Re:Question about Hashimotos and LDN

[Guest guest]

One test isn't sufficient to rule out Hashimoto's. 90% of people with

hypothyroidism have Hashimoto's and the antibodies do fluctuate so it requires

more than one test to make the diagnosis because they can sometimes appear in

the normal range.

I have Graves' disease and at first the diagnosis was Hashimoto's. Have

probably had a total of about five tests before this diagnosis was conclusive.

My antibodies have done many soars and dips.

I highly recommend the excellent book " Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When

My Labs Are Normal " by Datis Kharrazian. He's on the cutting edge of

understanding autoimmune thyroid illness from a functional perspective.

~Elanne