Honey if your TSH is 8 then you have a problem. Normal range for TSH is .3-3.0 You don't need an Endo to confirm that your hypo you GP can just do a blood drawl and find out. You will need a Free T3 a Free T4 TSH Reverse T3. A normal thyroid panel is not adequate now a days. My TSH is suppressed because we couldn't get my Free levels to the right range and worry about TSH. TSH is not even a thyroid hormone. Not to mention it was an Endo that screwed me up and a DO that fix it. Most Endo's are great with diabetes but have little schooling with thyroid. Funny but true. Endo's also don't think outside the box so it's either black or white with them. Not all but most that I have delt with.
Also some weight lost clinics will use thyroid meds to help with weight lost. Also so will some Doctors will also do this. Not a good idea. I only wished that my meds would have helped me instead I'm one of the rare ones that when I go hyper I gain weight. My levels have to be perfect in order to lose.
There is no such thing as normal when it comes to blood test. Not everyone's normal is good for everyone. For me I was told I was normal for 20 yrs. If they would have pursued my labs a little further they would have found out that I wasn't and I wouldn't have had to live with the symptoms for years prior to treatment.
If you take thyroid and don't need it it would hurt you. You just stop and your levels will go back to normal. Yes if your hypothyroid you take meds for life just like if your were a diabetic.
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