I am new here. I have been taking prilosec for about 4 years now (20 mg) and 2 days ago I started having really bad joint pain. I am wondering if this could be related to the drug... I would appreiciate any thoughts on the matter.
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH). Guide. A thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test is used to check for thyroid gland problems. TSH is produced when the hypothalamus releases a substance called thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). TRH then triggers the pituitary gland to release TSH.
The TSH test is the most commonly used test for diagnosis and management of hypothyroidism in the United States. But different labs often have slightly different values for what is known as the TSH reference range.. This measure is the range of test values deemed to reflect a normal population.