Test results

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I'll send you a separate email.

Val

Re: test results

Val,

Is that the microscope type test? If so, tell me even if Donna isn't curious - WHAT exactly happens???? I'm scheduled for one also on Tuesday.

Thanks.

My ob says I'm at the very lowest level - but all abnormal paps are called Pre-cancerous Just In Case.

love, prayers, and blessings

(age 37 - dx poly @ age 3)

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Donna,sending prayers and positive thoughts your way!nancy (amanda, 17, poly)ajaoky@... wrote: well the doc finally called. I was hoping for a postcard in the mail which would have meant normal results but instead I got the dreaded phone call. My pap has again come back abnormal so it is on to the next step. On Tuesday I will have a colposcopy (?) and a biopsy. PLEASE send prayers gang! I hope all are well and feeling the relief. We have finally broke the heat spell and although arthur is not

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The Biopsy hurt like something so be prepared for it...I had the freezing done. I thing you are Cone thing ..I had cryo surgery...Terri

test results

well the doc finally called. I was hoping for a postcard in the mail which would have meant normal results but instead I got the dreaded phone call. My pap has again come back abnormal so it is on to the next step. On Tuesday I will have a colposcopy (?) and a biopsy. PLEASE send prayers gang! I hope all are well and feeling the relief. We have finally broke the heat spell and although arthur is not too crazy about it, I love our current weather. hangin tight Donna**************************************See what's new at http://www.aol.com

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,sending prayers your way too! Keep us posted.nancy (amanda, 17, poly)thewalkers1989@... wrote: Donna, Tuesday is the day I have something - they are gonna look at me with a microscope - not sure if it same as colposcopy or not. I will keep you in prayer as I know you will do me. love, prayers, and blessings (age 37 - dx poly @ age 3)

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ditto here . It sounds like the coposcopy. I have heard this is not uncommon after childbirth but I have not had a baby since 1995, unless all my new babies count. lol.

hang tight!

Donna

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Thank you - will do.

love, prayers, and blessings

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, it sounds as if what we are having is the same thing and is protocol after an abnormal pap. It is a fancy PAP and I went through this same thing in 1995 after having . They use a microscope and vinegar (yes, vinegar) and look at the cervix. If they see something they will do a biopsy and as someone said, it does hurt a lil bit, so be prepared. Prayers comin your way!

Donna

Re: test results

Val,

Is that the microscope type test? If so, tell me even if Donna isn't curious - WHAT exactly happens???? I'm scheduled for one also on Tuesday.

Thanks.

My ob says I'm at the very lowest level - but all abnormal paps are called Pre-cancerous Just In Case.

love, prayers, and blessings

(age 37 - dx poly @ age 3)

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Keeping you in thought and prayer as well, my dear : )

and Rob 18 Spondy Re: test results > Thanks Donna.> Val sent me her "experience" as well as a webpage with the details.> The dr did not mention a biopsy - but I suppose it depends on > what she finds. > I am really hoping it's due to just being 5 weeks post > partum when the last > pap was done (crossing fingers!!!)> Thanks for your thoughts.> My appt is at 3:15 on Monday. Of course this IS a > gyn/OB - never know if > she'll have to go deliver a baby or something LOL.> Will keep all posted.> > > > love, prayers, and blessings> (age 37 - dx poly @ age 3)> > > > > > > > </HTML>>

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thanks

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> > Gayle,

> > I just got my test results back on Monday.. they found out my

> genotype is a 3A. So 6 months of treatment. with 3 injections a

> week.Plus the pills. The rest of my blood work looks good and there

> is no swelling of the liver, so I am assuming that we caught it in

> time before it actually did any damage.. Now, my biggest worry is

the

> tx. Could you please give me some advise on tx and maybe some

> websites to go to get info.

> >

> > Thanx

> > Tammy

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I'm pretty sure the length of treatment is based on your genotype

a.

Unfortunately 1a is a tougher one to beat and it's going to take

longer than Tammy's.

I'm sorry to hear you're having a bad time with tx and I hope it gets

easier for you as you get further into it. ;-) I take shot 5 next

Wednesday and thankfully don't even get the aches at this point.

I was told by my doc to take 2 tylenol when I take my injection but I

only did that with the first two.

Are you drinking plenty of water?? You should be trying to get a

gallon down a day. It helps ease the side effects of tx. ;-)

Good luck,

Gayle

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>

> I'm pretty sure the length of treatment is based on your genotype

> a.

