Make sure they test for antibodies as well. Sometimes you can have normal test results for your hormone levels, but if you test positively for the antibodies that means something's up. If you are using a GP I would make sure they include it on your panel. If you are seeing an endocrinologist, they probably will. If you are being tested for hypothyroid, are you symptomatic? Fatigue, weight gain or loss, dry skin, pale complexion, mental fuzziness, low libido are some examples. If there is a problem, you will probably be put on a trial of synthroid which should help you feel better. Depending on what level of running you do, it should only help and if it doesn't they will play with the levels until it does. Natural alternative to synthetic thyroid hormone is dessicated pig thyroid, Armour brand...some people have had better results going back to normal levels with that.

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I have hypothyroid-- and have had it for ten years. It took a while to get my dosage where it needed to be, and I see the doc 2-3 times a year just to make sure things stay where they need to be, but I have had no trouble with running.

have hypo, take a pill every day and forget about it....
good luck

Been Hypothyroid for 10 years too. Super high andtibodies are a sign of Hashimotos Hypothyroidism. And don't beleive for a second that a GP know much about the disorder. You should be seeing an endocrinologist for sure. The "range" for normal is also a bunch of BS. I'm comfortable only once my TSH gets down around .5, it's different for everyone. I got a lot faster once I came out of my brain fog I was in for a few years while undiagnosed. The depression, sleeping 18 hours a day and constipation all went away. You will need to go in for regular blood tests every 90 days until you nail down the dosage you need to be on. Good luck.

AB