Hi there after tests my results are as follows :
Tsh 10.8
T4 12 range 10-24
Positive for antibodies
Spoke to locum today- will speak to my doc Tomo but he will treat with levo based on those numbers (he's already said) so have autoimmune hypothyroid but main q is how will I know if graves or hashis x
Hi lisaallen it can't be graves, as with Graves you would have high t4 and low tsh which is hyper thyroid and yours is hypothyroid so must be hashis
LisaAllen,
If your thyroid peroxidase antibodies are positive you have Hashimoto's. There is no cure for Hashimoto's which causes 90% of hypothyroidism. Treatment is for the low thyroid levels it causes. Many people have found that 100% gluten-free diet is helpful in reducing Hashi flares, symptoms and eventually antibodies.
chriskresser.com/the-gluten...
thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_...
For maximum absorption Levothyroxine should be taken with water 1 hour before, or 2 hours after, food and drink, 2 hours away from other medication and supplements, and 4 hours away from calcium, iron, vitamin D supplements, magnesium and oestrogen.
It takes 7-10 days for Levothyroxine to be absorbed before it starts working and it will take up to six weeks to feel the full impact of the dose. Symptoms may lag behind good biochemistry by several months.
You should have a follow up thyroid test 6-8 weeks after starting Levothyroxine. Arrange an early morning and fasting (water only) blood draw when TSH is highest, and take Levothyroxine after your blood draw.
Now got TPO results 345 (top of normal is 60) treatment given but doc says it is not graves or hashis?????
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