Hi there,

There is more to thyroid than TSH and T4. I am hypo and have lost 122 pounds. These are the tests you need. I have to demand them from my doc.

TSH
FreeT4
FreeT3

TSH has a broad range. I feel best under 1. TSH is thyroid stimulating hormone. The higher the number the more hypO (low).

FreeT4 and FreeT3 should be close to each other in range and close to the middle.

Most of the time people go into the doc and they tell them that there thyroid tested fine. If you have the symptoms then ask the doctor if you can try to optimize your numbers. I like Armour thyroid because it has T3. It seems to me that low carbers sometimes actually have a lower T3. I actually went clinical hypo after 6 months on low carb. I started on synthroid but have much better results with Armour and synthroid together.

Just make sure that you don't take thyroid Just to lose weight...if you don't have symptoms...don't mess with it.


read all you can at http://www.thyroid.about.com

Joe