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What Causes Low TSH, Free T3 And T4 Despite Lowering The Synthroid?
I have had primary hypothyroidism for the last 17 years. About a year and a half ago, my TSH went well below normal (approx. .015) and has stayed there, despite lowering my synthroid dose. Now my free T3 is also below normal and T4 is in the bottom half of normal. I am also starting to have symptoms I remember from being hypo: cold all the time, gaining weight, sluggish. My doctor wants to lower the synthroid dose even farther. I have two questions. One: should the synthroid dose be lowered again when T3 is already low and T4 is going down? Two: what could be causing the low TSH? I had an MRI and pituitary was normal.
Fri, 17 Feb 2017
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I really appreciate your concern, once the thyroid hormone became normal and no symptoms of thyroid dysfunction is there then no need to adjust the dose of any more, if this is the case of hyperthyroidism and the thyroid hormones level are high then it can be bring down to normal level with the help of medicine and it vise versa, in your case medicine could be the reason for low TSH, more over as long as the clinical studies are concern single reading of hormone may not give any clue, without medicines it could be due to hyperthyroidism ( The low TSH) hope this information helps.
Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, once the thyroid hormone became normal and no symptoms of thyroid dysfunction is there then no need to adjust the dose of any more, if this is the case of hyperthyroidism and the thyroid hormones level are high then it can be bring down to normal level with the help of medicine and it vise versa, in your case medicine could be the reason for low TSH, more over as long as the clinical studies are concern single reading of hormone may not give any clue, without medicines it could be due to hyperthyroidism ( The low TSH) hope this information helps.
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