I know everyone is going to say not optimal but I can not get my doc to increase
Do I have any other options to add to my 105 Armour ?
Still cold and energy not great
TSH 1
0.076
0.450-4.500 uIU/mL Below low normal
T4,Free(Direct) 1
0.99
0.82-1.77 ng/dL
Triiodothyronine (T3), Free 1
3.3
2.0-4.4 pg/mL
Optimal is not a number. It's how you feel. So, how do you feel with those results?
What do you mean by 'other options to add to your Armour'? If you need an increase in dose, the only option is to add more hormone. It could be more Armour, or it could be synthetic T4, or synthetic T3, depending on which one makes you feel best. But, you can only replace a hormone with a hormone, not a vitamin or a mineral. 
Yes I feel like more Armour but not going to happen as doc actually wanted to cut back by 15
But I asked if I could stay on the 105
I just have no energy and am cold
was doing great on np for about 7 months
Then my new script smelled nasty and tasted nasty and that’s when I also noticed some symptoms returning while on the nasty np
I asked to switch to Armour
Only been 3 days on Armour maybe I need to give it more time
But I do realize they have the same equivalent of t3 and 4
And I do know the only way is with more hormones
Just thought there might be something else I could do
Yes, 3 days is not long, is it. But, your doctor is only looking at your TSH - silly man! - and not your FT3, which is the most important number.
I know I was hopping I could get an increase by 15 to be at 2 grains
To see if my symptoms went away
But will wait a few weeks longer
Have to find a way to convince him lol
If you've only been on your current dose for 3 days I guess these blood tests are from your previous dose? I would give it time and see where you end up. There is a small chance you might get some improvement, as different brands aren't exactly the same.
Sometimes our doctors won't help us, a lot of us end up buying and dosing our own.
That’s what I’m hoping for
Keep my fingers crossed and everything else lol
Do you regularly test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12
What vitamin supplements do you currently take?
Have you tried strictly gluten free diet?
Mag and d and milk thistle
Yes all test are where they need to be
Presumably you have Hashimoto's?
If so.......Are you on strictly gluten free diet?
Antibodies were neg
try to avoid gluten but not entirely
Maybe my next step
My daughter has hashi
When she goes gluten free she defently feels better
If your daughter is Hashimoto's then it's pretty likely you are too
According to Izabella Wentz the Thyroid Pharmacist approx 5% with Hashimoto's are coeliac, but over 80% find gluten free diet helps, sometimes significantly. Either due to direct gluten intolerance (no test available) or due to leaky gut and gluten causing molecular mimicry (see Amy Myers link)
Changing to a strictly gluten free diet may help reduce symptoms, help gut heal and slowly lower TPO antibodies
Trying gluten free diet for 3-6 months. If no noticeable improvement then reintroduce gluten and see if symptoms get worse
Non Coeliac Gluten sensitivity (NCGS) and autoimmune disease
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/296...
The predominance of Hashimoto thyroiditis represents an interesting finding, since it has been indirectly confirmed by an Italian study, showing that autoimmune thyroid disease is a risk factor for the evolution towards NCGS in a group of patients with minimal duodenal inflammation. On these bases, an autoimmune stigma in NCGS is strongly supported
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/300...
The obtained results suggest that the gluten-free diet may bring clinical benefits to women with autoimmune thyroid disease
nuclmed.gr/wp/wp-content/up...
In summary, whereas it is not yet clear whether a gluten free diet can prevent autoimmune diseases, it is worth mentioning that HT patients with or without CD benefit from a diet low in gluten as far as the progression and the potential disease complications are concerned
Thyroglobulin Antibody <1.0. Reference 0.0-0.9 IU/mL
Tpo. 8 reference range 0-34 IU/m
This was my results before any meds
Don't understand the TG antibodies result
Is result 2 and range 0.0-0.9
If so that suggests TG antibodies are positive.....it's a very odd range
sorry ignore the 2
So the result says ...more than < 1 .....i.e. High TG antibodies
I thought when the symbol is < it meant less than
Sorry ....yes you are correct
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les...
So that would me hashi?
Well it's really not clear is it
The result and ranges are confusing
Usually TG antibodies range is 115. If antibodies are under 115 that's negative and if over 115 that's positive
Your result seems to say less than 1. But range is extremely odd at 0-0.9
I was in the same situation. You know what I discovered? Lugol's solution really works to help me feel better. 70 years ago, lugol's solution was standard treatment for all thyroid disease.
Can some one look at my results please...
Not ovulating - need to get optimal!
Thyroid test results 
Is it normal to feel anxious when adding Armour?
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