RE: FW: Finally got doc to give me test printout

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Thanks Sheila!! I started on 50mg a couple of weeks ago but only managed to take them for about four days because they really affected my anxiety disorder and i started having multiple panic attacks. Around a week ago i was started on a lower dose of 25mg and i have coped fine with that. I have to go back on the 27th to have it put up to 50mg I think. It's just that he basically said it was low. I asked for a printout of the test and he dragged his feet. He also said there was no need to have my adrenal glands checked because there was no connection. I really hope the thyroxine works!! :)Thanks for all the help guys! I'm really glad I found this group!Suzanna

You need to ask your GP to refer you to an

endocrinologist who specialises in thyroid (as opposed to diabetes). You

definitely should be starting with thyroid hormone replacement as your TSH is

way over the reference interval. Most laboratories have the reference range

between 0.5 and 50 - and at 10.4 your thyroid is struggling. What your GP

means when he says your results are low is that your thyroid hormone output is

low. The Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) comes into play when your thyroid gland

is not putting out the amount of thyroid your body and brain needs to make them

function. TSH is secreted by your pituitary gland and it can tell when this is

happening, so it sends out this TSH hormone to tell your thyroid to start

pumping out the right amount of T4 and a little T3. You need to be started on

Levothyroxine as soon as possible. Luv - Sheila

Can someone help let me know what the test results mean please? Finally got

my GP to give me a print out of my initial results. Cant see any reference to

anything called T3 etc but have no idea what Im looking at anyway. GP told me

my results were very low but looking at the figures I can see, they dont

appear to be as low as some mentioned before. Hope someone can let me know

what it all means.

*OR......... Outside reference range

*U.......... Unspecified interval

(1) Thyroid function test

*OR 10.4 miu/L (*U 0.35 - 4.5) Serum TSH

Level

13.9 pmol/L (*U 11.0 - 26.0) serum free T4 level

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Hi Suzanna

Go to the Home Page of this forum web site and click on FILES in

the Menu. Scroll down until you see the two questionnaires. One is on Adrenals

and the other on Cahdida. Answer all of the questions and see how you score.

This is important because if you are suffering either of these conditions, your

thyroxine will simply not work as it cannot be absorbed until these conditions

are made better. You also should get your ferritin level 9stored iron)

checked. The reference range for ferritin is between 20 and 200 and yours

should be around 70 to 90 to feel good. At the same time, ask your GP to check

your B12 level. A very low reading will also mean your thyroxine will not work

for you until you have raised the level with some form of elemental iron such

as Ferrous Sulphate or Ferrous Fumerate.

Are you allergic to maize or lactose. These are the fillers in

Levothyroxine and some people cannot tolerate them. Mention this to your GP. If

it turns out these fillers are the problem, then your GP can prescribe the pure

form of Thyroxine (which is in capsules) which is manufactured by dale's

Pharmacy.

Your GP does NOT know the connection between low adrenals and

your thyroid function. There is a MASSIVE connection and it looks like you will

have to look after this condition yourself. Have you had the 24 hour adrenal

salivary profile done to see where your cortisol and DHEA are at the four

specific times during the day? If not, this would be a good idea and then we

can take it from there.

Luv - Sheila

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I will look into the cost of the test etc but I'm on DLA because of the anxiety so it depends if its affordable to me. I know that for four years i suffered from chronic anemia and they could not find a reason why. I took iron tablets for two years and stopped a couple of years ago. I have not been tested since.I'll do the test today and see. Thanks for the help Sheila!! :)Suzanna

Hi Suzanna Go to the Home Page of this forum web site and click on FILES in

the Menu. Scroll down until you see the two questionnaires. One is on Adrenals

and the other on Cahdida. Answer all of the questions and see how you score.

This is important because if you are suffering either of these conditions, your

thyroxine will simply not work as it cannot be absorbed until these conditions

are made better. You also should get your ferritin level 9stored iron)

checked. The reference range for ferritin is between 20 and 200 and yours

should be around 70 to 90 to feel good. At the same time, ask your GP to check

your B12 level. A very low reading will also mean your thyroxine will not work

for you until you have raised the level with some form of elemental iron such

as Ferrous Sulphate or Ferrous Fumerate.