Hypothyroidism, Thyroxine and double liver cancer risk?

Levo causes all sorts of damage but not taking any causes more!!

Blood tests read TSH only, unless they are done by an endo. G P 's cannot (and mostly will not) order free T3 and free T4 tests which are vital to check the balance of hormones.

You need to go by how you FEEL not blood test results nor scaremongering by un-educated persons or articles, they are all meant to dissuade you from taking thyroxine which you will die without!! How sad is that?

Hi glynisrose

Thanks for coming back to me. I am concerned that there are alternatives to Thyroxine which would not cause liver damage. My doctor makes sure she tests my liver as well as thyroxine levels so there is concern there.I want to avoid anything rather than wait until something happens and then do something about it.

It is not a matter of waiting till you get an illness if your doctor insists on lowering your dosage YOU WILL get illnesses!!

What alternatives to thyroxine were you considering?

I know of none that will adequately replace your own natural thyroxine. Currently I am taking NDT which in my book is still the best option as it has no side effects nor does it incur illnesses at a later date, some people are on what many doctors would like to believe are 'high' doses but we are all different and require different amounts of meds.

Do not let your doc pull the wool over your eyes, doctors have a vested interest in getting your meds down as low as possible as well as getting bonuses for giving you other medications to control symptoms caused by an inactive or inadequate thyroid.

I would love to think that doctors work in our best interest, the truth is they don't, they just want to preserve their high paying jobs in my view.

My next test in on March 20 when I will be havingTSH and FT4 tests.

I think my doctor is reducing my Levothyroxine as it causes fatty liver and with a gallstone it must be under attack from both sides. I don't know ahat alternatives there are to Levo, I was doing some research.

When I was on the high dose my joints were as stiff as a board and couldn't get out of bed until I had 'warmed up'.

I feel better on this lower dose but she might put me back up to 125 as my throat feels funny.

I can;t go on too many meds as she knows I am against packing pills.

Sorry to be dense but what is NDT?

It's a disgrace the way we as thyroid patients are treat, thousands never regain a decent level of well being again!!! Do they do anything about it? No!!! It's scandalous we've all seen on forums people who HAVE gotten better after persisting and looking elsewhere! Why keep patients unwell? This wants answered there's so many if us. It's outrageous!!! And to be honest is neglect!

I hink I am in the region of a correct dose won but who knows, my doc says I might need higher does in future, they don;t really know do they?

You ask what is NDT (dessicated T used for a 100 years) it's on the STTM link you put above, I've not heard of a specific link with fatty liver but Thyroid sufferers do seem prone to high cholesterol, gallstones, & other autoimmune diseases like pernicious anaemia, diabetes etc. & worth sorting out irons, ferritin, folate, B12 and VitD first. You may find that supplementing low minerals/vitamins will help the Levo absorb better, as well as taking it with water alone away from drinks/breakfast - or some take it at night-time.

This hypothyroidism is rife in my family, my aunt, two cousins, my mother, my 3 siblings and my daughter is suffering from Hasihmotos.

I take mine at 6.30 am with water. I take loads of vitamins and have loads of energy and am quite fit apart form Diverticulitis and gallstone.

Hi - I truly hope that you now have your health under control, but I would like to add a consideration for anybody else following this discussion.

Over a year ago I was informed that I had a fatty liver and told to drink less alcohol, this surprised me as I dont drink a lot of alcohol. A few months later I was diagnosed with gallstones in my gallbladder, as I had no intention of having my gallbladder removed I did some research and found 'The liver & gallbladder flush'.

I have done the 'flush' now every month for over a year and have removed many stones, not only from my gallbladder but also from my liver.

It has been a long road and I am not fully clear yet, but I have cleared my fatty liver, removed a lot of stones and no longer have gallstone problems. I now realise that I was also suffering from an underactive thyroid when I had my fatty liver and I have started to get some symptoms but I intend to comtinue the liver flush, which I think will save me from having to take medication, which only seems to make me worse. I hope this is of help to anybody who feels they are losing control of their health, sometimes we have to take actions in our hands.

what is  liver flush please

I recently have had blood test with high Liver GGT readings. I am puzzled, been searching on line for answers. I have one third of my thyroid gland and on 200mgs of eutoxsig as thyroid supllement. Been on thyroid meds for over 30 yrs now my liver reading are high 195 and should be below 60.