What is Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyrohormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypoth...

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I dont get what my level is suppose to be. The last time I was at the doc she said that my level had went from 9 to 8.6 what is it suppose to be?? Also what other prob come from having low thyroid?? I no that I have low energy but what other probs come from this. Any advice would be great. Thanks!
Posted on 05/15/08, 10:05 pm
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Reply #1 - 05/15/08  11:34pm
" i've got a thyroid problem also. if my meds are off, i get tired & get a bad headache! i can always tell when my level is low, i've been on meds for about 27 years now. i'm not sure what a regular level is. mine's usually.04 "
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Reply #2 - 05/16/08  1:00am
" It is probably the TSH level, and it should be .3-3.0. The "stop the thyroid madness" web site is great at explaining all the symptoms and what levels should be. Also About.com has a lot of good info. "
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Reply #3 - 05/17/08  10:47am
" Are you talking about T3, T4? "
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Reply #4 - 05/19/08  1:26pm
" You should be a 3 at least try this site please and look at all the signs, sadly you have to diagnose your own signs and such, lots of Doctors have no idea...here is a site i have been looking into also go to about.com, and put in hypothyroid...

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ "
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Reply #5 - 05/20/08  6:53am
" my doctor told me that anything over a 5 is considered hypo. "
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