Re: Anti bodies

[Guest guest]

Hi

I have hashimotos and my antibodies were nearly 400, but I was put on

levothyroxine and they have went down, but there should be no

antibodies whatsoever. I don't feel any better, and I have decided to

embark on another visit to the GP to say I am just sucicidal with the

tiredness, hot sweats, insomnia, etc etc, you know what I mean. I

asked my gp what was the point in taking the tablets, no answer, just

don't stop taking them. Your antibodies are quite high as well, how do

you feel?

Bye

Arlene

[Guest guest]

HI ,

I had antibodies (TPO I think) levels of around 580 when tested last

year. I have hashimotos. It means your immune system is attacking your

thyroid gland, thus preventing it from working the way it should. By

treating the underlying hypothyroidism I am hoping to reduce my TPO

levels.

>

> Hi

> Just out of interest and I Should have asked this is my last mail, is

> there anyone out there who has Hashimotos and who knows what their anti

> body levels are or have been in the past?

> I am asking really to compare to my own and to see just how high they

> can be, mine at last test were 628, i guess the higher they are the

> worst you feel and the worse the symptoms can be?

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My antibody level at diagnosis was off their scale and just listed as >2500. I

was tested more

recently (8 or so years later) and I was led to believe my antibody levels are

now low. I don't

think there is much left of my thyroid that is working (I take 3 grains of

Armour per day).

Hope you feel better soon.

[Guest guest]

Sheila

Is that right, that the thyroid gland will eventually be destroyed, is

it not very dangerous to live without one?

Bye

Arlene

[Guest guest]

***could someone help me understand what the antibodies are we test for?my hubby is poorly and i want to get some bloods done,full thyroid screen andthe antibodies but i dont know what they mean.

Hello ,

There are two types of autoantibodies which are responsible for destroying our thyroid gland - one type is called TPO (thyroid peroxidase antibodies) and the other TgAB (thyroglobulin antibodies). I could not explain it more precisely than described in the following website, so please click and read...

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/hashimotos/ and in particular read "how do I confirm Hashi's labwise", where it tells you exactly what those antibodies do.

According to Dr. Peatfield: when there are positive autoantibodies (above the norm range) a person suffers from autoimmune thyroiditis, or Hashimoto's disease (whatever the other parameters say). But not every type of Hypothyroidism is of autoimmune origin, so not presenting a positive count of autoantibodies does not exclude Hypothyroidism.

A full thyroid screen should include TSH, FT3, FT4 and a check for TPO & TgAB autoantibodies. It would also be useful to check Ferritin, Folate, Zinc, Copper, Vit B12, Vit D3 and Magnesium. If your husband were low in any of those minerals or vitamins, thyroid hormone can't be taken up by the cells properly. - You may have to haggle with the GP to get all of those parameters measured, in particular for the FT3 and the autoantibody check. The labs will ONLY do an FT3 when a doctor specifically requests it.

I hope this makes it all a little clearer

Best wishes,