A 35-year-old female asked:
current blood work: t4 8.0 (4.5-12) tsh .049 (.45-4.5), with hypothyroidism and hashimotos, taking 90mg armour thyroid, are these levels ok?
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Dr. Albert Pizzo answered
59 years experience Family Medicine
Thyroid problem: If the lab is reporting TSH .049 with normal range of .45-4.5 then it means that you are taking too much thyroid armour. Check with your doctor. If the test and normal range are correct then you should be on less thyroid armour.
Answered on Oct 14, 2016
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