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Yes, when I demured on the statin it occurred to my doc to check thyroid function (seems the wrong way round to me). My levels were fine.


Define "fine"... reference levels of TSH for example are controversial [0]. The HUNT study in Norway (which followed 25,000 healthy Norwegians for 8 years) found death rates 69% higher amongst women with TSH 2.5-3.5 mIU/L than amongst those with TSH 0.5-1.4 mIU/L [1] (via [2]).

[0] http://tpauk.com/main/the-tsh-reference-range-wars/

[1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18443261?dopt=AbstractPlu...

[2] http://perfecthealthdiet.com/2010/07/thyroid-more-evidence-t...




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