/was: Re: Hypothyroidism problem? - Test results - any insights, please

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Yes, Armour is a natural thyroid hormone. You could try to find a dr, preferably

a naturopath or a dan!, but in my experience even most of them do not understand

the importance of keeping the free T3 up where it is supposed to be.

Your son's Tsh is high, ours was only at 1.10, but her free T3 was low, but was

within the reference range the lab gave, but not the correct ref. range for

children. The correct ref range required her free T3 to be 2 points higher than

the given ref range.

I don't think you are making too much of it. If the thyroid levels are not

right, children can lose IQ points, so it is very important, critical for your

son's future development. The drs make you feel as if you are making too much of

it. We didn't even bother to ask ours what he thought, lol. This is much more

common than you think that kids with ASD have thyroid problems. You're lucky,

you found out about your boys.

Post to M. who reads this board and she will help you. If you don't

hear from her within a week, post back to me.

In the meantime you can try supplementing kelp or an OTC thyroid glandular,

although with a Tsh that high, it probably won't cure anything, but will provide

a bandaid until you can get it corrected.

Good luck,

[ ]/was: Re: Hypothyroidism problem? - Test results

- any insights, please

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Is Armour a natural thyroid hormone? Would any doctor prescribe it

based on the results of the TSH & Free t4 alone? Could it harm a

child if she doesn't need it afterall? I'll be moving forward with

some additional testing of the free t3 and thyroid antibodies

(hopefully my doctor is willing to run these too), but by the time

that all happens, several more weeks could go by.

Is there anything over-the-counter that could be helpful in the

meantime? I'm pretty confused right now, because the TSh at 3.5 is

within the normal range, and I feel like I may be making too much of

this.

Thanks,

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> > Thryoid problems are quite common in these kids.

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> > The correct testing is free T3, free T4 and TSH.

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> > Checking TSH alone will miss most problems.

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> > The normal range for free T3 in children is much higher than

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> > The relation of free T3 and free T4 to each other can often be

messed

> > up and too low of free T3 impairs intellectual development.

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[Guest guest]

When were the original labs run? If the lab still has the sample

they should be able to run it (assuming the Rx was for Free T3 in

the first place).

Anne

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> > > Thryoid problems are quite common in these kids.

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> > > The correct testing is free T3, free T4 and TSH.

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> > > Checking TSH alone will miss most problems.

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> > > The normal range for free T3 in children is much higher than

> it is in

> > > adults.

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> > > The relation of free T3 and free T4 to each other can often

be

> messed

> > > up and too low of free T3 impairs intellectual development.

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> > > Andy . . . .

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