> Unfortunately 1a is a tougher one to beat and it's going to take

> longer than Tammy's.

> I'm sorry to hear you're having a bad time with tx and I hope it

gets

> easier for you as you get further into it. ;-) I take shot 5 next

> Wednesday and thankfully don't even get the aches at this point.

> I was told by my doc to take 2 tylenol when I take my injection but

I

> only did that with the first two.

> Are you drinking plenty of water?? You should be trying to get a

> gallon down a day. It helps ease the side effects of tx. ;-)

> Good luck,

> Gayle

> > > >

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Hi Glynis,

T4 range is generally 11 to 24. Most folk don't feel at their

best unless the results are in the top quartile, so a result nearer 20 would

probably suit you better, but having said that no matter how much T4 floats

around in the blood stream it does no good unless it can be converted into

T3 and get into the cells. Some of us need very high doses and test results

to feel well, others don't.

Anyway I have no idea what the results mean so can some kind soul

explain please? Or do I need the dreaded reference ranges? She could

not find the ref. range for T4 anyway.

Roll on the 15th January when I go to see one of the endos that wrote

the paper, " Does synthetic thyroxine suit everyone " ..............

Here's hoping that it wasn't a one off and that I can actually get some

help!!

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Some doctors say that 2.5 is the upper limit of TSH or your are considered

hypo. Some say anything over 2. Other Dr's throw out TSH all together and

dose on Free T 3 & Free T4. That is what Dr. Brownstein does. Most people

who are at their optimum dose on thyroid meds will have a suppressed TSH. I

have seen this over and over again on the Natural Thyroid hormone group.

Mine and my children's are all at < .01 TSH. My children's Free's were at

the bottom of the ranges (yet in the ranges) when we started to treat them.

Now they are in the upper 1/3 of the range which also seems to be where most

feel better. Your numbers look too low. You also have Tg Ab so you have

Hashimotos (autoimmune thyroiditis). It is going to be important that you

get the right thyroid nutrients to support your thyroid. My website has

them on it now http://www.naturalthyroidchoices.com/nutrients.html (Ignore

the header on that page - it is all messed up again. I don't know why the

images keep doing that when I upload after a change - it is so

frustrating!).

Your GP is wrong. It's not about labs. It is about how you feel. If you

are tired and show signs of hypoT and are low in the range then odds are you

would do better with some thyroid help. There are some iodine docs that do

just supporting nutrients and iodine to try to get your thyroid to kick in

on its own. Others, like my Dr go right for the Armour to treat it. I

don't know what Dr. Rind will do.

test results

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> I did a blood test recently with LabCorp after doing the Iodine

> Loading Test and here are my numbers:

>

>

> Test Results Ref Intervals

> TSH...................................2.483................0.350-5.500

> Thyroxine (T4)........................7.9..................4.5-12.0

> T3 Uptake.............................31...................24-39

> Free Thyroxine Index..................2.4..................1.2-4.9

> Triiodothyronine (T3).................151..................85-205

> Thyroxine (T4) Free...................1.09.................0.61-1.76

> TPO Ab................................<10..................0-34

> Antithyroglobulin Ab..................30...................0-40

>

> What do you think? I just need to know until I go see Dr. Rind. The GP

> who ordered the tests called and said everything was 'normal'.

> TIA

> Parastoo

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So that's the reason why my thyroids were aglow in the thermagram!

I think Dr. Rind does perscribe Armour if I remember correctly. We'll

see. In the meantime I need to educate myself about Hashimoto's. Thank

you so much for your support.

Parastoo

>

> Some doctors say that 2.5 is the upper limit of TSH or your are

considered

> hypo. Some say anything over 2. Other Dr's throw out TSH all

together and

> dose on Free T 3 & Free T4. That is what Dr. Brownstein does. Most

people

> who are at their optimum dose on thyroid meds will have a suppressed

TSH. I

> have seen this over and over again on the Natural Thyroid hormone

group.

> Mine and my children's are all at < .01 TSH. My children's Free's

were at

> the bottom of the ranges (yet in the ranges) when we started to

treat them.

