condition called 'Secondary hypothyroidism' in which the TSH can be on the lower side of normal. So it may well appear normal but unless the Free T4 is checked, it is possible to miss the diagnosis.
This type of hypothyroidism ( ie an under-active thyroid ) can cause cold intolerance too.
Thyroid
Detailed Answer:
Have you checked only TSH or both TSH and Free T4.
It is quite likely that your thyroid is normal because the most commonly ordered test for this condition is TSH which is a fairly reliable test. So if the TSH is normal there is a very good chance that your thyroid is working fine.
However there is a rare condition called 'Secondary hypothyroidism' in which the TSH can be on the lower side of normal. So it may well appear normal but unless the Free T4 is checked, it is possible to miss the diagnosis.
This type of hypothyroidism ( ie an under-active thyroid ) can cause cold intolerance too.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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