One of the key pitfalls in treatment, however, is that some doctors believe that getting patients to the high-normal level of the TSH reference range is all they need to do for treatment. This means that patients may be medicated to a TSH level of 2.5 to 5.5 -- when other practitioners believe that those are levels that may still be indicative of hypothyroidism.
If you are getting treatment, but still suffering hypothyroid symptoms -- and in particular, if your TSH levels are above 2.5, you'll want to read Is Your Hypothyroidism UNDERtreated? and Help, I'm Hypothyroid and I Still Don't Feel Well .
