my blood test reportsaysthyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) 7.96 i am 35 yrs/male?
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That is normal for a TSH.  Normal range for TSH is 4.5 to 12.5  So anything that falls between those two numbers is totally normal.
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yes, although you will want to be in close contact with your primary care doctor to get frequent TSH checks to make sure your synthroid dose is appropriate (it will change during pregnancy)
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Get to your doctor....have your potassium level and your thyroid checked.....I had to have my thyroid killed off due to Graves Disease (hyperactive thyroid), afterwards, I had to wait for those charlie horses, to show that my thyroid was officially dead and the doctor could prescribe replacement meds....my husband gets them if his potassium level drops too far....has to do w/ the diuretics he's on.
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98.6 is a normal AVERAGE, what ever you usually run is normal for you...if you are concerned talk to your doctor
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Here is the number one source you will need while learning what to do with your illness.\n\nI was hyper, had Graves. Had it removed at 12, it grew back at 35 and had it removed again due to Hashimotos Thyroiditis and now I have nodules in a growing thyroid. Doc says I am very rare. Thyroids can regenerate and mine has several times! Please think long and hard about how to handle your situation and make sure you have a great Endo Dr. Also, have your IgG levels tested to see if you have an immune disorder as they are common among us Thyroid ill people.\n\nGood luck...stay strong and don't fret.\n\nOh...about forgot...your slow metabolisim will thank you if you eat like you are diabetic. The second link is for diets relating to diabetes. Also, stay away from soy products as it interferes with your thyroxin production. And lastly, drink lots of water to help flush your system.
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For heavens sake, you won't take the advice of a bunch of people you don't know and who don't know either you or your condition? \nGET YOURSELF TO AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST, you could seriously damage yourself if you get the dosage wrong!!!
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Good morning. Last year I had a hyper thyroid.  With hypo or hyper because of the medications one has to be careful what they eat, the carbs, sugars, starches, calories, fats.  The rest of our lives will always be a calorie Counting one.  I took the Radio Active Iodine pill at the hospital so I am hypo now too.  Best of all, talk to your doctor, see them at least every 4 months. You can also buy the book Woman's Thyroid Resource Book.  Take care, be well :)
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Fun wow! Been there, doing that. Get some HRT that works for you. Exercise. Watch your diet. Your thyroid goes amuck. I chose not to take the synthroid and really watched my diet. Silly as it sounds, for the sleep problem, I took/take 2 benadryl before I hit the sack. Read and read! There are lots of good articles on the net addressing this. I was lucky, I didn't get hit till I was 55, but then I also had a baby in my forties.....so go figure. Good luck!!!!
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The trigger level for declaring a patient with hypothyroidism is in some dispute as it has been decreasing rather rapidly for the last several years. Generally TSH levels falling above about 4 - 4.5 mIU/L is more often being considered indicative of a hypoactive thyroid in populations with normal balanced diets. That's all I can tell you, and I'm not a medical doc.
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Have the doctor check your thyroid function.  It could be functioning too fast (hyperthyroidism) causing your metabolism to be too high.
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Depending on the institution 70-110 or 80-120 is normal.  If it is just a little over, keep an eye on it, but yeah, consistently higher than that, you need to see your doc.
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Blood test are pretty accurate..Are you stressed, losing or gaining weight?  Those are things that can affect your cycle.  I would wait another week, then retake test.
