Graves' Disease Support Group
Graves-Basedow disease is a medical disorder that may manifest several different conditions including hyperthyroidism (over activity of thyroid hormone production), infiltrative exophthalmos (protruberance of one or both eyes and associated problems) and infiltrative dermopathy (a skin condition usually of the lower extremities). This disorder is the most common cause of...
Hi All, attached are my most recent labs. My numbers are now in the hypo range. So far, not feeling any of the hypo symptoms yet.
Updated Labs: 3/17/14
Previous Labs: 3/3/14
Free T3: 79.4 (80 - 204.0)
T3: 2.5 (2.3-4.2) - up from .88
Free T4: .91 (.80-1.80) - up from .41
T4: 4.7 (5.0 - 12.5) -
TSH: 4.89 (0.350 - 4.5) - up from 1.86
This past week I went to 2.5mg every other day, from the 5mg the endo had reduced me to on 3/3/14. I'm considering stopping the meds till next labs and continuing my supplements. My TSH has risen from 1.89 to 4.89 in 2 weeks (.008 for past 7 months). Is the goal higher end of FT4 and mid-range of FT3? My blood glucose and cholesterol are also up significantly which I've read can be tied to going hypo. I'll get new labs in 3-4 weeks. I purchased Elaine's book and will be reading that this weekend.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Updated Labs: 3/17/14
Previous Labs: 3/3/14
Free T3: 79.4 (80 - 204.0)
T3: 2.5 (2.3-4.2) - up from .88
Free T4: .91 (.80-1.80) - up from .41
T4: 4.7 (5.0 - 12.5) -
TSH: 4.89 (0.350 - 4.5) - up from 1.86
This past week I went to 2.5mg every other day, from the 5mg the endo had reduced me to on 3/3/14. I'm considering stopping the meds till next labs and continuing my supplements. My TSH has risen from 1.89 to 4.89 in 2 weeks (.008 for past 7 months). Is the goal higher end of FT4 and mid-range of FT3? My blood glucose and cholesterol are also up significantly which I've read can be tied to going hypo. I'll get new labs in 3-4 weeks. I purchased Elaine's book and will be reading that this weekend.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Elaine Moore is a good source of info. Check her website out for articles and she also has a forum. elaine-moore.com
Ideally an ATD (antithyroid drug) is best taken daily, at least twice a day, to keep thyroid steady and stable. If you get a good pill cutter with a thin razor blade, then cutting down to 1.25 mg take per day (two 0.625 mg each) would be helpful.
Since we have Graves' Disease, it means that thyroid antibodies are positive and will affect how the TSH will go. It means that whenever we become too hypER or too hypO, the TSH goes up and down from this and the thyroid antibodies also goes up. Once we have thyroid levels of the Free Ts in the 'right' places where we feel our best there at within the normal Free Ts ranges (for some people anywhere in the mid ranges to the upper third ranges) the antibodies begins dropping.
The thyroid antibodies to look out for would be the TSI and the TRAb (or TBII).
Elaine Moore's book should have a section on the dietary/environmental triggers and further explanations on how to keep things nice and steady all the way around.
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