Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 It looks like the one thing you can add to your meds is some straight up T3, Cytomel, since you are at the low end and must not be converting your T4 to T3. Sue Hi everyone. I saw about the fifth doctor for my Hashimoto's last week. It is my understanding from reading the boards, that many people who have Hashimoto's feel best when their Free T levels are in the upper 1/3 of the range. Is this true? I am trying to find a doctor who will treat with this in mind and with consideration of my symptoms. Does such a doctor really exist? My TSH goes lower and lower but my other labs are not going higher. Is this common with Hashimoto's? My Free Ts have never been in the upper 1/3 and the Free T3 now is almost the lowest it has ever been. Some of my symptoms are fatigue, sluggish, brain fog, cold feet, feeling colder than others, high cholesterol, cannot lose weight no matter what I do, average body temperature of 97.5, the feeling of something stuck in my throat, numbness in fingers off and on, heavy periods. My thyroid antibodies one year ago were 52 (0-34) and this past January they were 159 (same range). A scan two years ago was normal, a scan done in October 2005 showed enlargement. My labs are: TSH: 0.30 (0.35-5.5) Free T3: 259 (230-420) Free T4: 1.46 (0.8-1.8) T4: 7.8 (4.5-12.5) In your opinon, do my lab results justify my symptoms? I am currently taking 120 mg of Armour and at one time was on 150 mg. I have never had hyper symptoms. Doctors will not increase my meds because my TSH is low. I know people talk about the TSH becoming supressed during treatment. How can I find a doctor who will work with my other ranges? I have been to five doctors. Like others going through this, I am very frustrated and tired of getting no help. Thanks for reading this long post. Any opinions and advice are greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 lymebytes wrote: Lyme: GOOD doctors are hard to find when it comes to thryoid. I went through like 10 docs to finally get a Woman's HORMONE lady who treats with biodentical hormones. She runs my bloods, and gives me scripts for the pills. SHE only wants me to feel good. I'd look for someone like that or a Homeopath or Osteopath, Naturepath, or hormone type person who can do scripts for you. Your labs show that you could take more much hormone. My TSH..is .01 and both my frees are over the range by 100 percent! I would feel near death with your labs. I was delerious and and seeing double when my TSH..was .14. I'm not surprised you don't feel well. My OTHER doctors think I'm WAY overmedicated...so I'm glad I don't do what they tell me to do. I'm still hypo with a lowish BP and temp. THEY never take that stuff into consideration. YOU would think VITALS would be important to doctors too. Wouldn't ya? ~E:) Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic . ~EG Connecticut T-T 2 years ago - 60 mcg Synthetic/97.5mg Armour Ring'em or ping'em. Make PC-to-phone calls as low as 1¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 It looks like your free t4 is pretty good but the t3 is kinda low, so you may have a conversion problem. To maximize your t4 if you aren't taking it already you might find that selenium would help with that. Personally I eat 3 - 5 brazil nuts just to ensure that I am getting the best of my meds. I do this as my morning snack so I get a nutrious food and something for the meds to chew on as well. Dawn > > Hi everyone. I saw about the fifth doctor for my Hashimoto's last > week. It is my understanding from reading the boards, that many > people who have Hashimoto's feel best when their Free T levels are > in the upper 1/3 of the range. Is this true? I am trying to find a > doctor who will treat with this in mind and with consideration of my > symptoms. Does such a doctor really exist? > > My TSH goes lower and lower but my other labs are not going higher. > Is this common with Hashimoto's? My Free Ts have never been in the > upper 1/3 and the Free T3 now is almost the lowest it has ever been. > Some of my symptoms are fatigue, sluggish, brain fog, cold feet, > feeling colder than others, high cholesterol, cannot lose weight no > matter what I do, average body temperature of 97.5, the feeling of > something stuck in my throat, numbness in fingers off and on, heavy > periods. My thyroid antibodies one year ago were 52 (0-34) and this > past January they were 159 (same range). A scan two years ago was > normal, a scan done in October 2005 showed enlargement. My labs are: > > TSH: 0.30 (0.35-5.5) > Free T3: 259 (230-420) > Free T4: 1.46 (0.8-1.8) > T4: 7.8 (4.5-12.5) > > In your opinon, do my lab results justify my symptoms? I am > currently taking 120 mg of Armour and at one time was on 150 mg. I > have never had hyper symptoms. > > Doctors will not increase my meds because my TSH is low. I know > people talk about the TSH becoming supressed during treatment. How > can I find a doctor who will work with my other ranges? I have been > to five doctors. Like others going through this, I am very > frustrated and tired of getting no help. > > Thanks for reading this long post. Any opinions and advice are > greatly appreciated. