Kcmc3 in reply to Kcmc33 years ago

Also, is it possible that a “mere” quarter grain can take me from still feeling very tired to feeling great?

fibrolinda in reply to Kcmc33 years ago

Absolutely😁 Trouble is you don't know which quarter ... But yes 1/4 CAN make a big difference that's why low and slow now, good luck.

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Kcmc3 in reply to fibrolinda3 years ago

Aww that gives me some hope then! I’m better but not better enough so I really hope this little increase will make all the difference. Thank you!!

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SeasideSusieAdministrator in reply to Kcmc33 years ago

Kcmc3

Do you think two weeks is long enough to wait before I increase again (if necessary)?

Personally I would wait longer. Your FT3 is 68% through it's range at the moment so it's likely that's not far off your optimal level. The T4 in the NDT is going to take longer for the FT4 level to settle so if it was me I'd give it 6 weeks. Depending on how much natural conversion of T4 to T3 you have, the extra T4 in the NDT will not only affect your FT4 but it is likely to increase your FT3 as well, then there's the extra T3 in the NDT. So I'd leave things to settle and not rush it, it's so easy to miss your optimal dose.

Kcmc3 in reply to SeasideSusie3 years ago

Ok, that’s all really helpful, thank you!

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SlowDragonAdministrator in reply to Kcmc33 years ago

As you have Hashimoto's are you on strictly gluten free diet? Or tried it?

This frequently helps reduce symptoms too

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

While still eating high gluten diet ask GP for coeliac blood test first or buy test online for under £20, just to rule it out first

Assuming test is negative you can immediately go on strictly gluten free diet

(If test is positive you will need to remain on high gluten diet until endoscopy, maximum 6 weeks wait officially)

Trying gluten free diet for 3-6 months. If no noticeable improvement then reintroduce gluten and see if symptoms get worse

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

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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

chriskresser.com/the-gluten...

amymyersmd.com/2018/04/3-re...

thyroidpharmacist.com/artic...

drknews.com/changing-your-d...

restartmed.com/hashimotos-g...

Kcmc3 in reply to SlowDragon3 years ago

Thanks SlowDragon. I tried going strictly gluten free for 6 months some time ago and didn’t really detect much change. My antibodies fluctuate anyway and the very slight decrease when I tested didn’t seem significant after all that effort going gluten free. In fact, my last antibody test (when I was eating gluten) showed a markedly reduced ATG and Anti Thyroid Peroxidase below the threshold. This surprised me a bit but I have been doing a lot of other “alternative” things for my health so maybe that’s helped. I’ll be testing antibodies again soon. May try going off gluten again but I’m trying to balance ease/stress and I did find it quite stressful trying to avoid it.

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SlowDragonAdministrator in reply to Kcmc33 years ago

good to hear you tried it .....always best to rule in ......or out

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