Tsh ranges from 7-12. T4 is low at .53 and total T3 is normal at 111. Levothyroxine causes no sleep and headache. Tirosint and NP And Synthroid cause vomit. Armour causes disoriented, legs and arms swell so bad struggle to move. Had Doppler X-ray showed no clot, feel dizzy and not here on Armour.
51 yo female poor health. 3 Fundoplications with gastroparesis and sibo and teeth and toe nail loss. Anxiety and cry daily. 200 USA lbs overweight. Single mom disabled bankrupt goin homeless someday. Never in life have I ever got tsh to 1-2. Once 3 Comprised gi made Thyroid worse a lot. All classic hypo symptoms. All other nutrients fine on bloodwork. Gi and Thyroid blood show constant inflammation which I think will spread to other organs as my immune system kills me slow.
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Please can you clarify your latest blood test results TSH, FT4, FT3, (TPO & Tg antibodies if you have them) and what medication you are currently taking - for folk to help you.
Also post your B12/folate iron/ferritin & Vit D results if you have them - thyroid medication needs adequate vital minerals to work with. e.g. Dizziness can be associated with low B12.
Hemoglobin is 13.9 normal. Hemacrit is 40.9 normal. Vit d is 40 normal. Cortisol is normal at 11.6. B12 is high at 968 due to protein shakes. Last August antibodies normal at 1. Believe my fundos and gastroparesis and sibo prevent hashi remission.
Nanc, there's no such thing as 'normal'. Can you give us the ranges, so that we can interpret the results, please.
It would appear that you're under-medicated on Armour, but you don't tell us how much you're taking. It's usual for FT4 to be low when taking Armour, but we really need to see an FT3 test. The Total T3 gives no useful information, so impossible to tell in you're on the right dose. The FT3 is the most important number, when taking Armour.
OK, so your TSH is much too high, as you know. The FT4 could suggest under-medication, as it is below range. But the Total T3 tells us nothing at all.
So, how much Armour are you taking? And how do you take it? Do you take it on an empty stomach and wait at least one hour before eating or drinking anything other than water?
Armour is 30 mg in am yes one hr before food. Vit d is 40 in range of 30-100 and cortisol is 11.6 with AM specimen range of 6.2 to 19.4 and PM specimen range of 2.3 to 11.9.
Essential to get vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 tested and do you have high thyroid antibodies (this is Hashimoto's)
If so then strictly gluten free diet likely to help a lot
Low vitamins are highly likely with Hashimoto's
According to Izabella Wentz the Thyroid Pharmacist approx 5% with Hashimoto's are coeliac, but over 80% find gluten free diet helps significantly. Either due to direct gluten intolerance (no test available) or due to leaky gut and gluten causing molecular mimicry (see Amy Myers link)
But don't be surprised that GP or endo never mention gut, gluten or low vitamins. Hashimoto's is very poorly understood
Changing to a strictly gluten free diet may help reduce symptoms, help gut heal and slowly lower TPO antibodies
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