Thyroid Numbers?

[Guest guest]

Wow, you guys seem to have so much information about Iodine and the thyroid...If

you read my previous post then you know I have been struggling with this for a

while, with the help of a naturopath who maybe is not that much help, since she

really wants to put me on Naturthroid (sp?). I really don't want to take

hormones, etc.; I would like to find out why my body isn't working quite right

and help it to restore balance. I just dug out my bloodwork paperwork...if

anyone would care to comment on it I would be enormously appreciative!

March 2007:

TSH: 3.04

(that seems to be the only thyroid test done that time)

November 2009:

TSH: 2.12

T3 Free: 2.5

T4 Free: 1.4

August 2010:

TSH: not run

T3 Free: 2.5

T4 Free: 1.2

I have tried the iodine protocol (50mg of Lugols/day + companion nutrients), but

I am not sure if that is what I need. Also for some reason, Lugols seems to make

my menstrual cycle irregular, so I have cut back to just a couple drops per day,

along with selenium and a thyroid supplement from the naturopath that contains

Ashwaganda, Rosemary, Selenium, Vitamins A, D and E, Zinc, Guggulsterones, and a

small amount of Iodine from kelp. Oh, and I also take some fish oil.

I am not sure what to do at this point. Are my thyroid numbers even that low?

My symptoms are chronic fatigue and coldness, as well as depression, although I

now feel that something I am taking is helping the depression a lot (maybe the

fish oil?), because I am really feeling ok emotionally at this point (yay!).

My naturopath thinks it may be more of a liver problem because she says I am not

converting T4 into T3 (?). My ex-husband has Hepatitis C, so it is possible

that my liver could be affected as well. She gave me a homeopathic liver

cleanse to take, but I haven't done it yet because my kidneys/bladder have been

bothering me since September, but that's another issue (maybe), and I haven't

wanted to add any toxins to their load.

Any thoughts would be so helpful!

Thank you!!!

[Guest guest]

Oh, ok thanks! Hopefully this is better:

March 2007:

TSH: 3.04 (reference range: 0.45-4.50)

(that seems to be the only thyroid test done that time)

November 2009:

TSH: 2.12 (reference range: 0.45-4.50)

T3 Free: 2.5 (reference range: 2.0-4.8)

T4 Free: 1.4 (reference range: 0.8-1.7)

August 2010:

TSH: not run

T3 Free: 2.5 (reference range: 2.0-4.8)

T4 Free: 1.2 (reference range: 0.8-1.7)

>

> You need to put your lab ranges along side your test numbers in order for

anyone to comment on them.

> Thanks!

> Donna in IL

>

> From: iodine [mailto:iodine ] On Behalf Of

coracushman

> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 10:03 AM

> iodine

> Subject: Thyroid Numbers?

>

>

>

> Wow, you guys seem to have so much information about Iodine and the

thyroid...If you read my previous post then you know I have been struggling with

this for a while, with the help of a naturopath who maybe is not that much help,

since she really wants to put me on Naturthroid (sp?). I really don't want to

take hormones, etc.; I would like to find out why my body isn't working quite

right and help it to restore balance. I just dug out my bloodwork paperwork...if

anyone would care to comment on it I would be enormously appreciative!

>

> March 2007:

> TSH: 3.04

> (that seems to be the only thyroid test done that time)

>

> November 2009:

> TSH: 2.12

> T3 Free: 2.5

> T4 Free: 1.4

>

> August 2010:

> TSH: not run

> T3 Free: 2.5

> T4 Free: 1.2

>

> I have tried the iodine protocol (50mg of Lugols/day + companion nutrients),

but I am not sure if that is what I need. Also for some reason, Lugols seems to

make my menstrual cycle irregular, so I have cut back to just a couple drops per

day, along with selenium and a thyroid supplement from the naturopath that

contains Ashwaganda, Rosemary, Selenium, Vitamins A, D and E, Zinc,

Guggulsterones, and a small amount of Iodine from kelp. Oh, and I also take some

fish oil.

>

> I am not sure what to do at this point. Are my thyroid numbers even that low?

My symptoms are chronic fatigue and coldness, as well as depression, although I

now feel that something I am taking is helping the depression a lot (maybe the

fish oil?), because I am really feeling ok emotionally at this point (yay!).

>

> My naturopath thinks it may be more of a liver problem because she says I am

not converting T4 into T3 (?). My ex-husband has Hepatitis C, so it is possible

that my liver could be affected as well. She gave me a homeopathic liver cleanse

to take, but I haven't done it yet because my kidneys/bladder have been

bothering me since September, but that's another issue (maybe), and I haven't

wanted to add any toxins to their load.

>

> Any thoughts would be so helpful!

>

> Thank you!!!

>

> ________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hmmm, ok thanks! Sounds like good advice. I've always been afraid to take

Naturethroid, Armour, etc. because I have heard that taking the hormones can

make your body forget how to make the hormones on its own...but maybe I should

give it a try. I can certainly do the liver cleanse and see if that helps

too...its just that my pesky kidneys are acting up again and I don't want to

give them a lot of toxins to excrete. But who knows maybe doing the liver

cleanse would help my kidneys too...nothing else I'm doing is working for them.

Thanks!

> >

> > You need to put your lab ranges along side your test numbers in order for

anyone to comment on them.

> > Thanks!

> > Donna in IL

> >

> > From: iodine <mailto:iodine%40>

[mailto:iodine <mailto:iodine%40>] On Behalf Of

coracushman

> > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 10:03 AM

> > iodine <mailto:iodine%40>

> > Subject: Thyroid Numbers?

> >

> >

> >

> > Wow, you guys seem to have so much information about Iodine and the

thyroid...If you read my previous post then you know I have been struggling with

this for a while, with the help of a naturopath who maybe is not that much help,

since she really wants to put me on Naturthroid (sp?). I really don't want to

take hormones, etc.; I would like to find out why my body isn't working quite

right and help it to restore balance. I just dug out my bloodwork paperwork...if

anyone would care to comment on it I would be enormously appreciative!

> >

> > March 2007:

> > TSH: 3.04

> > (that seems to be the only thyroid test done that time)

> >

> > November 2009:

> > TSH: 2.12

> > T3 Free: 2.5

> > T4 Free: 1.4

> >

> > August 2010:

> > TSH: not run

> > T3 Free: 2.5

> > T4 Free: 1.2

> >

> > I have tried the iodine protocol (50mg of Lugols/day + companion

nutrients), but I am not sure if that is what I need. Also for some reason,

Lugols seems to make my menstrual cycle irregular, so I have cut back to just a

couple drops per day, along with selenium and a thyroid supplement from the

naturopath that contains Ashwaganda, Rosemary, Selenium, Vitamins A, D and E,

Zinc, Guggulsterones, and a small amount of Iodine from kelp. Oh, and I also

take some fish oil.

> >

> > I am not sure what to do at this point. Are my thyroid numbers even that

low? My symptoms are chronic fatigue and coldness, as well as depression,

although I now feel that something I am taking is helping the depression a lot

(maybe the fish oil?), because I am really feeling ok emotionally at this point

(yay!).

> >

> > My naturopath thinks it may be more of a liver problem because she says I

am not converting T4 into T3 (?). My ex-husband has Hepatitis C, so it is

possible that my liver could be affected as well. She gave me a homeopathic

liver cleanse to take, but I haven't done it yet because my kidneys/bladder have

been bothering me since September, but that's another issue (maybe), and I

haven't wanted to add any toxins to their load.

> >

> > Any thoughts would be so helpful!

> >

> > Thank you!!!

> >

> > ________________________________

> >

>