Thyroid (TSH figures)

[pickledpepper2]

I went from a 2.6 TSH reading last year to 3.6 this year.

In the UK the normal range is <5 but I think the US has set it to <3.

Can the knowledgeable shed any light on the matter or share their opinions?

I'm wondering what caused the jump?

I'll have another test again in 6 months and am wondering if figures can go up and down unpredictably?

 

[jopar]

The figures can go up and down over a period of time... As mine have done for the last 26 years!

I have an under active thyroid, but I don't take any medication for it, because I've never shown any of the symptoms and when they did try me on thyroxine I didn't get on with it... So they tested my T4, which is basically the outcome within the blood stream, which is in range so I have my function and T4 tested every 6 months.... And as long as the T4 stays within range then no searches on to find a medication to sort it!

 

[pickledpepper2]

Thanks for the fill in Jopar

If you don't mind sharing, what kind of TSH figures have you been getting? By how much have they fluctuated over periods of a few years?

My doctor (who is approaching retirement and seems to be becoming squirrelly) takes the official line and seeing at my figure is within the range, I doubt I could get her to give me these other tests you mention.