Slightly high TSH with a normal T3 and T4?
My TSH level was slightly high (5.6) and my T3 and T4 levels were normal. Is that considered as possibly having hypothyroidism? Will I be treated for it? I have a family history of thyroid problems (majority of the women on my mom's side are hypothyroid, including my mom) and in the last couple years, I havent been right. I have gained 60 lbs in 2 years that I just cannot seem to lose no matter how hard I try and my memory has been awful. For an example of the memory, I ask the same question several times or, in one particular instance, I took a cover off of a kitchen knife and then forgot that I did it and then tried to again a minute later (and of course- cut my hand open). What are your thoughts about it? Does it sound like I have hypothyroidism?
Update:Forgot to mention that I have been extremely tired recently. I seem to have trouble waking up in the morning and I am totally exhausted by the time I can finally lay in bed, which is out of character for me.
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RedAngel is right. And gaining weight like you have, plus feeling tired as you do, and forgetful, are clear signs of hypothyroidism. But you definitely need to read the patient site Stop the Thyroid Madness. Doctors are NOT educated well about hypo, and will leave you either undiagnosed or undertreated unless you become educated about it all. Don't go the T4-only route like Synthroid, and find a doctor who will LISTEN to your symptoms, not simply the TSH.
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/long-and-path... (symptoms of hypo)
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/t4-only-meds-...
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/natural-thyro... (what med works)
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/how-to-find-a...
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You say T3 and T4 are ordinary and steady, however are you basing this on a sequence of blood exams or only one unmarried blood exams? There is a interval previous to hypothyroidism in which the T3 and T4 phases are ordinary, however TSH are top. The thyroid gland is now overcompensating for the loss of T3 and T4 however through the years hypothyroidism will expand. TSH is a hormone produced through the pituitary gland, and it is most commonly top seeing that the frame isn't responding to the phases of T3 and T4 within the blood. TSH will have to no longer be the motive of your TSH. Go for yet another blood experiment in a couple of months to look if the phases are nonetheless the identical (top TSH, ordinary T3 and T4)