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- I had a DNA test and got results in January. I also had a hint that there might be a genetic condition that mimics low thyroid symptoms, and that carnitine might be involved. I found such a suspicious looking element in my raw data of the SLC22A5...
- I wrote on the Graves' Disease message board about my turning point with that part of the thyroid nightmare, and about some ideas I have about being treated optimally for the thyroid.I am sorry I couldn't be more concise... I really tried,...
- I had suffered hypothyroid symptoms for as long as I remember, but was not treated, not even tested until I was over 40.Near my 60th birthday in July 2008, my OB/gyn found my TSH was at 0.01, if I remember correctly--but I was unable to get copies...
- The same very encouraging and helpful doctor who analyzed my labs when I was borderline low with both TSH and TT3 and decided to treat me, offering me options of Levothyroxine, Cytomel, or Armour last June, would really like to take me off of the...
- I just got new labs. I have been (starting out) on 50 mcg Levothyroxine for the last two months and have gone up in liothyronine from 2.5 mcg two months ago, gradually increasing to 7.5 mcg as of about a week ago.11/18/2013TSH 0.009 range (0.450 -...
- Ranges: [T3 is listed as "total" but it is obviously free T3]T3, 2.0 - 4.4 pg/mLFT4, 0.82 - 1.77 ng/dLTSH, 0.450 - 4.500 mIU/mLSeptember 23, 2013 starting more regular dosing with an eighth of a pill daily and increasing by an eighth of a pill...
- This is an interesting publication in PubMed that is just published!?? 2013 Oct ????http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23974776Any opinions?
- I really don't understand the mantra used here that symptoms are not to be trusted but labs never lie. [Or whatever the real mantra is...]Would someone please explain that to me?
- I miss the weekly weigh ins. How about you? is it helpful to anyone? If you like, you may post your progress or struggles here.
- I just had labs after taking L-T3 alone: (I have become hypo after methimazole treatment, which I stopped Dec. 2012.)8/12/13TSH 0.695 (0.450 - 4.500)Free T4 1.43 (0.82 - 1.77)Total T3 2.9 (2.0 - 4.4)Since June 17, I was taking L-T3 "as needed"...
- I really haven't got the interpretation of the labs that were done in Denver yet, but I thought I would post something about the experience and what I learned.First, the FT3 test is useless. There is such a small amount of free T3 in the blood that...
- Everyone needs to feel loved and valued. This article includes a video about a girl with an autistic brother. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579284/Mormon-Channel-releases-video-about-autism.html
- Everyone needs to feel loved and valued. Article includes a video about a girl with an autistic brother.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579284/Mormon-Channel-releases-video-about-autism.html
- The amazing thing is that evaluating the thyroid by the TSH is not always absolute, even in the traditional medical world.This site discusses the cons, in regard to central hypothyroidism, which is where the pituitary fails to produce sufficient...
- I have never actually been diagnosed with AS, but I have identified with autism since I first heard of it when I was 12. I remember having repetitious behaviors that my mom wanted me to stop, and always a sadness that I couldn't talk to other...