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Posted 6/24/2015 2:46 PM (GMT -6)
I've been having a lot of symptoms. Here's a list.

Dry mouth
Dry skin
Acne
Heat intolerance when I've always been cold
Weight loss (i cant gain weight!!!
Im always hungry
Fatigue
Hair loss
Anxiety
Palpitations
Light sentsitivity
Light periods
Frequent bowel movements (3-6 a day..but not diarrhea)

Yet my lab results are completely normal. Here are my results:
TSH: 2.6
T3: 2.7
T4: 8.8
Please help.. I'm feeling horrible.):
Posted 6/25/2015 11:09 AM (GMT -6)
What type of doctor are you going to? I don't know alot about thyroid issues but i was recently tested with Tsh level 4.8.

For over 6 years I've been diagnosed with fibro. I kept telling the doc how I believed my hormones played a big role but back then my thyroid levels were in the normal range until recently.

I believe I had thyroid issues all along and the normal range was not my normal range. I am seeing a pain management doctor now who said , he goes by how the patient feels not the range levels .

I know my issue was different with fibro but maybe the right doctor can help you.
Posted 6/25/2015 11:22 AM (GMT -6)
What are the reference ranges for your T3/4 ?
Also are those Free Ts or Total ?
Posted 6/25/2015 11:28 AM (GMT -6)
Purple_lynx7: I just went to see a physician's assistant. She's really nice but she thinks it's all in my head. /: Also my grandmother's family suffers from thyroid issues (hypo) and my grandmother does too. She's actually hypo but has always been thin! My cousin is hypo but she's gained a lotttttt of weight. My grandma's sister just got diagnosed with thyroid cancer. And her daughter also has thyroid problems. I really feel like this is a hormone issue... I'm only 26!!! My cousin recently got diagnosed when she was 24.

HypoHashimoto: The lab results say free T3 and just T4.... not free or total. I really don't understand thyroid test results very much. But I did read that some people have symptoms with a TSH of 2.5 and mine was 2.6 in March of this year. I've been under a lot of stress and for the first time in my life I'm suffering from anxiety and depression. They say that my frequent bowel movements are ibs but I never get diarrhea! !! And don't really get pain either! !! I don't know if I should get tested again for my thyroid since it's been 4 months?

The lab tests say:

TSH: 2.6 range 0.450 - 4.500
Free T3: 2.7 range 2.0 - 4.4
T4: 8.8 range 4.5 - 12.0

Post Edited (Maddikins) : 6/25/2015 11:42:44 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/25/2015 11:51 AM (GMT -6)
If it does not say free then it is total, make sure next time to be tested for the frees and not the total !
I think that it could be thyroid related, keep testing each six weeks !
Some times symptoms appear a little before lab results show abnormality .

Best,
Posted 6/25/2015 12:01 PM (GMT -6)
The T3 was free and that was on the lower end of what's normal... the T4 I think was total. Sigh I just hope she's willing to listen to me since she just seems to think that all my symptoms are anxiety related. .. but I've never had anxiety before and I don't even have anxious thoughts! !! My body just feels like it's going 100mph. I'm thinner than I've ever been! !! I'm 26 5'2 and I'm weighing 97lbs!!!! I'm normally at 107-110. I just want to feel healthy again.
Posted 6/25/2015 12:08 PM (GMT -6)
The symptoms that you describe are closer to hypER than hypo, but anxiety and weight loss can occur with hypo too.

I don't have any more suggestions except of keep testing for TSH ft3 and ft4 every about six weeks to two months!

Best wishes ,
Posted 6/25/2015 12:11 PM (GMT -6)
Thanks so much for responding.
Posted 6/25/2015 12:13 PM (GMT -6)
Another thought :

You might want to test your self for the thyroid antibodies , those are TPOab, TGab and TSIab.
If either is positive then you might be in an initial stage of hashimoto's disease, an autoimmune condition of the thyroid gland.

Ultrasound of neck and thyroid might also be in order to see if you have nodules on your Thyroid !
Posted 6/25/2015 12:23 PM (GMT -6)
I'll definitely be asking my doctor for those tests! I just want an answer as to why I'm feeling sick when all the doctors say that I'm completely healthy. Once again I appreciate you responding! !!!
Posted 7/5/2015 8:17 PM (GMT -6)
Gee. You sound just like me. Took 2 years and two ER trips before finally getting diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. I agree that you should get your antibodies checked. I, too, have had doctors tell me my numbers looked good when I still felt like crap. So, I decided to do more research on my own. Seems optimal levels for TSH should be around 1-1.5, optimal free T3 should be between 3.7 and 4.2, free T4 optimal at 1.3-2.8. Have you also had your iron and vit D checked? I would highly recommend a website- stopthethyroidmadness.com for good information on what should be tested and how to interpret the results, among other things. I insisted on seeing another doctor at my clinic even though they all told me I was "fine" and finally got one to listen to me so I could try Armour Thyroid. Feeling sooo much better. BTW- I also can't gain weight. I seem to be a mix of hypo and hyper.
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