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What are causes of high tsh levels? will depression medicines cause this increase levels?
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Low thyroid function: If you have a high TSH, it may be that you have hypothyroidism, which is very common & responds well to very cheap medication to correct. Low thyroid function can cause depression! So if you have thyroid hormone deficiency get treated, your depression will improve faster, even if on depression meds & the meds may not work if your thyroid hormone level is very low. See doc and get further tests.
Answered 1/26/2020
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I am 36/female and having increased fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, increased depression and exhaustion. My GP order labs; my tsh is reported as 3.54 and my free T4 is 0.8, both say on my lab references these are within normal range, but are they?
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I have tried everything. I can't lose weight. TSH level OK. No amount of exercise can help me. Diet is healthy. Please help. I'm depressed!
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If my TSH level is 0.055 should my doctor not be concerned? Especially if i can hardly function on a daily basis. I'm truly depressed, very very tired
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