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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...
Hey Everyone! I've had Graves for roughly 8 years and this is my third time my levels have been bad since I was first diagnosed. I manage Graves with methimazole and propranolol when it gets bad.
Anyway, this time my labs (especially t3) are higher than they've ever been and I was wondering if I should be concerned or not. I was wondering if anyone knows how high do they really go? Can free T3 go up to 20? Up to 100? How high have been the highest for you? I just wanted to get some perspective because I felt fine 3 weeks ago with normal pulse and blood pressure and now I feel terrible...seemed to develop pretty quickly this time.
My TSH is <.01 uIU/mL (ref range .27-4.2)
Free T3 12.5 pg/mL (ref range 2.5-4.3)
Free T4 3.71 ng/dL (ref range .9-1.7)
The numbers can go up as high as 100s for the FT3.
If this is your 3rd time around with remission what triggers do you have from the diet as well as exposures to the environment such as household and personal and outside places away from home or even from the home itself as well as getting sick around people who uses heavy chemical scents on them and on their laundry and personal products?
Knowing what triggers one has will help with keeping thyroid levels down as well as the antibodies.
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For triggers, I think stress might be one, as well as unhealthy eating in general. I've been eating a lot of junk food lately and have been stressed out about my grandma since she has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
What are triggers you have noticed cause your thyroid to levels to get bad,?
Junk/Processed foods and exposures to the chemicals and toxins in the no no foods as well as in the environment of household and personal products.
Both my MIL and FIL have dementia/Alzheimer's too. Makes me wonder what they and others who were exposed to the various triggers will eventually affect as all?
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