well my last blood test said that my TSH levels was a 6.34 and normal is 1-6 i believe. So my doc prescribed the synthroid and i have to check back with her in a month to see how its going.
Your levels are not even bad, My tsh when I was diagnosed was 95, that is high!!!!
When you are young, sometimes its just a temporary condition, Both of my boys have grown out of it in less than a year when they were 18.
What dose did he give you? And I can tell you it is no magic pill at all, it will not make you lose weight, you have to work twice as hard as the normal person to make gains and lose fat. I ended up going on t3 and t4 and THEN I saw results, ya that was after 13 years of just t4 and finally getting a new doctor!. My body will not convert the t4 into t3 like it should.
You can get dry skin, brittle nails, lethargy, have a lower than normal body temperature, Mine was always 97. I never had hair loss.
It alot more common in women, and it is hereditary, does anyone else have it in your family?