Thyroid
TSH on TRT
What the number means, why it moves on a protocol, and what people usually do about it.
What it is
Thyroid stimulating hormone is the brain asking the thyroid for more. High TSH means the thyroid is falling behind; low TSH means it is being pushed, or hormone is coming from a pill.
The range
TRT-aware target
0.5 to 2.5 mIU/L
How to read the lab range
Labs quote about 0.4 to 4.5 mIU/L. People feel best under 2.5. Suppressed TSH on T3 or a fat burner is expected.
Why it moves on a protocol
- Hard dieting and low calories push T3 down and TSH up.
- Clenbuterol and T3 suppress it.
- Iodine or selenium running short.
- Plain hypothyroidism, unrelated to the protocol.
What people usually do · not a recommendation
- Retest after two or three weeks eating at maintenance.
- Selenium (200 mcg) and iodine from food are the usual soft supports.
- On T3 or a fat burner, that is the cause; people talk to a doctor before touching it.
How Magno reads it
Import the PDF or a photo of the report and Magno finds TSH on it, keeps every test on one line, shows the change since the last one, and reads it against TRT-aware thresholds rather than the lab's generic range. The panel it belongs to, Thyroid, gets a written verdict with the probable causes and what people usually do.
Read yours
Drop your lab PDF or a photo and get every marker read like this, in plain words. Free, no account, nothing leaves your browser. Save it in the app to see the change since your last test.
Questions people ask
TSH high on a cut, is my thyroid broken?
Usually not. A big deficit lowers active thyroid hormone and TSH rises to compensate. It settles when calories come back.
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Not medical advice
This is how experienced TRT users read the number and what they usually do about it. Every decision about your protocol belongs to you and a clinician who knows you.