Comprehensive Thyroid Testing To Get The Answers You Need
Ever been told your thyroid is fine, but you feel anything BUT fine?! Maybe you had your TSH tested and your doctor says it’s “NORMAL”? TSH is not an indication of your thyroid health - there’s more to the story! Let me explain.
While the TSH test is a great indicator of whether or not your thyroid is receiving the message to produce thyroid hormone (hello pituitary gland), it is not a thyroid blood test, it’s a pituitary test!⠀
So you have a great TSH, but you still feel awful. What does this mean?⠀
It means that your pituitary gland is doing its job and communicating with the thyroid but your thyroid may not be able to make the proper amounts of hormones your body needs. It does NOT mean that your thyroid has taken this message, or that your body is metabolizing any of the hormones being created. It also does not mean that T4 is converting into T3 (the active form) in the body. Nor does it reveal if it’s being pushed to RT3 due to stress, inflammation or toxins etc.
So even if your doctor says your TSH is good, you could be dealing with these symptoms related to thyroid dysregulation:⠀
Fatigue and exhaustion⠀
Muscle and joint pain⠀
Weight loss/weight gain⠀
Hair loss and thinning hair⠀
Hormone imbalances⠀
Depression/mood disorders⠀
Excessive sweating⠀
Cold/heat intolerances⠀
Brain fog and more⠀
Best news is that none of this is in YOUR HEAD, and can we all be done with suffering just because our doctor refuses to look beyond TSH.
Find yourself a practitioner that will do a full thyroid panel, including the very important T3 and T4 hormone tests. This is just the start of your healing and it’s critical to work with someone who understands this and how to shift the picture for you. Here is what a full thyroid panel tests and what to look out for on your bloodwork requisition:
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
Free thyroxine (FT4)
Free triiodothyronine (FT3)
Reverse T3 (RT3)
Anti-Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TGAB)
Anti-Thyroperoxidase (TPO) Antibodies
Have you had your full thyroid health checked in the past 6-12 months?