> Now they are in the upper 1/3 of the range which also seems to be

where most

> feel better. Your numbers look too low. You also have Tg Ab so you

have

> Hashimotos (autoimmune thyroiditis). It is going to be important

that you

> get the right thyroid nutrients to support your thyroid. My website

has

> them on it now http://www.naturalthyroidchoices.com/nutrients.html

(Ignore

> the header on that page - it is all messed up again. I don't know

why the

> images keep doing that when I upload after a change - it is so

> frustrating!).

>

> Your GP is wrong. It's not about labs. It is about how you feel.

If you

> are tired and show signs of hypoT and are low in the range then odds

are you

> would do better with some thyroid help. There are some iodine docs

that do

> just supporting nutrients and iodine to try to get your thyroid to

kick in

> on its own. Others, like my Dr go right for the Armour to treat it. I

> don't know what Dr. Rind will do.

>

>

>

>

>

> test results

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>

> > ,

> > I did a blood test recently with LabCorp after doing the Iodine

> > Loading Test and here are my numbers:

> >

> >

> > Test Results Ref Intervals

> > TSH...................................2.483................0.350-5.500

> > Thyroxine (T4)........................7.9..................4.5-12.0

> > T3 Uptake.............................31...................24-39

> > Free Thyroxine Index..................2.4..................1.2-4.9

> > Triiodothyronine (T3).................151..................85-205

> > Thyroxine (T4) Free...................1.09.................0.61-1.76

> > TPO Ab................................<10..................0-34

> > Antithyroglobulin Ab..................30...................0-40

> >

> > What do you think? I just need to know until I go see Dr. Rind. The GP

> > who ordered the tests called and said everything was 'normal'.

> > TIA

> > Parastoo

> >

> >

> >

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With

TPO Ab................................<10..................0-34

Antithyroglobulin Ab..................30...................0-40

you do not have

Hashimoto's.

Val

From: iodine [mailto:iodine ] On Behalf Of pnasr

So that's the reason why my thyroids were aglow in the

thermagram!

I think Dr. Rind does perscribe Armour if I remember correctly. We'll

see. In the meantime I need to educate myself about Hashimoto's. Thank

you so much for your support.

[Guest guest]

My husband has Tg AB of 34 and his doctor dx'd him with early hashimotos. I'll have to check the range on his lab test. That is why I said it was hashi's. IMHO antibodies are signaling something is going wrong. You should not have anything that is "against" your thyroglobuln.

RE: Re: test results

With

TPO Ab................................<10..................0-34Antithyroglobulin Ab..................30...................0-40

you do not have Hashimoto's.

Val

From: iodine [mailto:iodine ] On Behalf Of pnasr

So that's the reason why my thyroids were aglow in the thermagram!I think Dr. Rind does perscribe Armour if I remember correctly. We'llsee. In the meantime I need to educate myself about Hashimoto's. Thankyou so much for your support.

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I am new here..... Been reading for awhile but this is my first post.

This discussion caught my eye given the fact that I've had hashi's

for the past 20 years and unfortunately had to do more than my fair

share of my own research due to inadequate knowledge of most medical

professionals I personally encountered.

In any case, I have to say that I disagree with the philosophy that

as long as antibodies come in under range that it rules out AITD.

That's just simply not true. The only thing antibody testing can do

with any accuracy at all is make it more probable than not that if

they come in above range that it's likely due to AITD. However, they

cannot definitively rule it in or out. The only test that is a given

positive or negative for AITD is a thyroid biopsy.

There are people who have AITD, although rarer, who will never

register any antibody levels and will come in at 0. They will only

be detected by biopsy. I do not know what the reasoning is but for

some reason many labs have adopted the less than 40 number in recent

years. When I was diagnosed, and up until not to long ago, it was

always less than 20. I was diagnosed with a TSH of 18 and a TPO of

33 and Hashi's was confirmed by biopsy. My TPO has continued to

remain the same all the years I have had this disease and have never

either gone up higher or lower. So, if i was tested today under

these new ranges I too would be told that I do not have AITD when I

know for a fact that I do by biopsy......

You shouldn't have antibodies against any organ or gland if you do

not have a problem. Most people without AITD never register anything

higher than a 2 in their antibodies. Anyone who has levels above

this and symptoms ,or is below the new range but higher than the old,

should be suspicious that it's very possible that they could have

AITD despite being told otherwise.

>

> With

>

> TPO Ab................................<10..................0-34

> Antithyroglobulin Ab..................30...................0-40

>

> you do not have Hashimoto's.

