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laurie75424
laurie75424

I had bloodwork done in September which showed high THS and normal T4. Had bloodwork again in Oct. and showed low end of normal THS and high T4. Still haven't heard from my Doctor. I'm on amiodarone. 200mg/day. Is that too much iodine?!

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  • Startreknewf
    Startreknewf laurie75424

    Posted

    Hi Laurie,

    Be extra careful keeping a check on your thyroid readings while taking Amiodarone. I was on it for over 12 months and it completely wiped out my thyroid gland's ability to function normally. The consultant said it is not repairable so I will have to take Levothyroxine everyday for the rest of my life. I was then changed from Amiodarone to Tildiem and digoxin, which has been a great improvement. 

    • laurie75424
      laurie75424 Startreknewf

      Posted

      I've been on amiodarone for a year now. I had 2 cardiac arrests and multiple shocks from my implantable cardioverter defibrillator, which is why I'm on the amio. I'm already on levothyroxine 0.088mg per day. I just hope I'm not getting too much iodine..

      Thanks for your reply!

  • ann68675
    ann68675 laurie75424

    Posted

    I am a trained biochemistry technician so I thought it would be useful for you to understand what the letters mean. It is TSH not THS and stands for thyroid stimulating hormone.  This hormone  stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroxine (T4).  The high TSH was showing that your thyroid was not responding well ie  it was trying to get the thyroid to put out more T4.  By October it seems to have sorted itself out - ie the TSH was happy!

    I cannot answer the question about the iodine - only your doctor can answer that question as he has teh full picture.

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