Here's my thyroid test results in case anyone is interested/knowledgeable:

Aug 2007:

TSH 4.62 (0.45-4.67)

Sep 2007:

TSH: 2.84 (0.45-4.67... in reality 0.3-3.0)
Thyroxine, Free. T4Free: 0.93 (0.71-7.85)

April 2008:

TSH: 2.18 (0.45-4.67)
T4Free: 1.26 (0.71-1.85)

Later in 2008:

Free T3 4 (2.3-4.2)
Reverse T3 295 (90-350)
DHEA 829 (209-771)
Vitamin D 22 (32-100)

May 2012:

TSH: 2.32 (0.34-4.82)

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Now, as I understand these values, it doesn't make a ton of sense.

TSH has always been pretty near down the middle, except for the very first one which would be an indicator of hypothyroid.

Free T4 has bounced around a little, but it's been down the middle or on the lower side. Also consistent with hypothyroid, if not obviously so.

But then the Free T3 is near the TOP of the normal range... wtf?

As I understand it, it works this way...

TSH: pituitary stimulation of thyroid hormones. Like FSH or LH in application to Testosterone.
T4: The stuff the thyroid actually makes.
T3: Mostly converted from T4, the active stuff the body actually uses.

So apparently my body's ability to make the basic stuff is questionable, but its ability to convert it into the usable form is really amazing...? It's like the fishes and the loaves over here...? When I saw my Free T3 as being near the top, I gave up on the thyroid thing and haven't looked at it since. Maybe I was wrong to do so.

Anyhow, if my friend is right, the ranges may not matter and maybe we should just go for it. Moreover, in some places I'm reading T3 may not be that useful... I'm lost.

Free T3, Free T4, and anti-thyroid antibodies will all be done in the next bloodwork, so I guess we'll see.

Hypothyroid does match the symptoms and would account for the testosterone and prolactin abnormalities. If this is it, fine by me.