A Zillion Questions!!
OKAY. A little background... I am 23 with Hashimotos. Have been on synthroid for almost a year. Here are all of my questions-
1. does anyone else have their thyroid swell up periodically? 2. my lab test come back fine, but i feel horrible! I am in school and am having trouble concentrating, thinking, staying awake... my doc refuses to do anything else because of the lab tests. (have had the adrenal gland tests, theyre fine) anyone know whats wrong? 3. atkins isnt working, although i have had results before. Anyone tried stillmans? 4. my doc has me on one pill everyday, except sunday- take two. Anyone heard of that kind of schedule? 5. I have horrible mood swings! I am usually pretty even tempered but now my husband and kids are hiding from me. Anyone else? ok, well i guess thats only 5. Hopefully some of you out there will have the answers. I am just tired of feeling large and puffy and stupid. thanks |
Hi Admo:
If I were a bettin' girl, I'd bet your numbers aren't right. The best way for us to help you is to get your most recent labs and post them along with their reference ranges. That way we can see what your doctor deems to be fine. If you don't have them, your doctor's office can fax them to you or you can pick up a copy. Many people have difficulty converting T4 to T3 so it could also be that you are having this problem, in which case you need to add some T3 into the mix, either through Armour (natural dessicated thyroid) or Cytomel, a synthetic T3. You should ask your doctor to test your Free T3 and Free T4 levels. If he won't do it, find another doctor who will. You shouldn't have to live life feeling like crap just b/c you doctor thinks you are fine. :rolleyes: You say you had your adrenals tested. How were they tested? People with AutoImmune Disease can also have burned out adrenals to some extent since it's cortisol that is our natural anti-inflammatory. You don't have to have the most extreme form, Addison's Disease, for this to happen. If your doctor is conventional, I'm guessing he only tested for the rare form of Addison's Disease. But to me, it sounds as if you need to get your thyroid meds straightened out. You aren't exhibiting symptoms of being hyperthyroid due to low adrenal reserves, you sound more hypothyroid. Wanda |
I second what Wanda said. The likely culprit is low T4 and/or low T3. It also depends a lot on what your doc is calling 'normal'. Do you know your TSH? 3 or 4 is NOT normal, not by the newest guidelines, and even 2 is higher than 'optimal'.
Cheers, Friday |
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You could try addressing these issues with your doctor, but you might need to find a new doctor. This is a good place to start. I hope you find some help. Nat |
ok, thanks for your help. i finally got my labs for myself but i am not sure what they mean.
it says thyroxine 8.9 tsh 2.95 any suggestions? thanks guys |
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Admo, your TSH is high, it's almost 3.0. I suspected it would be. Most people who are 'normal', with no thyroid disease, have a TSH below 1.0. This is where your doctor should be trying to get yours. That being said, TSH is not as important as your FT levels. It looks to me like that is a total thyroxine, or T4 level, which is not the most accurate. I suspect your doctor is NOT ordering the right tests to monitor your progress. Do you have the lab range for the T4 number? It should be on the right of the report, 8.9 looks low to me, but w/o the upper and lower lab range I cannot be sure. In any event, a TSH of 2.95 is a sign your body is trying to make more thyroid hormones. A T4 that is low is a sign it cannot - this is because the antibodies in Hashi's attack the very mechanism by which your body makes the hormones. I think you need an increase; based on the high TSH and your low looking T4. You definitely need better tests. You require a FT4 and FT3, which will tell you how much Freed circulating hormones you have. Nat |
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