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Location: North Dakota | Sandok - 2020-02-17 11:33 AM My thyroid showed up on my yearly wellness exam with a blood test. My TSH levels were 68.62 now they are 14.??. So they are going dow and I think your TSH leavels are to be in the 4.?? to 5.?? range. I had always suspected my thyroid was out of whack but never had it tested until lately and not sure why they caught it now. Normal TSH is anywhere between .4 and 5. I do well at about .5, but everyone is different. If you are at 14 that is still way too high in my opinion, but I am not a physician, so you should definately follow the advice of yours over me. But, believe me when you get it right you will feel better and it's noticeable. At least it was for me. I was diagnosed in my early 20s. I could sleep round the clock and still be tired and I gained a sh8t ton of weight and showed clinical signs of depression. In my younger years I was always very thin, had a super high metabolism, could eat whatever I wanted, when I wanted, and then one day it's like someone blew out the fire in the furnace. Rapidly gained about 70+ pounds, it was pure hell. I was tested, put on meds, but the physicians I had would ignore me when I told them I still didn't feel good. My TSH would chart at about 5-7 and they told me that was normal and all in my head. I've been told I'm lazy, that if I was working out an hour then I should work out two. I've since found a great doctor, who listens, and works with me. i have regular blood work and will sometimes have a blood draw when I'm not feeling good. Most times it's because my TSH is off.
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| Yes that was me when I was younger. I am 69 now but I could always sleep round the clock but I did have a bigger drive when I was younger as I had horses to train and show but that all changed when I divorced and moved to Oklahoma. I took a year off from working but found I had to go back to work to pay the bills and now I don't have time to ride or train and my horses got older right along with me so they are retired now and I am dealing with lameness issues with them in their older years. I am hoping to get back to feeling better and not sleep so much on the weekends. She has changed my dosage and I will keep getting blood tests down until I level off and in the normal range for my TSH. | |
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Location: Illinois | WYOTurn-n-Burn - 2020-02-17 12:42 PM
Sandok - 2020-02-17 11:33 AM
My thyroid showed up on my yearly wellness exam with a blood test. My TSH levels were 68.62 now they are 14.??. So they are going dow and I think your TSH leavels are to be in the 4.?? to 5.?? range. I had always suspected my thyroid was out of whack but never had it tested until lately and not sure why they caught it now.
Normal TSH is anywhere between .4 and 5. I do well at about .5, but everyone is different. If you are at 14 that is still way too high in my opinion, but I am not a physician, so you should definately follow the advice of yours over me. But, believe me when you get it right you will feel better and it's noticeable. At least it was for me.
I was diagnosed in my early 20s. I could sleep round the clock and still be tired and I gained a sh8t ton of weight and showed clinical signs of depression. In my younger years I was always very thin, had a super high metabolism, could eat whatever I wanted, when I wanted, and then one day it's like someone blew out the fire in the furnace. Rapidly gained about 70+ pounds, it was pure hell. I was tested, put on meds, but the physicians I had would ignore me when I told them I still didn't feel good. My TSH would chart at about 5-7 and they told me that was normal and all in my head. I've been told I'm lazy, that if I was working out an hour then I should work out two. I've since found a great doctor, who listens, and works with me. i have regular blood work and will sometimes have a blood draw when I'm not feeling good. Most times it's because my TSH is off.
Sounds familiar. Mine's always been a 4 when tested, but I have pretty much every single symtom of hypothyroidism there is. So my doctor just tells me it's all because I'm "obese". I followed a nutritionist's plan and worked out with a trainer for months & never lost an ounce of weight or inches. Went back to doctor, she said I'm not doing enough. What I was doing had worked several times before, losing up to 5lbs a week. It was very successful previously and didn't do squat this time. And this weight came on a lot faster than ever previously and I had been eating the same things & maintaining before for several years. Just had it tested again and its still at 4, but my mom's was at 5 when she had the same issue & eventually had to have hers out bc it was thryroid cancer. Same freaking doctor. I'm considering going to a new one, but I have a $5,000 deductible before my insurance will pay and I don't really have the funds to pay after some really nice unplanned vet bills the end of the year lol. | |
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| One of my husbands cousins is a hair dresser and I've spoken to her a few times about that myth about buying from them or online. She said it really depends. Some are hit or miss... but she did give me a little secret, go to Marshals (department store) and buy their professional salon products they have on their shelves, usually marked off for clearance. I've done it several times ... getting Paul Mitchell, Redkin, Aveda products for 60-70% off salon prices. Only thing is catching them before they disappear, sometimes they only have the shampoo available or just the conditioner, I buy them when I can. She told me they are the real deal salon products overstocked. | |
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