Calcitonin, calcium and phosphates

[Guest guest]

> I don't want to give up armour because of the calcitonin. What a

difference I feel in my bones. And we don't know what else those other

hormones and things we haven't discovered yet do. (Jonathon ) But

it certainly sounds like it would be worth trying the T4 in addition.

>

Hi ,

I've been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and started on t4 but my endo

expects that I shall need t3 added. I don't mind trying synthetic t3

but am wondering if I'm likely to need to switch to Armour for the

calcitonin it contains.

I don't yet have copies of my recent blood test results so cannot give

figures but this shouldn't matter as my question is a general one.

My endo seems to think that my " low phosphates " is insignificant,

probably dietary, and he's happy that my calcium level is " good " , but I

have found several references to low phosphates accompanying

hypothyroidism. Also, from what I've read low serum phosphates tends to

go with high serum calcium and vice versa. If a lack of calcitonin can

cause high serum calcium (as a result of releasing calcium from the

bones) could this somehow result in low serum phosphates?

If so, and if I discover that my serum calcium is high rather

that " good " , perhaps I am more likely than others to need Armour and

may need to get some info together for my endo.

I'd be pleased to hear from anyone who's tried to work out whether

their " low phosphates " is significant.

[Guest guest]

The calcitonin link is something I have suspected too and one of the

reasons I think that desicated thyroid/Armour has worked so well for

me. Perhaps a bit of T4 but I'm not sure how receptive my doctor

would be because she would prefer me to take T4 only. I'm closing in

on 60 and need to say I'd be scared to switch at this point

especially with the disastrous results I had when I started on T4 20

years ago.

Is there any calcitonin/Armour research available for us to read?

Karin

>

> > I don't want to give up armour because of the calcitonin. What a

> difference I feel in my bones. And we don't know what else those

other

> hormones and things we haven't discovered yet do. (Jonathon

) But

> it certainly sounds like it would be worth trying the T4 in

addition.

> >

>

>

> Hi ,

>

> I've been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and started on t4 but my

endo

> expects that I shall need t3 added. I don't mind trying synthetic

t3

> but am wondering if I'm likely to need to switch to Armour for the

> calcitonin it contains.

>

> I don't yet have copies of my recent blood test results so cannot

give

> figures but this shouldn't matter as my question is a general one.

>

> My endo seems to think that my " low phosphates " is insignificant,

> probably dietary, and he's happy that my calcium level is " good " ,

but I

> have found several references to low phosphates accompanying

> hypothyroidism. Also, from what I've read low serum phosphates

tends to

> go with high serum calcium and vice versa. If a lack of

calcitonin can

> cause high serum calcium (as a result of releasing calcium from

the

> bones) could this somehow result in low serum phosphates?

>

> If so, and if I discover that my serum calcium is high rather

> that " good " , perhaps I am more likely than others to need Armour

and

> may need to get some info together for my endo.

>

> I'd be pleased to hear from anyone who's tried to work out whether

> their " low phosphates " is significant.

>

>

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