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 They are aout there the trouble is finding them. They are far and few between. I have Hashi's it was diagnosed 8 months ago and I am still looking. Good luck in your search. Tinalymebytes wrote: Hi everyone. I saw about the fifth doctor for my Hashimoto's last week. It is my understanding from reading the boards, that many people who have Hashimoto's feel best when their Free T levels are in the upper 1/3 of the range. Is this true? I am trying to find a doctor who will treat with this in mind and with consideration of my symptoms. Does such a doctor really exist?My TSH goes lower and lower but my other labs are not going higher. Is this common with Hashimoto's? My Free Ts have never been in the upper 1/3 and the Free T3 now is almost the lowest it has ever been. Some of my symptoms are fatigue, sluggish, brain fog, cold feet, feeling colder than others, high cholesterol, cannot lose weight no matter what I do, average body temperature of 97.5, the feeling of something stuck in my throat, numbness in fingers off and on, heavy periods. My thyroid antibodies one year ago were 52 (0-34) and this past January they were 159 (same range). A scan two years ago was normal, a scan done in October 2005 showed enlargement. My labs are:TSH: 0.30 (0.35-5.5)Free T3: 259 (230-420)Free T4: 1.46 (0.8-1.8)T4: 7.8 (4.5-12.5)In your opinon, do my lab results justify my symptoms? I am currently taking 120 mg of Armour and at one time was on 150 mg. I have never had hyper symptoms. Doctors will not increase my meds because my TSH is low. I know people talk about the TSH becoming supressed during treatment. How can I find a doctor who will work with my other ranges? I have been to five doctors. Like others going through this, I am very frustrated and tired of getting no help.Thanks for reading this long post. Any opinions and advice are greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hi Sue, thank you for your response! I am going to ask my doctor about adding this--great idea! I hope he will. Thanks again! > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone. I saw about the fifth doctor for my Hashimoto's last > > week. It is my understanding from reading the boards, that many > > people who have Hashimoto's feel best when their Free T levels are > > in the upper 1/3 of the range. Is this true? I am trying to find a > > doctor who will treat with this in mind and with consideration of my > > symptoms. Does such a doctor really exist? > > > > My TSH goes lower and lower but my other labs are not going higher. > > Is this common with Hashimoto's? My Free Ts have never been in the > > upper 1/3 and the Free T3 now is almost the lowest it has ever been. > > Some of my symptoms are fatigue, sluggish, brain fog, cold feet, > > feeling colder than others, high cholesterol, cannot lose weight no > > matter what I do, average body temperature of 97.5, the feeling of > > something stuck in my throat, numbness in fingers off and on, heavy > > periods. My thyroid antibodies one year ago were 52 (0-34) and this > > past January they were 159 (same range). A scan two years ago was > > normal, a scan done in October 2005 showed enlargement. My labs are: > > > > TSH: 0.30 (0.35-5.5) > > Free T3: 259 (230-420) > > Free T4: 1.46 (0.8-1.8) > > T4: 7.8 (4.5-12.5) > > > > In your opinon, do my lab results justify my symptoms? I am > > currently taking 120 mg of Armour and at one time was on 150 mg. I > > have never had hyper symptoms. > > > > Doctors will not increase my meds because my TSH is low. I know > > people talk about the TSH becoming supressed during treatment. How > > can I find a doctor who will work with my other ranges? I have been > > to five doctors. Like others going through this, I am very > > frustrated and tired of getting no help. > > > > Thanks for reading this long post. Any opinions and advice are > > greatly appreciated. