I am 30 years old endo stopped my thyroid medication of 175mcg levothyroxine and I am feeling awful I was diagnosed 2011 with hypothyroidism what do I need to do please thankyou
TSH 7.10 (0.2 - 4.2 mIU/L)
Free T4 13.3 (12.00 - 22.00 pmol/L)
Free T3 3.5 (3.1 - 6.8 pmol/L)
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I am in the US so am not totally familiar with your health system, but maybe a private doctor would be the way to go. You were on a pretty substantial dose of thyroid replacement to go from that to nothing seems crazy. Could you get copies of your bloods and post them? In the meantime support your thyroid with selenium or a combination thyroid supplement. Add seaweed to your diet and perhaps nacent iodine. When adding iodine he sure you are taking selenium and adding sea salt to your diet
Either way take results in, explain that you have started back on Levo at 50mcg and will need retest blood form for 6 weeks time.
You might consider putting in a complaint against the endo you saw. To leave you on no Levo, not closely monitored and with such awful results is negligent.
Your blood test results were fine when on Levothyroxine. Your Endo knows nothing about Thyroid hormones. I would go to your GP and get levo prescribed and complain about your treatment to the hospital. Your Endo is not qualified to treat you if he/she doesn't understand thyroid hormone. TSH is a pituitary hormone. It doesn't matter if low when FT3 and FT4 in range.
And I agree with Greygoose don't supplement iodine, it's not recommended.
Well, your vitamin levels really dropped when your thyroid medication was taken away. I would be dropping that into your complaint, if you make one, as clearly the Endo has made you nutrient deficient which surely demonstrates poor concern for your wellbeing.
Considering you are supplementing vitamin D3, presumably at your own cost since the NHS haven't given you enough, your levels now are much too low!! I hope they reimburse you for the cost of all the vitamins you've had to buy due to the Endo's incompetence.
No, don't add seaweed to your diet. Nor nascent iodine. That really isn't recommended for people with thyroid problems, and could make matters ten times worse.
I have been on both for years. Not here to debate just saying everyone has to do their own research. Dr Brownstein 's book on the thyroid is a good place to start. Selenium is a must when including iodine. Seaweed and nacent are really low levels. Go low and go slow. Everyone's body is different and all you can do is do your research, try things that seem appropriate, see how you feel and follow up with your doctor regularly.
No, you didn't say that everyone should do their own research, you said 'Add seaweed to your diet and perhaps nacent iodine.' That's not a suggestion, that's an order.
I'm not her for a debate, either, I just don't want people who know nothing about thyroid - the OP is new to all this - doing something that is not recommended and could make them worse.
I have not tested positive for antibodies, but my endo said that does not mean I do not have it . My thyroid scans suggest that I do, but apparently what I am doing keeps antibodies in check. I've been following a gluten free diet for years along with a number of supplements.
You cannot replace thyroxine with seaweed or iodine . .just not same thing. It's like saying cabbage suppresses thyroxine but you'd have to eat ridiculous amounts to gave any effect.
Jeez. Does this endo know how to read results? Quickly get back on thyroxine and put in a huge complaint! ( I had a GP who made mistake of thinking high reading was high thyroxine but we discussed and he realised was wrong straight away) . . Endo's should not make mistakes like this . .young endo missed out a blood test as in his opinion I was fine after nuclear medicine though I said I was sure I was getting hypo. Took years to recover as had no thyroxine in my system.
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