>

> Val

>

> From: iodine [mailto:iodine ] On

Behalf Of

> pnasr

>

> So that's the reason why my thyroids were aglow in the thermagram!

> I think Dr. Rind does perscribe Armour if I remember correctly.

We'll

> see. In the meantime I need to educate myself about Hashimoto's.

Thank

> you so much for your support.

>

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Hi, All.

TPO of <10 for some laboratories may mean that the antibody levels

were below detection limits of their procedure/device. Less than 10

may mean " we can't measure this small amount. " It could be 9 or it

could be 0 or anywhere in between.

Therefore, before jumping to any conclusion or diagnosis, I think I

would check with the lab on how they themselves interpret the '<'

sign.

Hope that's helpful.

Mark

>

> With

>

> TPO Ab................................<10..................0-34

> Antithyroglobulin Ab..................30...................0-40

>

> you do not have Hashimoto's.

>

> Val

>

> From: iodine [mailto:iodine ] On

Behalf Of

> pnasr

>

> So that's the reason why my thyroids were aglow in the thermagram!

> I think Dr. Rind does perscribe Armour if I remember correctly.

We'll

> see. In the meantime I need to educate myself about Hashimoto's.

Thank

> you so much for your support.

>

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You are low. No loose bowels would not affect this. It is measuring how much of the iodine you excreted vs what you took in. You are holding onto 60% of the iodine so you are deficient. I am not good with the spot test. I only do loading as that has more relevance to the full body saturation. You need more iodine! I was at 60% after 4 1/2 mos of 50 mgs. I was completely depleted when I started though.

Test results

I just received my test result from the spot and load test. Can you help in interpretting, ?

Range Units

Spot test: .101 L >.149 mg/L

Post Loading: 30L >44 mg/24

Post Saturation: 60L >90 %Total

Are there any factors that would alter these results, like unexpectant loose bowels ? Sorry, don't know how to ask that question.

Thanks,

Kathy

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Thank you ,

I have been at 36mg for about 6 months (worked up to it slowly over several months). The nutritionist said I would probably need to go all the way to 50mg to see results quicker...guess he was right. I was just scared with all the literature I had read about the dangers of iodine supplementation and then my endo telling me I needed to be off it because it would cause more problems.

Since it was April of last year when I began supplementation (upon several non-toxic nodules discovered), is there a possibility that my body is not storing the iodine? Is there such a thing, and would that have reflected in the test results?

Thanks again, , you are a godsend to many here on the board.

Kathy

>> You are low. No loose bowels would not affect this. It is measuring how much of the iodine you excreted vs what you took in. You are holding onto 60% of the iodine so you are deficient. I am not good with the spot test. I only do loading as that has more relevance to the full body saturation. You need more iodine! I was at 60% after 4 1/2 mos of 50 mgs. I was completely depleted when I started though. > > > > Test results> > > I just received my test result from the spot and load test. Can you help in interpretting, ?> > Range Units> > Spot test: .101 L >.149 mg/L> > Post Loading: 30L >44 mg/24> > Post Saturation: 60L >90 %Total> > Are there any factors that would alter these results, like unexpectant loose bowels ? Sorry, don't know how to ask that question. > > Thanks,> > Kathy>

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Well, there are a lot of issues with iodine supplementation. Not specifically in what it does to us but more which how our body can take it in. When your body has been deficient for a long time it shuts down the mechanisms to take iodine in. If you can picture a ball with a bunch of hoses on them. These are the NIS (sodium iodine symporters) which are the pumps that pull the iodine into the cells. When there is little for them to bring in the hoses start to disappear. The cell will maintain enough to get the job done. But now comes a huge flood of iodine. Your body must increase NIS again to take in the new iodine level. These NIS (or hoses) can be increased with Vitamin C supplementation of 2,000 - 5,000 mgs per day. People who take a loading test and see lets say 60% on the first test and then 55% on the next one 6 mos later have an NIS issue. Their body is now able to draw more iodine in so that is why the level appears to go down. The reality is that the first time around the cells "couldn't" take in anymore because there weren't enough hoses to take the iodine in as it passed by in the blood stream.

Some people may have organification and oxidation issues in which case the B2/B3 combination works well to increase this. It can be taken in a product called ATP CoFactors from Optimox and can be purchased at www.vrp.com

Both issues could contribute to low levels of saturation or the inability to increase levels.