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hi E, thank you so much for your reply and advice. It is good to hear that my labs justify how I feel. I too have had many doctors say I am overmedicated because my TSH is low. Yes you would think that vitals would be important! People just want to feel better. I know if I had hyper symptoms I would want to cut back the meds because being hyper sounds like it would be horrible. If this doctor will not at least try adding Cytomel to see if it helps, I am going to try to find one of the doctors you recommend. I am sorry you had to go through so much to get the help you need, but I guess it is worth it if you are feeling better. > > > Lyme: > > GOOD doctors are hard to find when it comes to thryoid. I went through like 10 docs to finally get a Woman's HORMONE lady who treats with biodentical hormones. She runs my bloods, and gives me scripts for the pills. SHE only wants me to feel good. I'd look for someone like that or a Homeopath or Osteopath, Naturepath, or hormone type person who can do scripts for you. > > Your labs show that you could take more much hormone. > > My TSH..is .01 and both my frees are over the range by 100 percent! I would feel near death with your labs. I was delerious and and seeing double when my TSH..was .14. > > I'm not surprised you don't feel well. My OTHER doctors think I'm WAY overmedicated...so I'm glad I don't do what they tell me to do. I'm still hypo with a lowish BP and temp. THEY never take that stuff into consideration. YOU would think VITALS would be important to doctors too. Wouldn't ya? > > ~E:) > > > Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic > Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar > > > You are receiving Individual Emails Change Delivery Settings > Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe > > We Made Changes > Your Yahoo! Groups email is all new. > Learn More > > > > Share Feedback > > > Recent Activity > > 7 > New Members > > 1 > New Polls > > Visit Your Group > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Thank you Dawn! This site is great. How much Selenium is recommended per day? Do you take supplements and eat the Brazil nuts or do the nuts contain enough? Would maximizing the T4 help with conversion or is that a separate issue? > > > > Hi everyone. I saw about the fifth doctor for my Hashimoto's last > > week. It is my understanding from reading the boards, that many > > people who have Hashimoto's feel best when their Free T levels are > > in the upper 1/3 of the range. Is this true? I am trying to find a > > doctor who will treat with this in mind and with consideration of > my > > symptoms. Does such a doctor really exist? > > > > My TSH goes lower and lower but my other labs are not going > higher. > > Is this common with Hashimoto's? My Free Ts have never been in the > > upper 1/3 and the Free T3 now is almost the lowest it has ever > been. > > Some of my symptoms are fatigue, sluggish, brain fog, cold feet, > > feeling colder than others, high cholesterol, cannot lose weight > no > > matter what I do, average body temperature of 97.5, the feeling of > > something stuck in my throat, numbness in fingers off and on, > heavy > > periods. My thyroid antibodies one year ago were 52 (0-34) and > this > > past January they were 159 (same range). A scan two years ago was > > normal, a scan done in October 2005 showed enlargement. My labs > are: > > > > TSH: 0.30 (0.35-5.5) > > Free T3: 259 (230-420) > > Free T4: 1.46 (0.8-1.8) > > T4: 7.8 (4.5-12.5) > > > > In your opinon, do my lab results justify my symptoms? I am > > currently taking 120 mg of Armour and at one time was on 150 mg. I > > have never had hyper symptoms. > > > > Doctors will not increase my meds because my TSH is low. I know > > people talk about the TSH becoming supressed during treatment. How > > can I find a doctor who will work with my other ranges? I have > been > > to five doctors. Like others going through this, I am very > > frustrated and tired of getting no help. > > > > Thanks for reading this long post. Any opinions and advice are > > greatly appreciated. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Thanks Tina. I hope we can both find a good doctor soon. > Hi everyone. I saw about the fifth doctor for my Hashimoto's last > week. It is my understanding from reading the boards, that many > people who have Hashimoto's feel best when their Free T levels are > in the upper 1/3 of the range. Is this true? I am trying to find a > doctor who will treat with this in mind and with consideration of my > symptoms. Does such a doctor really exist? > > My TSH goes lower and lower but my other labs are not going higher. > Is this common with Hashimoto's? My Free Ts have never been in the > upper 1/3 and the Free T3 now is almost the lowest it has ever been. > Some of my symptoms are fatigue, sluggish, brain fog, cold feet, > feeling colder than others, high cholesterol, cannot lose weight no > matter what I do, average body temperature of 97.5, the feeling of > something stuck in my throat, numbness in fingers off and on, heavy > periods. My thyroid antibodies one year ago were 52 (0-34) and this > past January they were 159 (same range). A scan two years ago was > normal, a scan done in October 2005 showed enlargement. My labs are: > > TSH: 0.30 (0.35-5.5) > Free T3: 259 (230-420) > Free T4: 1.46 (0.8-1.8) > T4: 7.8 (4.5-12.5) > > In your opinon, do my lab results justify my symptoms? I am > currently taking 120 mg of Armour and at one time was on 150 mg. I > have never had hyper symptoms. > > Doctors will not increase my meds because my TSH is low. I know > people talk about the TSH becoming supressed during treatment. How > can I find a doctor who will work with my other ranges? I have been > to five doctors. Like others going through this, I am very > frustrated and tired of getting no help. > > Thanks for reading this long post. Any opinions and advice are > greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Who reduced your Armour from 150 to 125? and was the blood draw before or after? Are you taking anything for your adrenals? All stress has enormous effect on how they are. I take a natural adrenal mixed with some herbs that are of the relaxing kind. Stimulants will only make them worse and function at a lower rate. Converting t4 to usable other t's is sometimes compromised when we lack suffient selenium and the max in pill form is 400mcg which is a relatively small amount but more than that on a consistant basis becomes toxic. That is one of the reasons I go for the nuts, that I just love them is beside the point (?) and then again are a more natural way of getting it into the system. I went to a naturopath just over a year ago and she told me, what I think as of the most important thing to remember. " If the food cannot remember where it came from be careful how much you eat of it " . So now I look at what I eat in relation to how it will affect my health, (but I really do still cheat and eat the wrong stuff at times). I would also concentrate on maxing conversion and having good working adrenals before increasing. I am hypo and don't have hashi's so others may have more on that. Dawn > > > > It looks like your free t4 is pretty good but the t3 is kinda low, > > so you may have a conversion problem. To maximize your t4 if you > > aren't taking it already you might find that selenium would help > > with that. Personally I eat 3 - 5 brazil nuts just to ensure that > I > > am getting the best of my meds. I do this as my morning snack so > I > > get a nutrious food and something for the meds to chew on as well. > > Dawn > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hi Dawn. When I saw a different doctor for another opinion, he reduced the dose I was taking. I thought I needed more when I was taking 150 mg, so I never should have reduced it but I did. I take a supplement for adrenal support but I have never had them tested. Do the Brazilian nuts have enough selenium in them? Should selenium be taken every day? I too believe that a healthy diet is important. The results posted in my first post here is from taking the 120 mg dose. In January, when I was taking 150 mg Armour daily my labs were: TSH 0.06 (0.30-5.50) Free T4 1.3 (0.8-1.8) Free T3 330 (230-420) Thanks so much for your input! > > > > > > It looks like your free t4 is pretty good but the t3 is kinda > low, > > > so you may have a conversion problem. To maximize your t4 if > you > > > aren't taking it already you might find that selenium would help > > > with that. Personally I eat 3 - 5 brazil nuts just to ensure > that > > I > > > am getting the best of my meds. I do this as my morning snack > so > > I > > > get a nutrious food and something for the meds to chew on as > well. > > > Dawn > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Thank you Sue. It really is confusing! I don't know if this doctor will be willing to do anything or not. I got my results in the mail with a note saying that everything looks good, stay where I am. I am going to leave a message for him about adding the T3 and see what he says. Do you feel better since adding the T3? > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Sue, thank you for your response! I am going to ask my doctor > > about adding this--great idea! I hope he will. > > > > Thanks again! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hi Sue. I am SO glad the T3 has helped you so much. I know it must be very exciting! My hands and feet are always freezing. I cannot wear sandals even now because my feet are so cold all the time. I sleep with wool socks on every night! I also crash mid-day and I cannot lose weight no matter what I do. Thank you so much for this information, it gives me much-needed hope. Your doctor sounds fantastic. Yes, what a concept to treat people individually! I left a message at my doctor's office about adding the T3. If he is not willing to try it, I found an integrated medicine place that is supposed to treat hypothyroidism. I will go there next if necessary. I hope your T3 increase helps you further and you continue to feel well and zesty! Again, thank you so much! > > > > > > > Thank you Sue. It really is confusing! I don't know if this doctor > > will be willing to do anything or not. I got my results in the mail > > with a note saying that everything looks good, stay where I am. I > > am going to leave a message for him about adding the T3 and see what > > he says. > > > -- > > Hi ya, > > I am a skeptic and a ³hard sell² especially when it comes to anything I have > to put in my body, and I have to say, without hesitation, that T3 made a > difference for me right away. > > I have had cold hands my entire life...and within a day or two of the T3, > could actually feel them ³warming². I used to sleep with socks on and that¹s > a thing of the past. > I used to run out of energy late afternoon ‹ no more! I also was on a > holding pattern with my weight and have very very slowly begun to lose > weight after gaining for a year straight, and I eat more now than I used to > I found my appetite increased but I eat healthy snacks like fruit, nuts, > low fat cheese and yogurt > > I also notice I have more ³zest² and just a better outlook on life overall. > T3 is actually used for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression which > led me to ask my endo to add it to my T4. > > My T3F ranges 7 weeks ago were a bit higher than yours are now but had been > running just 10 pts over being out of range on the low end ‹ so that¹s why I > went from 15 mcg to 25 mcg of the T3 - my endo is so willing to just write > what I want to try with meds --- and I love her for that. > > Most docs are just THRILLED if you are in range and that is just SUCH CRAP > --- look at the ranges --- there¹s just no way ‹think about weight charts > and we all know it¹s nice to be ³in range² but would feel better at mid > range, low range, or even high range---and that¹s what doctors need to > realize, and hopefully the more patients ask to be treated for symptoms and > case by case, the more willing they will be to do this... What a novel > idea, huh? > > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hi , thank you for your response. I have never had hyper symptoms, but it does sound like it would be the worst. I can definitely understand your impatience though. It can take so long for improvement. I don't understand why doctors won't try small increases. I think most people would let them know if the increase made them hyper! I am glad you are doing better than you were. > > Hyper sucks... Thyroid storm sucks more.... > > I've been hyper, in storm, hypo, severe hypo, mildly hyper, back to hypo > and now fairly decent, just need to work my dose back up..... > > Of all the stages I've been through I'll take hypo over all forms of > hyper..... > > Twice I increased my dosing to quickly and went mildly hyper.. both times > I had to back off my dose... wait for my body to use up the excess and > then start working my dose up again... slower. > > I ended up losing a few months with my impatience... that's why I keep > saying that you'll get better a lot sooner going slow and doing it right > then rushing things and having to start all over again.... > > Topper () > > On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:16:05 -0000 " lymebytes " > writes: > > < snip > > > > I know if I had hyper symptoms I would want to cut > > back the meds because being hyper sounds like it would be > > horrible. > > < snip > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 > TSH: 0.30 (0.35-5.5) > Free T3: 259 (230-420) > Free T4: 1.46 (0.8-1.8) > T4: 7.8 (4.5-12.5) > > In your opinon, do my lab results justify my symptoms? I am > currently taking 120 mg of Armour and at one time was on 150 mg. I > have never had hyper symptoms. Armour suppresses TSH.. your Free T4 looks fine, it has room to go higher but is well with in normal ranges.. A question to ask the doctor though.. if the TSH is supressed and the FT4 is in range that what is happening with the FT3.. FT3 is the active usable hormone in the body..this is the hormone you feel..and this is what you are feeling and why you have the symptoms.. You are not converting and all though I am not an expert it looks like you may have thyroid hormone resistance...you need more T3..more that what is normal for replacement hormone for hypo's.. some how you need to convince the doctor of this.. adding more Armour is one option although you would have to convince the doc that the high FT4 has no meaning..or another option