Do you have hashi’s?
If so this explains why the tsh can be high and low.
If you feel well at 550 per week just stick with it and don’t be to guided by the tsh
The ft 4 and 3 are more important
To work out if cortisol or thyroid is the problem you look at a few things.
First thyroid bloods show the levels in the blood. If good and in balance but tsh is shut down it can indicate a cortisol issue.
Take the morning temp on waking and if low this can mean not enough thyroid
Take set temps at late morning and mid afternoon. If these are steady over a period of time it means all ok but if up and down it means the adrenals are struggling
Hashis does make it harder to get balanced. You are best to carry out your own experiments and tests to see what addition or reduction can do for you. There is no way a monthly visit to a doctor is going to help get you where you need to be.
Monitor temps and blood pressure and hr and these will help guide you over the months with new changes you make. I now can see if I go on to much t4 my bp goes up.
Once you get a better balance you can drop the monitoring as often. I never take temps anymore and just do bp in bed at nighttime.
If so this explains why the tsh can be high and low.
If you feel well at 550 per week just stick with it and don’t be to guided by the tsh
The ft 4 and 3 are more important
To work out if cortisol or thyroid is the problem you look at a few things.
First thyroid bloods show the levels in the blood. If good and in balance but tsh is shut down it can indicate a cortisol issue.
Take the morning temp on waking and if low this can mean not enough thyroid
Take set temps at late morning and mid afternoon. If these are steady over a period of time it means all ok but if up and down it means the adrenals are struggling
Hashis does make it harder to get balanced. You are best to carry out your own experiments and tests to see what addition or reduction can do for you. There is no way a monthly visit to a doctor is going to help get you where you need to be.
Monitor temps and blood pressure and hr and these will help guide you over the months with new changes you make. I now can see if I go on to much t4 my bp goes up.
Once you get a better balance you can drop the monitoring as often. I never take temps anymore and just do bp in bed at nighttime.