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Understanding Thyroid Problems -- Treatment\n\nWebMD Medical Reference \n\nThe Basics | Symptoms | Detection & Treatment\n\nHow Do I Know If I Have Them?\n\nA doctor can diagnose hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism by testing the levels of thyroid hormones in your blood.  Doctors measure hormones secreted by the thyroid itself, as well as thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), a chemical released by the pituitary gland that triggers hormone production in the thyroid.\n\nWhen you are hypothyroid, higher quantities of TSH are circulating in your blood as your body attempts to foster increased production of thyroid hormones.  The reverse is true with hyperthyroidism, in which TSH levels are below normal and circulating thyroid-hormone levels are high.\n\nTo determine the cause of hyperthyroidism, doctors often use radioactive iodide uptake tests, which track the amount of iodide absorbed by the thyroid gland. Iodide, obtained from the foods we eat, is a key ingredient in the manufacture of thyroid hormone, so the amount of iodide the thyroid absorbs is a reliable indicator of how much hormone the gland is producing.  For this test, you must swallow a small amount of radioactive iodide in liquid or capsule form.  After a predetermined wait, the doctor places an instrument over your neck to measure how much of the radioactive iodide has gathered in your thyroid.\n\nIf the results of this test suggest that the gland is collecting excessive amounts of iodide, the doctor may then conduct a radioactive iodide uptake scan.  In this test, the doctor uses a special film to create a picture that shows the exact location of the radioactive iodide in your thyroid gland.  The scan will reveal, for example, if the iodide is collecting in adenomas, indicating that the nodules are responsible for the excess hormone.  If the scan shows that the iodide is spread equally throughout the tissue, the whole thyroid is involved in the excess production.\n\nSome doctors believe that blood tests may not be sensitive enough to detect milder forms of hypothyroidism.  Instead, they advocate monitoring your body's basal (resting) temperature.  To track your basal temperature accurately, you must closely follow certain guidelines:  Shake the thermometer below 95° F at night and place it where you can reach it without getting out of bed.  The following morning, before you get out of bed, take your temperature via your armpit for 10 minutes while staying as still as possible.  Keep records of your temperature for at least three days.  (Women should do this during the first two weeks of the menstrual cycle, as their basal temperature may rise during the latter half.)  Normal basal body temperatures fall between 97.4° F and 97.8° F.  If your basal temperature is consistently low, you could be mildly hypothyroid.\n\nIf you have one or more adenomas, your doctor will want to keep careful records of when they were first found and how they develop, since not all adenomas produce excess thyroid hormone. In fact, most of these nodules are not malignant, especially if they remain the same size over long intervals.  (Cancerous tissue, by contrast, will undergo noticeable growth.)  Nodules that appear suddenly are typically fluid-filled cysts and are often benign.  They can be evaluated with a noninvasive ultrasound exam.  If blood tests indicate that the nodules are producing excess thyroid hormone, and if you have other symptoms, your doctor will treat you for hyperthyroidism.\n\nIn any case, you should receive periodic checkups if you have a nodule on your thyroid gland, since you may become hyperthyroid in the future.  If your blood tests show elevated hormone levels, your doctor may recommend other tests, including radioactive iodide uptake tests and scans that indicate whether the nodules are "hot" or "cold."  Hot nodules, or those that are actively trapping iodide and producing too much thyroid hormone, are rarely cancerous.  But cold nodules -
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OK, on .75 mg, you have very low needs for thyroid replacement hormone (I'm on .88 and have been for years).  Thus, it sounds to me as if you are taking too much for your body's needs.  In fact, the metabolism increase, nervousness, etc. sound like hyper symptoms.  However, don't diagnose yourself.\n\nNow, I will let you in on a little secret.  General practitioners (you might call them family doctors) don't know everything, they just know enough about a lot to know what is problematic.  I was on .100 but had trouble walking down the stairs (I trembled if  I didn't hold the rail) and got hot (I am very cold-natured).  So here I was, taking everything off at work -- and I am a teacher, so there's a limit to that which you can take off.  I called the GP and she said to give it a month.  Well, I couldn't.  I called and got in to see an endocrinologist a few days later ... he ran all the blood tests and told me I was being overmedicated, so he reduced it to .75.  Ah ... the relief.  I still had to have monthly level checks (i.e. blood tests) for 6 months, but once we got me stable at a proper level, all was fine.  \n\nCall an endocrinologist -- tell him/her your story. You may simply be overmedicated or may need to change to another type of medication, like synthroid or armour.  (My mother must take synthroid because of the additives in the generic versions ... it was intereacting with her body weirdly.)  So you just don't know, until you go.  Good luck!!
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Go and have a check up pronto!\nA blood test should be made to determine any strange stats.\nIn my case some 7 years ago, it was depression and low energy that drove me to the doctor where we found my hypothyroid hashimoto disease.\nTell the doctor everything about your normal day-to-day life, like what you eat, how much water you drink, you long you work and how long you sleep and how much you exercise.\nGood luck and do go to the doctor!
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You would need to get on some medication like synthroid. Talk to your doctor.
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Try going to your doctor for a blood test. Ask questions, they work for you. That is my best advice to get tested for various things. Your thyroid could make you tired. It maybe as simple as stress or as complicated as lupus. Talk to a health professional for the best advice.