would be to add Cytomel which is a synthetic T3 replacement hormone..this would raise only the FT3 and should elevate the hypo symptoms. Kats3boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Lymebytes This looks like a major conversion problem to me, from T4 to T3, considering how high that T4 is in comparison to T3. Also, you may be on too low a dose of Armour for YOU, most likely, as a matter of fact. Cellular resistance is another matter. Look in our files under doctors. I've not been able to see any of these doctors because of no insurance, money, etc.....You know the rest. But I got insurance in January and it has a one yr clause for preexisting conditions, so I'm holding my breath that one of the better thyroid docs will take my insurance, when the time comes. Advice needed please! Hi everyone. I saw about the fifth doctor for my Hashimoto's last week. It is my understanding from reading the boards, that many people who have Hashimoto's feel best when their Free T levels are in the upper 1/3 of the range. Is this true? I am trying to find a doctor who will treat with this in mind and with consideration of my symptoms. Does such a doctor really exist?My TSH goes lower and lower but my other labs are not going higher. Is this common with Hashimoto's? My Free Ts have never been in the upper 1/3 and the Free T3 now is almost the lowest it has ever been. Some of my symptoms are fatigue, sluggish, brain fog, cold feet, feeling colder than others, high cholesterol, cannot lose weight no matter what I do, average body temperature of 97.5, the feeling of something stuck in my throat, numbness in fingers off and on, heavy periods. My thyroid antibodies one year ago were 52 (0-34) and this past January they were 159 (same range). A scan two years ago was normal, a scan done in October 2005 showed enlargement. My labs are:TSH: 0.30 (0.35-5.5)Free T3: 259 (230-420)Free T4: 1.46 (0.8-1.8)T4: 7.8 (4.5-12.5)In your opinon, do my lab results justify my symptoms? I am currently taking 120 mg of Armour and at one time was on 150 mg. I have never had hyper symptoms. Doctors will not increase my meds because my TSH is low. I know people talk about the TSH becoming supressed during treatment. How can I find a doctor who will work with my other ranges? I have been to five doctors. Like others going through this, I am very frustrated and tired of getting no help.Thanks for reading this long post. Any opinions and advice are greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Kats3boys, thank you for your response. I also wonder why the Free T3 is so low compared to the other ranges. I am going to post this information separately also, but I did call the doctor Thursday night and left a message asking to try the Cytomel. I really did not think he would prescribe it, but guess what??!! He did! I am elated! Thanks to you guys I knew what to ask for. Hopefully, this will help me feel better! > > > TSH: 0.30 (0.35-5.5) > > Free T3: 259 (230-420) > > Free T4: 1.46 (0.8-1.8) > > T4: 7.8 (4.5-12.5) > > > > In your opinon, do my lab results justify my symptoms? I am > > currently taking 120 mg of Armour and at one time was on 150 mg. I > > have never had hyper symptoms. > > Armour suppresses TSH.. your Free T4 looks fine, it has room to go > higher but is well with in normal ranges.. > > A question to ask the doctor though.. if the TSH is supressed and > the FT4 is in range that what is happening with the FT3.. FT3 is the > active usable hormone in the body..this is the hormone you feel..and > this is what you are feeling and why you have the symptoms.. > > You are not converting and all though I am not an expert it looks > like you may have thyroid hormone resistance...you need more > T3..more that what is normal for replacement hormone for hypo's.. > some how you need to convince the doctor of this.. adding more > Armour is one option although you would have to convince the doc > that the high FT4 has no meaning..or another option would be to add > Cytomel which is a synthetic T3 replacement hormone..this would > raise only the FT3 and should elevate the hypo symptoms. > > Kats3boys > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Thanks Sue. I am really surprised and grateful that this doctor ordered it. Like many people, I have seen so many doctors trying to get help. He prescribed 25 mcg with 1/2 pill to be taken daily for two weeks before taking the whole pill. > > Good news on adding the Cytomel and it makes sense your did prescribe it > since you asked for outright and you numbers show you are at low. > GOOD for you...let me know how you do on it..how much are you gonna take? > > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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