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Would you recommend treating or monitoring a tsh of 5.01 (has gone up from 4.54 over 4 months)? have sleep apnea which could explain fatigue
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Talk to your doc: Strongly suggest you speak with your doctor about therapeutic options. Given that you have multiple systems that could cause symptoms, ensuring that all are evaluated in the context of a given lab test result is important for overall health.
Answered 4/9/2017
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