Post by elizabeth on Jul 21, 2014 13:41:47 GMT -5
Pregnancy question:
How did your doctor regulate your TSH and T4 while you were pregnant? Did you have trouble keeping your T4 in range?
During my last pregnancy, I had a lot of trouble regulating my T4 and TSH. My TSH was always super low (.3) but my T4 and T3 were also on the low end. I didn't want to increase the medication for fear of going hyper, but I also know that low T4 is risky for a developing baby. We ended up adding a little synthroid to get the T4 levels up. I've heard that Armour's T3 can suppress T4 levels, so maybe it was OK that my Free T4 was low. Does anyone have any thoughts about this? Or know of anyone else I could ask?
How did your doctor regulate your TSH and T4 while you were pregnant? Did you have trouble keeping your T4 in range?
During my last pregnancy, I had a lot of trouble regulating my T4 and TSH. My TSH was always super low (.3) but my T4 and T3 were also on the low end. I didn't want to increase the medication for fear of going hyper, but I also know that low T4 is risky for a developing baby. We ended up adding a little synthroid to get the T4 levels up. I've heard that Armour's T3 can suppress T4 levels, so maybe it was OK that my Free T4 was low. Does anyone have any thoughts about this? Or know of anyone else I could ask?