Steph

Test results> > > I just received my test result from the spot and load test. Can you help in interpretting, ?> > Range Units> > Spot test: .101 L >.149 mg/L> > Post Loading: 30L >44 mg/24> > Post Saturation: 60L >90 %Total> > Are there any factors that would alter these results, like unexpectant loose bowels ? Sorry, don't know how to ask that question. > > Thanks,> > Kathy>

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Hi Naomi,

T4 could do with being higher, but the T3 is borderline low-

conversion problem shouting clearly. Progesterone instead of or in addition

to) oestrogen may help with the conversion.

Cortisol is fairly low in range, but the DHEA is below range- needs

supplementation?

Subject: Test Results

Hello All - have not posted in a while ( but read most days)

I have just had my blood and saliva test results back, I feel okish

but have quite a bit of anxiety at time, early in the

morning mostly and while driving. I still have some aches and pains

and hair loss.

I am on 100mc eltroxin - oestrogen only patch.

Thyroid. Total T4 103 range 59 - 154 (never had this

one done before so don't know what it means)

TSH 0.43 0.27 - 4.20

FT4 18.1 12.0 - 22.0

FT3 4.4 4.0 - 6.8

Thyroid antibodies

thyroglobulin antibody <0.9 0-4.9 Negative

peroxidase antibody 0.5 <9 Negative

Salivary Oestradiol 6.6 follicular phase 3.0 - 35.0

luteal 6.0 - 30.0

ost meno <6.0

Progesterone 202 follicular 8.0 - 300

luteal 300 - 1900

post meno <150.0

Testosterone 216 35 - 350

Cortisol 8am 12noon 4.00pm Midnight

Range 12.0-33.0 10.0-28.0 6.0-11.8 1.0-5.0

Me 16.9 9.0 5.2 3.3

DHEA 2.1 2.3 1.8 2.0

Range 6.0-14.6 4.0-8.0 3.0-5.0 2.0-4.0

Can any one tell how these look to them.

Thanks.

Naomi

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HI Naomi

Your FT3 is very low and you might not be converting the inactive hormone T4 into the active hormone T3. I would ask your GP if he will let you have a trial of synthetic T3 added to your Armour, and if he agrees, you would have to drop your thyroxine down to say 50 mcgs. There is no point in continuing to take thyroxine if it is not converting. Your GP might tell you that s/he won't prescribe T3 and you would have to see an endocrinologist to enable them to do this, seems they are becoming as paranoid about T3 as they are about Armour.

Alternatively, and much, much better would be for you to change over to Armour Thyroid.

We need the reference range for your cortisol reading, but basically your cortisol should be at the highest in the morning and at its lowest at midnight and your DHEA is the opposite - lowest in the morning when you wake and highest at midnight.

Luv - Sheila

Hello All - have not posted in a while ( but read most days)I have just had my blood and saliva test results back, I feel okish but have quite a bit of anxiety at time, early in the morning mostly and while driving. I still have some aches and pains and hair loss.I am on 100mc eltroxin - oestrogen only patch.Thyroid. Total T4 103 range 59 - 154 (never had this one done before so don't know what it means) TSH 0.43 0.27 - 4.20FT4 18.1 12.0 - 22.0FT3 4.4 4.0 - 6.8Thyroid antibodiesthyroglobulin antibody <0.9 0-4.9 Negativeperoxidase antibody 0.5 <9 NegativeSalivary Oestradiol 6.6 follicular phase 3.0 - 35.0luteal 6.0 - 30.0ost meno <6.0Progesterone 202 follicular 8.0 - 300luteal 300 - 1900post meno <150.0Testosterone 216 35 - 350 Cortisol 8am 12noon 4.00pm Midnight Range 12.0-33.0 10.0-28.0 6.0-11.8 1.0-5.0Me 16.9 9.0 5.2 3.3DHEA 2.1 2.3 1.8 2.0 Range 6.0-14.6 4.0-8.0 3.0-5.0 2.0-4.0Can any one tell how these look to them.Thanks.Naomi

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Naomi

Do you take 200 mgs of Selenium daily. If not, you need this to help with the conversion of T4 into T3.

