What is TSH alarming?

What is TSH alarming?

If your TSH level is elevated to between 4.5 and 10 mIU/L and your T4 is normal, you should be considered for treatment with thyroid medication, especially if you have symptoms of hypothyroidism, or you have a positive test for thyroid antibodies, a history of heart disease, or risk factors for atherosclerosis.

What are the risks of high TSH levels?

Overall, a higher risk of death from heart disease and cancer as well as death from all causes was noted in those individuals who had the TSH levels in the low normal (average 0.83) or high normal (average 2.64) range. Further analysis of the groups from 2000 to 2010 no such association with high TSH or low free T4 levels.

Is there a link between TSH and death?

Some clinical studies have shown an increased risk of heart disease and death in patients with hypothyroidism. Further, an association has been suggested between TSH levels near the upper limit of the normal range and death in some studies. This study evaluates the risk of death associated with levels of TSH in the normal range.

What should my TSH number be for a blood test?

TSH stands for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone– a standard blood test will produce a number of how well your thyroid is performing. Normal range for an adult is typically considered to be between .4 and 4.0 (1); however, in my practice I would say ideal is between 0.5 and 1.5.

Is it normal to have a low TSH level?

No your tsh seems to be low . Normal is 0.5 to 5. Cause of low Tsh ranges from problems in pitutary to toxic goitres.Generally people with low tsh have high T3 snd T4. Proper investigation is needed in the forms of ultrasound,fnac and radioactive iodine uptake scan to find the exact cause.

TSH stands for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone– a standard blood test will produce a number of how well your thyroid is performing. Normal range for an adult is typically considered to be between .4 and 4.0 (1); however, in my practice I would say ideal is between 0.5 and 1.5.

What happens if you have too much TSH in your body?

If your thyroid is overactive and producing too much thyroid hormone—due to disease, or taking too high a dose of thyroid hormone replacement drugs—your pituitary senses that there is too much thyroid hormone circulating and slows or shuts down TSH production.

What’s the normal TSH level for a 25 year old?

It doesn’t make sense to compare your TSH as a 25-year-old to that of an 86-year-old (6). Using this logic some newer studies have suggested that a more “normal” TSH reference range is somewhere between 1.0 and 2.5 uIU/ml and anything higher than 2.5 is considered “high” (7).

What does it mean when a TSH reading is high?

Interpreting the results of a TSH test can be confusing, because high readings indicate a low – performing thyroid. When the thyroid gland is not producing adequate amounts of T3 and T4 hormones, the pituitary gland repeatedly releases TSH into the bloodstream to stimulate the thyroid gland.