My TSH went from 1.7 last month to 3.89 this month
T3 is marked low at 69
Free t4 is low 0.8
All of my numbers got worse. I told my endocrinologist that I have symptoms and last appt was mid December and she said it was all in my head.
I am currently on 30 mg of Armour. And I know I need an Increase. My endocrinologist is ignorant and gaslights me so now that my declining thyroid health is literally ON PAPER, I hope she will give me an increase. I’ve asked her for T3 and she refuses. I don’t know what to do anymore. Should I go from 30mg of Armour to 45? Or 60? I have a lot of Armour so I don’t have to worry about running out. My friend sent me a lot of Armour because she doesn’t take it anymore. I’m worried about my T3 and my symptoms.
• depression, hair is falling out, I’m sleeping in until 11 Am and still tired, weight gain, sluggish, feeling horrible.
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If you can please add the reference ranges for your results then members should be able to help. Without ranges the numbers are meaningless because ranges vary from lab to lab.
Do you always do your thyroid tests as we advise:
* No later than 9am
* Nothing to eat or drink except water before the test
* Last dose of NDT 8-12 hours before the test, splitting dose and adjusting tie the day before if necessary
Also, giving the ranges will tell us which test was done. You had a Free FT4 and a Total T3, which is useless, and we would have known that by the reference interval.
Half a grain of Armour (30mg) is very much a starter dose. That’s 19mcg of T4 and 4.5mcg of T3. That’s never going to be enough in the longer term, as your results clearly show.
Your doctor doesn’t seem to understand that you can’t “top up” thyroid levels. It doesn’t work like that. You need to be working towards a replacement dose, which will be a much higher dosage than you’re currently on. My replacement dosage is 180mg (3 grains), for example. Most people on NDT need upwards of 90mg daily, and I’ve seen people here take higher dosages than I do (exactly how much you need depends on what your body requires). Is there any chance of firing your Endo and finding one who has a clue?
See how you feel on 45 for a week or two and then increase to 60. That’s still a low dose. Do you have it prescribed- you don’t want to run out. If she doesn’t recognise that your dose is too low, you really need to find someone who knows what they’re doing.
Yes I have an rx but for only less than 30mg from my endo. But I have an entire bottle of 60mg Armour from a friend because she doesn’t take it anymore, I have about 3 months worth of Armour so atleast there’s that. Yes if my endo doesn’t see how under medicated I am, I’m already starting tk look for another endo. It’s so challenging because everyone has super long waits
Even if she agrees to Increade me, I’ve already increased my dose myself to 45mg today. She thinks I’m taking 15 mg and HALF of a 15, like she wouldn’t even increase me to 30 last appt. But you’re absolutely right, with these levels, I need a legitimate increase. It’s in plain writing that my levels are extremely low
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