Re: Kats and others....help

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Hey all-- I just wanted to post all my results including both blood and saliva so you guys can give me some more guidance. also, i'm so confused about whether or not i should try iodine and if i should consider taking adrenal support and if so, how do you know what to take. i heard some are stronger than others---isocort, HC, cortef.... i'm still debating on whether i should start the armour or not.... also, today, i felt horrible--i got the panicky feeling, i felt like i was going crazy, i thought i had to leave work....it's such a horrible feeling, my head actually felt some pressure, not like a headache but more pressure. i thought i would feel better after i ate something, but it's still there, just not as bad. i hate this feeling, it really scares me and i feel like "what if i end up in the hospital in the psych ward or what if i have to take my

ativan which just zonks me out." i'm wondering if this is thyroid related or is something else going on?? well, here are my results: SALIVA: Free Cortisol Rhythm (6-28-06)7-8 am 19 range is 13-24 normal11-noon 5 range is 5-10 normal4-5 pm 9 range is 3-8 elevated11-midnite 4 range is 1-4 normalDHEA

3 range is 3-10 borderlinefTSH 40 range is 26-85 normalfT4 .18 range is .17-.42 normalfT3 1.26 range is .28-1.10 highTPO negativeEstradiol 13 range is 5-13 normal for follicular stage?Progesterone

29 range is 20-100 normal for follicular stage?Free Testosterone 18 range is 8-20 normalBLOOD:TSH11-12-04 2.459-27-05 4.30 2 wks. post miscarriage10-13-05 3.11 1 month post m/c10-24-05

2.4111-10-05 2.61 2 months post m/c12-12-05 2.68 3 months post m/c12-21-05 3.102-14-06 2.78 5 months post m/c3-31-06

3.236-16-06 2.601-07 3.31 2-22-07 2.40 10-13-05 Thyroglobulin Antibodies was <20 and the reference range is <2010-13-05 Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies was <10 and the range is <3510-13-05

Anti-Streptolysin O was 51 and the range is < or = 20010-13-05 ANA Screen was negativeFT3 and FT410-13-05 326 (230-420) and 1.5 (.8-1.8)11-10-05 305 (230-420) and 1.1 (.8-1.8)2-14-06 330 (230-420) and 1.3 (.8-1.8)6-16-06 280 (230-420) and 1.5

(.8-1.8)2-22-07 332 and 1.3 Total Cortisol10-14-05 28.7 range is 4.0-22.010-26-05 21.0 same range2-14-06 17.5 same range6-16-06

18.0 range is 3.0-17.0Ferritin10-14-05 23 range is 10-15412-12-05 24 same range2-14-06 20 same range6-28-06 23 same range2-22-07 25 B1210-14-05

322 range is 200-110011-10-05 382 same range2-14-06 307 same range3-31-06 247 same range6-16-06 739 2-22-07 332I would appreciate all your help. thanks--PJ

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i'm still debating on whether i should start the armour or not....

it really scares me and i feel like " what if i end up in the hospital

in the psych ward or what if i have to take my ativan which just

zonks me out. " i'm wondering if this is thyroid related or is

something else going on??

well, here are my results:

SALIVA:

Free Cortisol Rhythm (6-28-06)

BLOOD:TSH

2-22-07 2.40

FT3 and FT4

2-22-07 332 (230-420) and 1.3(.8-1.8)

Ferritin

range is 10-154

2-22-07 25

B12

range is 200-1100

2-22-07 332

I would appreciate all your help. thanks--PJ

Thyroid does play a huge part in mental health..just understanding

that relation helps..may not make it better..but helps with soem of

the stress issues.

I have modified your post a little.. thyroid status changes..and

although it does give some history, look at the date of them and your

Saliva testing date..unfortunately I am one who thinks once the labs

are more than 6 weeks old they are not good for much, especially with

making the decision of starting meds or not.

What I would reccomend is another trip to the docs..

TSH, FT3, FT4, TPO, TRAB and 24 hour iodine urine collection,

ferritin, B12, fasting glucose.

Look at the difference your B12 took in 6 months..and 6 months before

that.

FT4..1.3( .8-1.8)..1.3 is exactly half..so probabley too low for you.

FT3..332(230-420)..315 is half, so you are just above half on T3..

Honestly it is too early in the labs to see if you have a conversion

issue and would benefit from the extra T3 in Armour or if you need T4

only.

One of the biggest secrets to getting proper thyroid treatment is to

find out why you have a thyroid problem. None of your previous

antibody testing showed any autoimmune disorder, although they are

out dated and should be rerun.

Have you had a thyroid ultrasound done to check for thyroid nodules,

goiter etc?

Kats3boys