Re: Should I start meds? 1 more question

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Thank you so much for the info.....it helps tremendously, in trying to

understand all this!

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> > > > > Have you thought about getting your adrenals checked.? I had a lot of

fatigue before being diagnosed. While waiting for my biopsy and blood work to

come back for Hashi's, my dr did a 24 hour adrenal pea test and my result came

back very low. I take isocort and I am a lot better. I take two in am and two

more with my vitamins at noon. I have stopped the afternoon sweet crave and

crash that comes around three.

> > > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T

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> > > > > Should I start meds?

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> > > > > Several weeks ago, I was feeling horrid, after working too hard, then

" crashing " . I had a lot of hypo symptoms. Went to normal Dr. office, where they

took TSH, which came back

> > > > > 3.66 (0.5 - 5),

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> > > > > " normal " , so she wouldn't test further. About 2 weeks later found a

dr. from the thyroid list, the results from his tests were:

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> > > > > TSH: 2.47 (0.4 - 4.50)

> > > > > Free T4 1.3 (0.8 - 1.8)

> > > > > Free T3 283 (230-420)

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> > > > > After a lot of rest, I'm feeling some better, but still have low body

temps, fatigue, not all the way back to normal.

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> > > > > I had him test my antibodies, he crabbily told me when I called for

the results that

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> > > > > " one was fine, and one was slightly elevated at 38, where the normal

is less than 35 " . And he is mailing the results, so I will have better numbers

and ranges tomorrow.

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> > > > > He said it is " possible " I have Hashimoto's. He wanted me to be on a

candida diet, but I rarely eat bread or sugar, don't think that's much of a

factor, if any. He will prescribe a trial dose of Armour (would I be better

asking for Nature-throid, with the Armour changes I've read about?)

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> > > > > Do my numbers and symptoms look like I should try a low dose of

Armour?

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> > > > > Thanks

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Subject: Re: Should I start meds? 1 more questionTo: Thyroiditis Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009, 10:37 AM

Thank you so much for the info.....it helps tremendously, in trying to understand all this!> > > > >> > > > > Have you thought about getting your adrenals checked.? I had a lot of fatigue before being diagnosed. While waiting for my biopsy and blood work to come back for Hashi's, my dr did a 24 hour adrenal pea test and my result came back very low. I take isocort and I am a lot better. I take two in am and two more with my vitamins at noon. I have stopped the afternoon sweet crave and crash that comes around three.> > > > > Sent via

BlackBerry by AT & T> > > > > > > > > > Should I start meds?> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Several weeks ago, I was feeling horrid, after working too hard, then "crashing". I had a lot of hypo symptoms. Went to normal Dr. office, where they took TSH, which came back > > > > > 3.66 (0.5 - 5),> > > > > > > > > > "normal", so she wouldn't test further.

About 2 weeks later found a dr. from the thyroid list, the results from his tests were:> > > > > > > > > > TSH: 2.47 (0.4 - 4.50)> > > > > Free T4 1.3 (0.8 - 1.8)> > > > > Free T3 283 (230-420)> > > > > > > > > > After a lot of rest, I'm feeling some better, but still have low body temps, fatigue, not all the way back to normal.> > > > > > > > > > I had him test my antibodies, he crabbily told me when I called for the results that > > > > > > > > > > "one was fine, and one was slightly elevated at 38, where the normal is less than 35". And he is mailing the results, so I will have better numbers and ranges tomorrow.> > > > > > > > > > He said it is "possible" I have Hashimoto's. He wanted me to be on a candida diet, but I rarely

eat bread or sugar, don't think that's much of a factor, if any. He will prescribe a trial dose of Armour (would I be better asking for Nature-throid, with the Armour changes I've read about?)> > > > > > > > > > Do my numbers and symptoms look like I should try a low dose of Armour?> > > > > > > > > > Thanks> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > >> > >> >>