Hypothyroidism Support Group
Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyrohormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hypothyroidism following radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism. Advanced hypothyroidism may cause severe complications, the most serious one of which is...
My labs came back.
T3- 4.9 (2.0-4.4)
T4- 1.31 (.82-1.77)
The labs that I had from when I felt really super good were:
T3 4.6 (2.0-4.4)
T4 1.69 (.82-1.77)
So my free T3 is higher but the T4 is lower.
I'm on 90mg of Armour in the morning 30 at 11am and 30 at 1:45pm.
In your opinions, what needs to change, if anything?
I feel better than I did but not as good as I did earlier this year.
My doc/NP has always been super awesome but I'm just was curious what you guys thought. Is T4 so important? This was my first "relapse."
T3- 4.9 (2.0-4.4)
T4- 1.31 (.82-1.77)
The labs that I had from when I felt really super good were:
T3 4.6 (2.0-4.4)
T4 1.69 (.82-1.77)
So my free T3 is higher but the T4 is lower.
I'm on 90mg of Armour in the morning 30 at 11am and 30 at 1:45pm.
In your opinions, what needs to change, if anything?
I feel better than I did but not as good as I did earlier this year.
My doc/NP has always been super awesome but I'm just was curious what you guys thought. Is T4 so important? This was my first "relapse."
So, if you felt better at that level of T4, I would supplement with synthroid - you may be dealing with pieces of a 25 mcg pill, but it would be worth it IMHO.
The weird thing is the test for antibodies came back as non-Hashimotos. I have never had a positive one but had read that 90% of cases of hypothyroidism are Hashimotos related. I guess i'm in the 10%??
For whatever it's worth, certain parts of the body (the brain, the pituitary, muscles, etc.) need "fresh" T4 to convert "on-site" into T3.
We do need adequate amounts of FT4 for proper function and your level would cause hypo symptoms in many people (including me).
There are many reasons why Hashi's antibodies are not measurable with the current methods of testing. The only reliable test for Hashi's is biopsy.
Since hypothyroidism treatment is the same (or should be - ignore TSH lol), regardless of the cause, there's really no need for the invasive procedure.
Some people finally get a Hashi's diagnosis if they had to have one or more nodules biopsied.
I'd love to really know if I had Hashi's because I'd need to give up gluten. But with no antibodies, that wouldn't make sense right?
Why isn't there more research on this?
To answer your question: Give up gluten anyway - that's the cheaper route to go.
The removal of gluten in the diet has been proven over and over to reduce inflammation and inflammatory responses which can only make things better for ya.
PS Antibodies come and go IMHE. Mine showed up on two tests...and haven't shown up in subsequent tests. So, when they're active - they show up but that varies from day to day. Make sense?