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GP is not in till Monday and receptionist just told me these results. Anyone know if they are normal or not as I'm having symptoms of hypo again. I'm currently on 75mg levothyroxine.
Thanks in advance for any help
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dave64969 sharon3005
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gina85048 sharon3005
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sharon3005 gina85048
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Thanks Gina, I was diagnosed in April, my thyroid was practically undetectable, after missing thecresults in December. I don't know what I'm supposed to be looking for at all as GP has never explained anything to me. Initially i was put on 100mg of levothyroxine then next results was told to reduce to 75, then I was normal, however I started having symptoms again and that's the results I got today. It's so difficult to understand
gina85048 sharon3005
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What does MD mean by not detectable? On lab or ultrasound? If he based that on one set of labs, those results could have been wrong. Obviously your thyroid is functioning for you to be so hyper with only 75 MCGS of t4. I would advise decrease dosage, maybe even wean off and start over. Have u had thyroid antibodies done, also US of thyroid and needle bx to check in Hashimotos. In my case, antibodies were not Hugh due to suppressed immune system thereforewas missed until I insisted on US and bx which confirmed Hashimotos. From there had it removed and now feeling better.Difficult finding doc to listen, I've been nurse 31 years and still had hard time getting taken seriously. Frustrating yes! of t4.
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sharon3005 gina85048
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Deary me it's a nightmare. All I know was in December my pituitary gland was releasing too high, by April I was really unwell, doctor took blood test and told me my thyroid was undetectable, I was then told the reason was my own immune system has attacked my thyroid. I have not had any other tests or been sent to endocrinologist, just my local doctor.
dave64969 sharon3005
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MtViewCatherine sharon3005
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Hi Sharon, I've found that all the thyroid meds cause my TSH to drop to near zero, or undetectable. So it's normal to have low TSH while on thyroid meds.
However, also on the levothyroxin, I woukd expect it would be more likely for your T4 to be high and T3 to be low. If you're saying your T3 is high, then either 1. There was an error on the lab tests / results, or 2. Your body is somehow compensating and has amoeba up your T3 production. Thus is highly unlikely, as levothyroxin is T4 only, so blood work generally shows T4 in the high range with T3 in the low range. That's IF you're dosing it right. But you see, how the medication because it is T4 only, will always result in high T4, in order to get T3 in range from the bottom. So your results of high T3 don't make sense. What was your T4?
sharon3005 MtViewCatherine
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Thanks Catherine, I don't know what t3 is, all I know is my results were tsh 0.14 and free thyroxine 23. I don't actually know what t4 and t3 is, no doctor has explained anything to me. I have only had blood tests, no other tests
MtViewCatherine sharon3005
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Sorry, joyfully have to find out which free thyroxin they tested. I'd imagine T4, but best not to assume. Is there any way you can print out your results? If you can get the results, you can do some online searching.
with thyroid disease, you basically have to learn to be your own doctor, bc you'll have to be able to monitor averything yourself and advocate for whatever treatment you feel will work.
it takes time and research, but you'll figure it out. Once you get an understanding, you'll have a better feeling of what to try.
Good luck!
james_99873 sharon3005
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2 conditions that can look like hypothyroidism and is obviously the thyroid gland and the Menopause so must be checked out and always ask questions of your doctor, ask this if this was you doctor what would you do, that's a starting point if they give you any options of would you like to do this do that they are the experts so ask them!
that said you should check out a condition where your immune system is attacking your thyroid gland, this is called Hashimotoe's disease which you can put right!
can I ask have you put much weigh on in the last few months/years?
you see the thyroid takes care of all the cells in your body and this can affect the function of the organs in your body so putting this right is important!
Would it it make sense if I told you to stop eating immune boosting foods and go on a high protine diet for 4-5 weeks then see what happens, after all you are just eating foods and not eating other foods, this helps your immune system understand that your thyroid gland is what it is apart of your body,
foods nit to eat are as follows
carrots
cabbage
cauliflower
broccoli
turnip
My fiancee had hypothyroidism and she is now cured all the blood tests came back as normal, this was after she was told she would have to go for a byopsy after she had a scan!
Hope this helps!
sharon3005 james_99873
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MtViewCatherine sharon3005
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Foods not to eat also include strawberries. You can do a search for goitrogens for a full list of foods to avoid.
If you really can't get by without cruciferous veggies (as this includes many healthy leafy greens) you can eat them in moderation if they are very well cooked.
MtViewCatherine james_99873
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Hi James, good post and information. I have to caution though because it's typical for many illnesses to be blamed on menopause. Unfortunately, the "you're getting older and your hormone levels are dropping" is pretty much a catch all for any female medical complaint.
The REALLY horrible thing that people don't know, is that hypothyroidism causes both infertility and premature menopause. It's unfortunate that doctors don't recognize this and pass off female symptoms as unrelated.
Once the hypothyroidism is treated, the hormonal imbalances can be treated by natural means to rebalance, and will generally go back to normal. This results in the alleviation of "menopausal" symptoms.