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...
I always come back to this website when I start having thyroid symptoms again.
It's been a good long time of feeling good. I'd say early winter 2014 until now. That was a pretty good run of feeling really good.
I'm on 50 levo and 60 Armour at 7:30am, 60 mg Armour 10:20am, 60 mg Armour at 1:15pm.
I was feeling awesome, sleeping great, all symptoms went away on this. But they are back as of two weeks ago.
I've had to do a steady increase in meds through the years. My last labs were good but had slightly gone down- but were still in a great range.
Ugggg.....
I have no idea what to suggest- my practitioner is so nice and always asks my opinion. It's been years now that she's always gotten me to a better place by tinkering with meds.
Uggg.
It's been a good long time of feeling good. I'd say early winter 2014 until now. That was a pretty good run of feeling really good.
I'm on 50 levo and 60 Armour at 7:30am, 60 mg Armour 10:20am, 60 mg Armour at 1:15pm.
I was feeling awesome, sleeping great, all symptoms went away on this. But they are back as of two weeks ago.
I've had to do a steady increase in meds through the years. My last labs were good but had slightly gone down- but were still in a great range.
Ugggg.....
I have no idea what to suggest- my practitioner is so nice and always asks my opinion. It's been years now that she's always gotten me to a better place by tinkering with meds.
Uggg.
Do you have hashimotos or one of the few who just have hypothyroid?
If you have hashimotos, what are you doing to treat the problem? Thyroid blood levels are not the problem, they are symptom. You are only aiding a band aid to your body by optimising blood levels. You need to treat the root cause.
http://hypothyroidmom.com/reversing-autoimmune-thyroid-disease-is-possible/
Tsh 0.008 out of range of 0.450-4.500- when I felt good it was .006
Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum 6.6 ou of 2.0-4.4 when I felt good it was 7.0
Before you think I've messed up these numbers, yes I know they are already way high out of the "range" but these are down from where they were when I felt good. My practitioner listens to me so when i had thyroid symptoms she would increase a little and I'd feel better. I seem to be able to go in 9 month-12 month stretches of feeling good before my symptoms come back- the same symptoms I've always had with this.
I didn't test for Hashimoto the two times I've been tested for it. Which means i haven't given up gluten. Sometimes I wonder if this is why i keep needing more med? I read somewhere that some people don't test for Hashi but still have it?? So to answer the question, I've done nothing to treat Hashi
I post in here for those new people who just landed here- I've had this for years now and have faith- if you get on the right dose, you will feel better... for awhile...
It's been a while since I've "seen" you. ;)
The good news is: You know where you feel well, and that's half the battle. IMHO 2/3 of the battle. And you have a practitioner who listens! Awesome, you're in a position to feel better.
Here's the deal with hashi's - you can test antibodies every week and they'll be different. And, just because they don't show up...doesn't mean you don't have Hashi's. So, unless you suspect a gluten intolerance...I wouldn't worry with it. The reason you need more meds over time is several reasons - sometimes it's stress induced, sometimes it's seasonal, sometimes it's age, infection, adjustment of "other meds", and the list goes on and on....
You know what you need to feel better - more meds. So, let's focus on that, K?
I'm one of those people who ONLY feels functional over the top of the ranges, so your labs don't shock me at all. If I'm within the range of "normal" I can't get out of bed or think my way out of a paper bag.
So, 180mg of armour and 50 mcg of synthroid has helped so far, right?
Your Free T3 is thisclose to your previous "good levels" so I wouldn't mess with it just yet.
Your Free T4 is a tiny bit off from your previous "feel good levels", so I'd start there.
Ask the doc to give you an extra rx for 25 mcg of synthroid, K? Don't take the whole pill. I don't think it'll take the whole pill. Take half the pill in addition to your other synthroid. I think that'll do it.
As a precaution - if the doc hasn't already done so - have him screen you for infections, K? Sometimes that can be the culprit, and we may or may not need an adjustment after it's over.
Let me know how it goes!
For those of you who are new, MButterfly has been helping me for years with my labs. I get a slight med increase- I feel better.
There is hope at the other end of the tunnel- it sucks to be dealing with this but I know there are worse afflictions out there.
Stay strong, and get that increase!
but yeah, damn those are high numbers. id be paralysed with anxiety haha. everybody is different.
Yeah anti body tests arent the most reliable (sometimes not even registering) Still they are a vitally important piece of info.