Peter Attia· MD
if someone's TSH is between about 0.5 and 2.0 and they're free t3 is above 3.0 and their reverse t3 is below 12 I find it very hard to see how they could have hypothyroidism regardless of the symptoms they have
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
if someone's TSH is between about 0.5 and 2.0 and they're free t3 is above 3.0 and their reverse t3 is below 12 I find it very hard to see how they could have hypothyroidism regardless of the symptoms they have
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you want to see your TSH kind of below 2 ish and that tells you that your brain is adequately seeing t4 converted into t3 you want to see your ratio of free t3 to reverse t3 above 0.2 as a general rule that tells you that the balance of t4 being converted into the active hormone t3 is in favor of t3 over reverse t3
if someone's TSH is between about 0.5 and 2.0 and they're free t3 is above 3.0 and their reverse t3 is below 12 I find it very hard to see how they could have hypothyroidism regardless of the symptoms they have