I was diagnosed with subclinical hyperthyroidism about eight months ago, after blood work from my OB/gyn came back with very low TSH (.394 uIU/mL) and normal T3 and T4 levels. When I was diagnosed, I was going bald at my temples and losing a lot of hair, and I also had heat intolerance, insomnia, and anxiety. I saw an endocrinologist, who told me that subclinical hyperthyroidism is not treatable unless I have almost no TSH (under .1 uIU/mL).

She said that options are, she could start me on medications to regulate my thyroid, but since I’m subclinical and I don’t fully have the disease, medications could actually cause me to have hypothyroidism. She told me that we should “just monitor it“.

I had more bloodwork done about a month ago and my TSH is now much lower (.258 uIU/mL), And now I have excessive thirst and much more heat intolerance and agitation.

I am planning to meet with a fertility specialist next week, Because I’m 38 years old and planning to try for a baby. My AMH levels are very high (8.89) and I think that my hyperthyroidism is stopping me from ovulating. Supposedly, there is a risk of miscarriage if you have a baby with untreated hyperthyroidism, which is making me very nervous.

So, basically I’m frustrated that my endochronologist doesn’t seem to be taking my condition seriously and she is telling me that subclinical hyperthyroidism is basically not treatable. Does anyone have any advice?

I also recently discovered that Ashwaganda supplements can make hyperthyroidism worse and lower TSH levels and I was taking probably about 4000 mg of that a day for my anxiety, but I recently stopped about a month ago. I have started taking lemon balm, as I have read that that raises TSH and it could help with my condition.