Re: VERY LOW TSH ..another Q

[Guest guest]

Thank you - all of you who have given me such wonderful insight!

I now have an appointment with a doctor (one from the about.com

list - seems good -we'll see). I've always had a great

comprehension of A & P and medicine, but I've had a hard time getting

a full picture of the thryoid (or the chemical process that affects

me). I am going to have to agree with those of you who suggested

that the thyroid was exacerbaing my ADHD, because this is exactly

why I read through the stuff and still think, huh? LOL

Although I've heard this particular doctor is NOT like this, we all

know how doctor's can get their knickers twisted if you're " too

informed " - or are just " too prepared " for the visit. From the

information given to me about needing the Free T3 along with the

ones mentions (antithyroidperoxidase..), thus confirmation of

Hashimoto's perhaps, how would you suggest my approach?

Should I hand over the labs, list out my symptoms along with my meds

(I usually hand docs a " medical resume " for my son, and have one for

each member of the family)?

Or should I just hit him straight one with my family's rare forms of

autoimmune and my quirky past, then relay what I've recently come

know in a way that I'm asking him if he thinks it's best?

I appreciate the support you've given me more than I can ever

express!!

Thanks!

Heidi

> I looked at the #s on your other post, and I don't see anything

that would interfere with your thyroid hormone in the body, but I

hope you're not taking your thyroid med with anything, always on an

empty stomach, and eat or drink other things an hour later.

Separate calcium and iron from your thyroid med by as much as 4 hrs

because it will have a direct effect on it right in the digestive

tract. Without the Free T3 and the Free T4, there is hardly any

information here about what's going on with thyroid treatment.

Those are the direct measurements of available hormone, no

guesswork. As Jan said, these tests are outdated. The TSH is the

pituitary hormone, not the thyroid hormone, so you can't be hyper

from that. It tells very little about how much hormone is actually

available, as things can go awry with the pituitary, when there are

thyroid antibodies. You need to get the Antithyroidperoxidase and

the Antithyroglobulin antibodies rerun, to make sure which

autoimmune thyroid disease the original doctor diagnosed you with.

It IS important, no matter what is said. I suspect Hashimoto's

Thyroiditis, since your neck is enlarged, and your Adderall isn't

working, so you're feeling different. I WON'T say that Adderall

isn't needed, but it has been found in some people that once their

thyroid disorder was properly treated, sometimes those meds aren't

needed. As said, you need the Free thyroid hormone analysis done.

If the doctor won't run them, I get mine run by

www.healthcheckusa.com. It is relatively inexpensive to have a full

picture also of the ferritin, electrolytes, cholesterols, red and

white blood cells and such, plus the Free T3 and Free T4, with TSH,

all for $112, counting the shipping for papers, plus $102, if you

take the about.com discount code. This has literally saved me. You

could simply add it to the info you have already for a much larger

picture on what's going on with you.

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[Guest guest]

Dr. Vladimir Grebennikov is who I'm going to see, and from reading

the comments made by others, he perscribes what you need, thus, will

perscribe armour.

> Thank you - all of you who have given me such wonderful insight!

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[Guest guest]

Dr. Vladimir Grebennikov is who I'm going to see, and from reading

the comments made by others, he perscribes what you need, thus, will

perscribe armour.

> Thank you - all of you who have given me such wonderful insight!

>

[Guest guest]

Dr. Vladimir Grebennikov is who I'm going to see, and from reading

the comments made by others, he perscribes what you need, thus, will

perscribe armour.

> Thank you - all of you who have given me such wonderful insight!

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[Guest guest]

Dr. G was the one responsible for starting me on Armour, and I am

thankful for that. However, I feel my time is as valuable as a

doctors, and I could not deal with waiting forever for my

appointment. It happened on several ocassions, so I made the choice

to move on. I was not comfortable with the idea of chelation therapy

either, and he seems to suggest that to most of his patients.

Cathryn

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> Dr. Vladimir Grebennikov is who I'm going to see, and from reading

> the comments made by others, he perscribes what you need, thus,

will

> perscribe armour.

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