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No, they only do the TSH lab test. I have asked several time with a few different doctors for more (per my aunt's recommendation) but get critized by them for asking and made to feel like I do not know what I am talking about. Thanks for the link. I think I should print this out and take it with me to help with the discussion. With my supplements though, I think I better stop for a couple week before the lab test if they were to be ordered as to not skew the results. The very first endocrinologist I saw put me on meridian and that was helpful but I was told they will not keep me on this. Plus, this was taken off the market with thoughts it was causing heart valve issues. Then any endo I saw after that only wants to concentrate on my diet, then when I show them I eat pretty good and healthy, then they jump to the lack of exercise issue. I usually note the fact that I was recently on a research study that required me to ride a stationary bike for 12 weeks, for 5 days a week for 60 minutes while they monitored my heart rate to make sure it was maintained at a certain level. After the 12 weeks I gained over 10 pounds and no weight was ever lost in those 12 weeks.

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@mri8191 If you take biotin stop taking it a few days before any TSH test, it can affect the results. My endo told me it does not affect your thyroid, just the test, and then only if they use a certain method for the test.
You must be in pretty decent shape. I can't go more than about 40 minutes on my recumbent bike, and about the same maximum on a treadmill or elliptical. It's amazing that you gained weight, assuming that your intake was the same.
JK