Luv - Sheila

Subject: Test ResultsHello All - have not posted in a while ( but read most days)I have just had my blood and saliva test results back, I feel okish but have quite a bit of anxiety at time, early in the morning mostly and while driving. I still have some aches and pains and hair loss.I am on 100mc eltroxin - oestrogen only patch.Thyroid. Total T4 103 range 59 - 154 (never had this one done before so don't know what it means) TSH 0.43 0.27 - 4.20FT4 18.1 12.0 - 22.0FT3 4.4 4.0 - 6.8Thyroid antibodiesthyroglobulin antibody <0.9 0-4.9 Negativeperoxidase antibody 0.5 <9 NegativeSalivary Oestradiol 6.6 follicular phase 3.0 - 35.0luteal 6.0 - 30.0ost meno <6.0Progesterone 202 follicular 8.0 - 300luteal 300 - 1900post meno <150.0Testosterone 216 35 - 350 Cortisol 8am 12noon 4.00pm Midnight Range 12.0-33.0 10.0-28.0 6.0-11.8 1.0-5.0Me 16.9 9.0 5.2 3.3DHEA 2.1 2.3 1.8 2.0 Range 6.0-14.6 4.0-8.0 3.0-5.0 2.0-4.0Can any one tell how these look to them.Thanks.Naomi Messages are not a substitute for professional medical advice. Alwaysconsult with a suitably qualified practitioner before changing medication.

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Hi Sheila/, yes I thought my FT3 looks lower than its ever

been.

GP will not give T3 - not happy about giving the eltroxin. So I am

on my own when it come to medication.

I did put the ref. ranges for my cortisol and DHEA but did not show

clearly so here they are:-

Cortisol

8.am 16.9 range 12.0 - 33.0

12 noon 9.0 10.0 - 28.0

4pm 5.2 6.0 - 11.8

midnite 3.3 1.0 - 5.0

DHEA 2.1 6.0 - 14.6

2.3 4.0 - 8.0

1.8 3.0 - 5.0

2.0 2.0 - 4.0

Sheila, if I was to add T3 or armour would I still need to reduce

the 100 of eltroxin that I take.

I have taken n.adrenal X before but felt even more anxious when

taking it - reached up to 4 tabs per day.

, I did use progesterone for a while but it went sky high to

stopped using it.

Thanks for any advice.

-- In thyroid treatment , " sheilaturner "

<sheilaturner@...> wrote:

>

> HI Naomi

>

> Your FT3 is very low and you might not be converting the inactive

hormone T4 into the active hormone T3. I would ask your GP if he

will let you have a trial of synthetic T3 added to your Armour, and

if he agrees, you would have to drop your thyroxine down to say 50

mcgs. There is no point in continuing to take thyroxine if it is not

converting. Your GP might tell you that s/he won't prescribe T3 and

you would have to see an endocrinologist to enable them to do this,

seems they are becoming as paranoid about T3 as they are about

Armour.

>

> Alternatively, and much, much better would be for you to change

over to Armour Thyroid.

>

> We need the reference range for your cortisol reading, but

basically your cortisol should be at the highest in the morning and

at its lowest at midnight and your DHEA is the opposite - lowest in

the morning when you wake and highest at midnight.

>

> Luv - Sheila

>

>

>

>

> Hello All - have not posted in a while ( but read most days)

> I have just had my blood and saliva test results back, I feel

okish

> but have quite a bit of anxiety at time, early in the

> morning mostly and while driving. I still have some aches and

pains

> and hair loss.

>

> I am on 100mc eltroxin - oestrogen only patch.

>

> Thyroid. Total T4 103 range 59 - 154 (never had this

> one done before so don't know what it means)

> TSH 0.43 0.27 - 4.20

> FT4 18.1 12.0 - 22.0

> FT3 4.4 4.0 - 6.8

>

> Thyroid antibodies

> thyroglobulin antibody <0.9 0-4.9 Negative

> peroxidase antibody 0.5 <9 Negative

>

> Salivary Oestradiol 6.6 follicular phase 3.0 - 35.0

> luteal 6.0 - 30.0

> ost meno <6.0

>

> Progesterone 202 follicular 8.0 - 300

> luteal 300 - 1900

> post meno <150.0

>

> Testosterone 216 35 - 350

>

> Cortisol 8am 12noon 4.00pm Midnight

> Range 12.0-33.0 10.0-28.0 6.0-11.8 1.0-5.0

>

> Me 16.9 9.0 5.2 3.3

> DHEA 2.1 2.3 1.8 2.0

> Range 6.0-14.6 4.0-8.0 3.0-5.0 2.0-4.0

>

> Can any one tell how these look to them.

>

> Thanks.

> Naomi

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