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Originally Posted by minnemommy  I have had an impossible time getting a diagnosis for Hypothyroidism, despite having every symptom I pasted below. Symptoms of Hypothyroidism - Fatigue
- Weakness
- Weight gain or increased difficulty losing weight
- Coarse, dry hair
- Dry, rough pale skin
- Hair loss
- Cold intolerance (can't tolerate the cold like those around you)
- Muscle cramps and frequent muscle aches
- Constipation
- Depression
- Irritability
- Memory loss
- Abnormal menstrual cycles
- Decreased libido
Is there anything aside from the one blood test for diagnosis. They've done the blood test at least 6 times over the last 3 years and it has yet to come up positive. |
What specifically is the doctor measuring? TSH? Free T3 and Free T4? They really need to look at all three in combination with the biggest indicator that TSH should be between 2 and 3 (max) and the closer you are to 2 the better. My doctor noticed my TSH was high and T4 was lower (I was on 50 mcg of synthroid (T4) so she prescribed T3 (cytomel) which is used to help convert T4.
After 3 months I had my blood retestedd and the TSH was lower, T4 was better and T3 was normal. At that point she started bumping up my T4 and every 3 months I've been retested with improvements in my TSH number (i.e. lower) but it's still not at 2.5 yet and I think we'll shoot for the 2 TSH level.
I hope this helps.