what do you think my mum should do?

April 25, 2009

Hi All,

My mum is 75 and has been taking levo for many years, 100mcg daily prescribed by

her GP.

She has always complained of being cold but recently she is always really,

really cold and says she is feeling so very tired all the time. She doesn't

seem to have any energy at all and tires very easily. I wondered if this may

have something to do with her being hypo? She is 'old school' not wanting to

question her GP- though this has changed a little since she has seen my problems

with the NHS. I feel her GP is approachable as he insisted she keep taking the

T4 even after the hospital said her bloods were 'normal' and she didn't need

it(she attends for checkups after having cancer and heart/stroke many years ago)

She is generally in good health and I am concerned that these symptoms be put

down to 'old age' when there may be something we could do. By the way, she has

had the all clear i.e. no recurrence of previous illness.

Has anyone any suggestions/advice I may pass on? I'd be very grateful.

April 26, 2009

***> My mum is 75 and has been taking levo for many years, 100mcg daily prescribed by her GP.> > She has always complained of being cold but recently she is always really, really cold and says she is feeling so very tired all the time. She doesn't seem to have any energy at all and tires very easily. I wondered if this may have something to do with her being hypo? She is 'old school' not wanting to question her GP- though this has changed a little since she has seen my problems with the NHS. I feel her GP is approachable as he insisted she keep taking the T4 even after the hospital said her bloods were 'normal' and she didn't need it(she attends for checkups after having cancer and heart/stroke many years ago) She is generally in good health and I am concerned that these symptoms be put down to 'old age' when there may be something we could do. By the way, she has had the all clear i.e. no recurrence of previous illness.

Hi ,

Have you got any figures (plus ref ranges) from your mothers thyroid test? It would be useful to see what's really going on. I would imagine her GP is reluctant to up the dosage because of her age and previous heart history - but 100 mcg is really not a high dosage, and if she is in good health otherwise, then an increase would not hurt IMHO .... but it could also be that the synthetic stuff is no longer working, and she does not get enough T3 into her cells, in which case she might benefit from either a combination therapy of T4/T3 or Armour ....

Can you try to get her figures from the GP and then post them on here?

Best wishes,

April 26, 2009

Is it possible to get her latest thyroid function tests - or

have they not done any lately. If not, ask her to ask her GP to test TSH, Free

T4 and Free T3. It might be a good idea for her to write down all the symptoms

she is suffering now and give them to her GP. She should ask also to be tested

to check her ferritin level (stored iron), B12, Vitamin D3, magnesium, zinc and

copper .

Luv - Sheila

I feel her GP is approachable as he insisted

she keep taking the T4 even after the hospital said her bloods were 'normal'

and she didn't need it(she attends for checkups after having cancer and

heart/stroke many years ago) She is generally in good health and I am concerned

that these symptoms be put down to 'old age' when there may be something we

could do. By the way, she has had the all clear i.e. no recurrence of previous

illness.

Has anyone any suggestions/advice I may pass on? I'd be very grateful.

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