Girlfriends thyroid

[Treasure86]

So my girlfriend has been experiencing a lot of hypothyroid symptoms over the past year or so, but she just had it tested yesterday and her TSH was 2.8 uIU/mL...should she also ask to have her T3 tested as well? She literally can sleep for over 12 hours straight and the doctor at her work who examined her a month ago said that her thyroid gland was actually visible, which is apparently rare and a sign of deficiency. If her thyroid is sub optimal, is it even possible to fix with supplements or is T3 necessary? Any help would be much appreciated

 

[DonutsNDeads]

So my girlfriend has been experiencing a lot of hypothyroid symptoms over the past year or so, but she just had it tested yesterday and her TSH was 2.8 uIU/mL...should she also ask to have her T3 tested as well? She literally can sleep for over 12 hours straight and the doctor at her work who examined her a month ago said that her thyroid gland was actually visible, which is apparently rare and a sign of deficiency. If her thyroid is sub optimal, is it even possible to fix with supplements or is T3 necessary? Any help would be much appreciated

Does she see an endocrinologist? My girlfriend had blood work done with her physician and they said her levels were normal. She went to a specialist and they said her levels were extremely low and she needed to change the dosage. She’s on. Script for thyroxine (t4)

 

[Treasure86]

It was just her general practitioner. Was the specialist her endo? Thanks!

 

[DonutsNDeads]

It was just her general practitioner. Was the specialist her endo? Thanks!

Yeah have her see an endo they’ll test for more specific variations in her levels hope I could help!

 

[Testing1234]

TSH alone doesn't tell you everything you need to know. You also need to test your T3 and reverse T3.

 

[John Smeton]

TSH alone doesn't tell you everything you need to know. You also need to test your T3 and reverse T3.

and total t3.

As far as natural supplements if a person is deficient in iodine , that can cause thyroid levels to be low

 

[Treasure86]

Thanks for all the responses guys. She just got her T3 and T4 tested and T3 is at 106 ng/dL T4 is 1.2 ng/dL. Should she be concerned? Seems like its in the low range