Re: Re: Newbie - Need Advice Regarding Diagnosis

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I am taking dessicated thyroid now after 12 years of the synthetic drug, Synthroid. I continued to have hypo symptoms all those years especially low energy and weight gain. With Synthroid, it is assumed that your body will convert the T4 to T3. In my case that was not happening. Dessicated thyroid provides the body with both T4 and T3 as well as T1 and T2. Now I have more energy, and have lost ten pounds in 2 weeks. Both of my parents are hypo as well and have had their prescriptions changed to dessicated thyroid. My mother and I are also taking iodine, selenium, magnesium, eating Real salt, and a multivitamin a day. To: Texas_Thyroid_Groups Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 5:35 PM Subject: Re: Newbie - Need Advice Regarding Diagnosis

Thank you for the recommendation! I ordered it off Amazon.

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> Read Dr. Brownstein's books on Thyroid Disorders and Iodine, Why you need it, why you can't live without it. I bought mine off Amazon used very cheap. It is a great place to start. These books will really help you understand the disorder and what to do about it. Also, how to understand the testing and numbers. Good luck to you. I am hypo and my daughter has graves/hyperthyroidism. The books helped both of us immensely.

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> To: Texas_Thyroid_Groups

> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 5:32 PM

> Subject: Newbie - Need Advice Regarding Diagnosis

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> I'm in desperate need of help. I've been diagnosed with everything from hyper to Hashi's. I feel hypo (gain weight easily, extremely hard to lose weight, hair falling out, tired). Could someone help me by looking at my history below and giving me their perspective? My counts are currently "normal". If I do have Hashi's, I've read that it should be treated with desiccated thyroid. Any suggestions/experience with that?

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> July-Nov 2002

> T-3 uptake: 20 (22-35)

> T-4 Free: .9 (.8-1.8)

> TSH: 1.34 (.4-5.5)

> Diagnosed with hyperthyroidism based on symptoms of fast heart rate, shaking hands and tacchacardia.

> Prescribed beta blocker and Tapazole (25mg)

> Felt HORRIBLE. Gained about 25 pounds over 3 months, could barely get out of bed, hair falling out.

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> Nov 2002 - Oct 2003

> Free T4: .91 (.73-1.95

> TSH: 3.6 (.3-5.1)

> No T-3 tested

> Dose lowered to 10mg.

> Still felt bad.

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> Oct 2003

> Still on 10mg Tapazole, still feeling horrible, switched doctors.

> T-3 Uptake: 23.9 (25-35)

> TSH: 1.0 (.3-4.5)

> T3 Total: 132 (86-187)

> Free T4: 1.6 (.8-2)

> Taken off Tapazole

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> May 2004

> Free T4: 1.5 (.8-2)

> TSH .2 (.3-4.5)

> Restarted Tapazole at 10mg

> Endo recommended radioactive iodine treatment to completely kill off thyroid and start Synthroid treatment.

> Still feeling bad, independently decided to stop Tapazole treatment and not see that endo again

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> Aug 2005

> Started with new endo

> Free T4: 1.1 (.73-1.95)

> TSH: .2 (.3-5.1)

> Free T3: 2.5 (2.3-4.2)

> ***TPO: >1000 (<35)***

> Thyroid Stimulating AB: 97 (0-129)

> ***Iododine uptake scan reveals underactive thyroid function***

> Diagnosed with thyroiditis

> No meds prescribed - wait and see

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> Yearly testing - normal results

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> Most recent:

> Oct 2011

> TSH: 2.8 (.2-5.1)

> Free T4: 1.12 (.73-1.95)

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