Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 I do know that, as I posted that technical article the other day, the receptors at the CELLULAR level in the peripheral areas of the body have alpha receptors (2) and beta receptors (2) to intercept and change the thyroid hormone so that it can enter the cells. If one of the betas is damaged or not present, it takes a larger amt of exogenous hormone to " force the issue " to get it to enter the cells. I'm not aware of what the doc is talking about, as far as at the site of the pituitary hormone output, namely the TSH. TSH is a pituitary hormone, and accepts the signals from the hypothalamus to stimulate your thyroid to produce more hormone. If the thyroid can't produce more hormone, then the stimulation continues, and this is what is happening with you. The continued stimulation is what is going to/already has damage your gland and the rest of your body, if something isn't done. I just can't agree with the doc's protocol, because time is of the essence here, since your thyroid has been being stimulated for so long. It was these kinds of decisions made to the detriment of my health that caused me to venture out on my own and treat myself. I had forgotten what it was like to feel really good. saw the endo today I saw the doc today, and he did not want me on hormone replacement just yet. He is puzzled about my TSH being 7, having antibodies, and my T's being normal. With my TSH being high for at least 6 years, he feels my T's would not be normal. He said something about the posibility of a sub unit of TSH called ALPHA something that may be " fooling " the TSH testing. So he is running another batter of tests to get to the bottom of it. He is also looking into my high cortisol and what may be causing it. Best of all he is not opposed to prescribing Armour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 , I agree with 100%. I don't know who you are seeing, but I would definitely look for a second opinion. I suspect that since my thyroid testing done about 8 years ago (I don't think they did a TSH test) only thyroid panel, that my tsh was probably starting to climb. SInce women have an intricate balance of so many hormones going on, it appears that we are more symptomatic. Is this guy well versed with thyroid conditions? I can tell you from my last visit with my new doctor here in Canada, that he knew diddle squat about thyroid disease. The ultimate decision is yours. No one of us can convince you to do something that you don't want to do. Neither can any doctor. If you choose not to take thyroid hormone, then that's what you choose. I do worry about your health down the road, but that's me. P.S. my ocd tendancies only began in my teens when I believe this whole nightmnare started to sprout. I tried many times to figure out where my anxiety and worries came from and I just assumed that a crappy childhood was to blame. Who knows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 and , I did talk to the endo about going on the Armour and he is leaning in that direction. He just wants to run some more tests first. I think he me feel that the Armour would interfere with the results. This is what the script says: Early AM recumbent plasma renin and serum aldosterone, Serum cortisol 8am, plasma ACTH 8am, serum cortisol binding globulin, transcortin, serum TSH, serum alpha subunit, serum freee thyroxine by equilibrium dialysis, serum thyroxine binding globulin. > , > > I agree with 100%. I don't know who you are seeing, but I would > definitely look for a second opinion. I suspect that since my thyroid > testing done about 8 years ago (I don't think they did a TSH test) > only thyroid panel, that my tsh was probably starting to climb. SInce > women have an intricate balance of so many hormones going on, it > appears that we are more symptomatic. Is this guy well versed with > thyroid conditions? I can tell you from my last visit with my new > doctor here in Canada, that he knew diddle squat about thyroid disease. > > The ultimate decision is yours. No one of us can convince you to do > something that you don't want to do. Neither can any doctor. If you > choose not to take thyroid hormone, then that's what you choose. I do > worry about your health down the road, but that's me. > > > P.S. my ocd tendancies only began in my teens when I believe this > whole nightmnare started to sprout. I tried many times to figure out > where my anxiety and worries came from and I just assumed that a > crappy childhood was to blame. Who knows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Hi, , It appears that your doctor is suspecting adrenal problems. I've read that it's a good idea to treat the adrenals first, before starting the thyroid. So it looks like your doctor is on the ball. in Va. and , I did talk to the endo about going on the Armour and he is leaning in that direction. He just wants to run some more tests first. I think he me feel that the Armour would interfere with the results. This is what the script says: Early AM recumbent plasma renin and serum aldosterone, Serum cortisol 8am, plasma ACTH 8am, serum cortisol binding globulin, transcortin, serum TSH, serum alpha subunit, serum freee thyroxine by equilibrium dialysis, serum thyroxine binding globulin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 > Hi, , > It appears that your doctor is suspecting adrenal problems. I've read that it's a good idea to > treat the adrenals first, before starting the thyroid. So it looks like your doctor is on the ball. > in Va. > Ah ha! Didn't look at it that way! Good point! I hope that that is indeed what he is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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