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TSH is the thyroid stimulating hormone which is correlated to the levels of T4: T4 is really important when it comes to the the RESPONSE to GH stimulation. It means if you have normal GH and abnormally low T4/T3 levels, you will likely end abnormally short. It's already unlikely for the TSH levels to be above 2 on the average individual and even more unlikely to be clinically defined as "hypothyroid" (TSH at like 5 and above which I'm not even at 3.7TSH).
Anyways, T4 is critically important for height and general developement and the higher is your TSH, the lower is your T4, the worst is your response to GH stimulation. IMO 3.7TSH is critically high for a growing individual and will definitely affect developement in a bad way, especially height.
So admitting you are currently trying to increase your height, you take a bloodtest and your TSH is at like 3 (Get also Free T4 levels checked if you can it's the ACTUAL factor implicated in GH response, but anyways if your TSH levels are high, you are supposed to have low T4, but anything is possible...)
So there is thyroid medications: Levothyroxine being the one mostly used, the actual goal behind taking Levothyroxine is to elevate your T4 levels, if your TSH is not above 5 it's unlikely that any doctor will prescribe you levothyroxine, but try. But you will likely need to get Levothyroxine on internet, it's a relatively cheap drug, like 10eur for 30 tablets I think a fair "blind dose" of levothyroxine for non-hyperthyroid elevated TSH patient should be 50MCG, it would definitely put your low T4 levels really higher and is really unlikely to fuck you up, if it does, reduce the dose or stop taking it.
Some studies showing increase in height velocity/catch-up growth in childrens,teenagers being hypothyroid/subclinical hypothyroid for years:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
www.intechopen.com
TLDR; HIGH T4 levels are important to have a great response to growth hormone, elevated TSH is the result of understimulated thyroid stimulating hormone which leads to LOW T4 levels and so a inefficient response to GH.
Anyone who try to increase height should put Levothyroxine at various dose into is routine ESPECIALLY if is TSH levels seems to be elevated without actuallt being considered as "hypothyroid".
Anyways, T4 is critically important for height and general developement and the higher is your TSH, the lower is your T4, the worst is your response to GH stimulation. IMO 3.7TSH is critically high for a growing individual and will definitely affect developement in a bad way, especially height.
So admitting you are currently trying to increase your height, you take a bloodtest and your TSH is at like 3 (Get also Free T4 levels checked if you can it's the ACTUAL factor implicated in GH response, but anyways if your TSH levels are high, you are supposed to have low T4, but anything is possible...)
So there is thyroid medications: Levothyroxine being the one mostly used, the actual goal behind taking Levothyroxine is to elevate your T4 levels, if your TSH is not above 5 it's unlikely that any doctor will prescribe you levothyroxine, but try. But you will likely need to get Levothyroxine on internet, it's a relatively cheap drug, like 10eur for 30 tablets I think a fair "blind dose" of levothyroxine for non-hyperthyroid elevated TSH patient should be 50MCG, it would definitely put your low T4 levels really higher and is really unlikely to fuck you up, if it does, reduce the dose or stop taking it.
Some studies showing increase in height velocity/catch-up growth in childrens,teenagers being hypothyroid/subclinical hypothyroid for years:
Catch-up growth after prolonged hypothyroidism - PubMed
Catch-up growth in hypothyroidism may be incomplete if treatment has been started shortly before or during puberty.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chapter: Congenital Hypothyroidism: Effects on Linear Growth, Catch- Up Growth, GH-IGF-I Axis and Bones
Open access peer-reviewed chapter
TLDR; HIGH T4 levels are important to have a great response to growth hormone, elevated TSH is the result of understimulated thyroid stimulating hormone which leads to LOW T4 levels and so a inefficient response to GH.
Anyone who try to increase height should put Levothyroxine at various dose into is routine ESPECIALLY if is TSH levels seems to be elevated without actuallt being considered as "hypothyroid".
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