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Can you see any problem when taking these sleep meds?
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Your TSH isn’t slightly high. It’s on the high side of normal, which is normal. You levothyroxine dose is on the high side. I wouldn’t rush to increase it. You really need to know your TSH before you started taking levothyroxine to know with accuracy if you had a slightly high TSH (5-10) or a definitely high (>10). A definitely high TSH ((>10) requires treatment, especially in the elderly, where cardiovascular disease is rampant. Hypothyroidism increases rates of high cholesterol and atherosclerosis. One test that could potentially put the issue to rest if your pre-treatment TSH was in the 5-10 range is TPO antibodies, signaling an autoimmune reaction.
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Thanks for your comments, I've read them several times over by now. But I'm confused over your comment about increasing my dose of levothyroxine. I was heading along the path of thinking to reduce it or stop taking it due to my age being 77 years old. I believe the side effect of having hypothyroidism is a negative cardiac effect which I must be careful with.
My records of TSH/thyroid results before I went on any Synthroid were in 1999 thru 2001, with TSH results each of those years being 4.19, 3.21, and 4.56 (range being (0.3 - 5.7). I felt normal but my PCP said I was hypothyroid and to take the medication, When asked why I didn't feel and negative health results so far, he said I soon would. So he gradually increased my dose up from starting at 50 mcg in 2003 to by year 2021 getting to 150 mcg where I am now. Many years of data. I'll try to drop it in the lap of my endocrinologist and see if she wants to try anything.