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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...

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facingnorth 10/21/2011

I had bloodwork done last week and my numbers are:

Free T3- 4.81 [1.71-3.71]
Free T4- 1.48 [0.70-1.48]
TSH- 0.01 [0.35-4.94]

I still have hypo symptoms even though I'm evidently still hyper. My endo had me go on half a 5mg tab of methimazole daily and now I'm even more tired and sluggish, losing hair, and my eyes ache. I've been feeling hypo for the last four weeks and my endo keeps saying, I don't know, I don't know. The medication makes me feel bad. Hasn't anyone ever experienced this, this being hyper but feeling hypo? Any rai patients in the house? I had rai for the second time in May. AHGHHHHHH!

facingnorth 10/21/2011

also, can anyone tell me what the bracketed numbers mean?

mmztcass 10/21/2011

Evidently according to your lab results you are quite hypER especially with the Free T3. Doesn't your doctor put you on any beta blocker to get the Free T3 to come down?

Your reference ranges show you to be outside the high end for the FT3 and right at the last number for the FT4.

I would be looking to take a beta blocker to bring down the FT3 and take a bit more of the MMI to bring your FT4 down a bit. Hopefully the RAI you had will begin working for you soon.

{{{hugs}}}

suzy4500 10/21/2011

I had RAI last December.....my levels are supposedly normal but I wasn't feeling normal at all....tired all the time and every time I ate I would feel like crap.....so......3 days ago I decided to start eating baby food...I figured if anything is pure it is organic baby food...and for the last 2 days I have been feeling more normal than I have in over a year!!!! Now what???? do I just keep eating baby food for the rest of my life????? This is crazy!!!

deleted_user 10/22/2011

Facingnorth. I do not have a good answer for you except that I also had moments when I felt hyper and was hypo or vice versa. But I have not had RAI. It sucks not being able to understand what you feel.

Susie, babyfood is probably not the cure it self. It is what is IN the babyfood, or more likely what is NOT in it. Like you said: pure. You probably are sensitive to certain foods or additives. You can just cook pure foods (organic, unprocessed foods) and most likely have the same results. And then you do not have to puree it. YUK. You can slowly add certain things to your diet and see if it influences how you feel. On the other hand, since I do not know how it is that you feel bad: Could it be that your body has a problem digesting foods in certain consistency? This could point to unrelated problems (unrelated to thyroid).

Gosh, I can really tell the difference if I have been eating unhealthy or snacking on processed foods.

Good luck. Hope both of you feel better soon.

Nathalie

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