very low TSH high T4 on LCHF
 

hello all

I been on lchf for 20 months, the reason i went lchf was to heal my fatty liver (diagnosed on ultrasound)

my health status is..hep c (approx 17 years)
gastritis since 2006 (duodenum and stomach)
high blood pressure

im on meds for hbp
a recent blood panel revealed i had thyroid T4 level of 26 (normal range 10.00 - 22.00)
and TSH of 0.01 (normal range 0.30 - 5.50) almost non existent

I take so many supplements i wouldnt know if that would be the cause or if my woe is making my thyroid levels go high, i have started introducing carb nights monthly. I eat approx 50grams daily of low starch carbs (broccoli, cauliflower, spinach etc)

currently doing paragon parasite cleanse (suggested by someone on curezone for gastritis symptoms)
doing smartdrugs - alternating modafinil, aniracetam, noopept, piracetam (since taking smart drugs my regular brain fog issues have gone)
current supplements l-carnitine, co-q10, d-ribose, taurine, upgraded aging capsules, upgraded collegen, sugar free whey powder, 1ts resistant starch, vit c, vit d (when no sun), selenium, lugols iodine, upgraded glutathione
supplements for gastritis - cranberry, zinc carnosine, dgl, l-glutamine, magnesium chlorate

drugs - amlodipine 10mg candersarten 4mg (blood pressure meds) low dose naltrexone 3mg (private script) omeprazole 20mg as needed

i do bpc first thing in the morning with a smart drug and other supplements, i have pain in my side all the time which i manage with raw ginger, supplements mentioned all ready and omeprazole when i need it. Just wanted to get peoples feedback mainly on how I can get my thyroid levels back to normal without medication.

other wellness stuff i do ASEA, PEMF (full body mat), Earthing, table inversion, exercise most days,

thx

Luigi

Many times the thyroid has been damaged by an autoimmune response, there's no way to heal it. Is your doctor going to do further testing? Have they prescribed any treatment? Those numbers make me think hyperthyroid. Also, is it a regular T4 or free T4? regular T4 is not so useful as a diagnostic tool.

I'm sure some of our thyroid guru's will be along shortly with more information.

Free T4
Also I don't know if it makes any difference but the test is taken in UK, thyroid issues is a new problem for me :(

Probably has nothing to do with low carb, but you sound like you might have Hashimoto's (which can range from hyper- to hypo-) or Graves disease (hyper-thyroid).

i suspect my gastritis and hepatitis is making too much cortisol driving my TSH down

Just had a number of tests, 7 tubes I think, hopefully have a better picture in a couple weeks

High coritsol drives TSH up because it suppresses the thyroid. So the opposite of what you seem to think: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3520819/

Must have read it wrong, thyroid issues new problem to me

I can't help with your other questions/items, but I can offer some suggestions on the gastritis.
I suffer from gastritis and IBD - I can tell you that any green vegetable (broccoli, spinach etc) always sets off an attack for me. Green vegetables, onions, corn and beans were the first things I was told to eliminate by my GI and he was absolutely right. The onions I can eat now, but only if cooked. Try eliminating the greens and see if that helps

Interesting, I heard Chris kresser mention about the same thing, gonna give it a go, another trial :)