Hi below is my latest test result. after I took it on myself to up my thyroxine meds. after I got this test result back, my doctor called me in to say my sugar levels are high, (never had that before) I have to wait another week before i can have a glucose stressed blood test. to determine if i am diabetic. 5 Days ago I reduced my sugar in take dramatically. eat eat good food regularly throughout the day.
But I feel terrible, so light headed, confused and tiered, not great when I am a barber.
Sometimes people do not feel better on levothyroxine. Maybe your GP would consider some T3 to a reduced T4, as suggested by Dr Toft, ex president of the British Thyroid Association. If you email louise.warvill@thyroiduk.org and ask for a copy of the questions/answers to give to your GP. Q. 6 would apply to you, I believe.
This is an excerpt by Dr Lowe of Thyroidscience.
n 2002,[27] researchers evaluated the health status of
hypothyroid patients using T4 replacement therapy.
Compared to matched control patients, hypothyroid
patients on “adequate” dosages of T4 had a higher reported
incidence of four diseases: depression, hypertension,
diabetes, and heart disease. Hypothyroid pa
tients on inadequate T4 replacement (their TSH levels
were elevated) also had a higher incidence of strokes.
In addition, hypothyroid patients chronically used
more prescription drugs, especially for diabetes, cardiovascular
disease, and gastrointestinal conditions.
Patients on T4 replacement had scores 21% higher
(worse) than controls on the General Health Questionnaire.
The researchers wrote, “This community based
study is the first evidence to indicate that
patients on thyroxine replacement even with a normal
TSH display significant impairment in psychological
well-being compared to controls of similar age and
Yeah, Shon, I wouldn't call that FT3 good. It's too low, should be at the top of the range. It doesn't matter how low your TSH is or how high your FT4 is, if you haven't got enough T3 you are going to feel bad.
I agree with Shaws, you need some T3 added to your levo.
I agree totally with shaws. I felt dreadful with similar test results to you and was in despair. The addition of some T3 (for me in the form of NDT) has made all of the difference. I just don't feel well on thyroxine or when my FT4 is this high. I need my FT3 to be good but my FT4 to be mid-range.
Also it would be worth checking your iron, ferritin, vitamin D, vitamin B12 and folate.
I mention adding T3 to my meds to my doctors loads. but he will not do it. he says there is no proof it works, and also says there has been fatalities using it. so he s too afraid to give it to me (It seems)
Well, you know what, if you do a bit of searching - on this site and elsewhere on internet - you will find lots of proof that it works. So you print them out and give them to your doctor and then ask him for written 'proof' that there have been fatalities. That'll learn him to make up stories!!!
I think, actually, what he's saying is that he has no idea how to handle T3. He thinks it's some kind of voodoo medecin and you have to be a witch doctor to use it! In other words, he knows nothing about thyroid. Can you ask for a referal to an endo?
Mentioned it to my endo last year at Nottingham university hospital, he also shook his head.
I mean it has been stupid. I was told last year my blood count was fine, but i felt rubbish so I upped my meds, went back to the hospital and he congratulated me. now a year later when I am still not strong, I upped it again to the result above. why am i having to treat myself.
Shon, dont just mention it as if you're talking about the weather, tell him you want it! And you intend to get it, one way or another.
Why are you having to treat yourself? A lot of us do, because the average GP just isn't capable of treating us. And endos aren't much better. They just aren't interested in thyroid, they prefer diabetes. As one endo said 'thyroid just isn't sexy'! So there you have it. And that's the way it's going to stay unless a lot of us stand up and say no! No, I'm not accepting this. There is a way to get me well, so why won't you prescribe it for me?
They tell you your bloods are fine because they only look at the TSH. They haven't a clue what the other results are about. We have to educate them. But first we have to educate ourselves. Read as much as you can and know what you're talking about next time you see a doctor. Then you won't let them pull the wool over your eyes about bloods being 'fine' (is that a scientific diagnosis?). If you have any questions there will always be someone here to answer them for you. But remember, be assertive!
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