New to the group - need some help

November 22, 2008

Hi,

I'm new to the group and have never posted before. I need some help

with interpreting my test results and figuring out the course of actions.

I went to a Naturopathic doctor recently and had multiple tests done

(extended blood work and saliva tests).

Most of the Thyroid indicators were in normal ranges with the

exception of Thyroid Antibodies, which were very high. Thyroglobulin

ABS: 674 (normal range <20), Thyroid Peroxidase: 81 (normal range <35)

The rest of the normal results:

T3, Reverse: 25 (Normal range: 11 - 32), T4 Total: 8.2 (Normal range:

4.5 - 12.5), T3 Uptake: 29.8 (Normal range: 22 - 35%) and

TSH: 3.09 (Normal range: 0.40 - 4.50)

The ND said that the elevated Thyroid antibodies are an indication of

the thyroid autoimmune disorder, which if left untreated may lead to

Hypothyroid.

She gave me a supplement to take " Thyroid Px Capsules " by WTSmed, 2

capsules a day, which have the following ingredients:

Iodine (from Potassium Iodide , Iodine crystals and Diiodotyrosine) :

5,156mg

Zinc: 1649mg

Selenium: 100mcg

and mixture of herbs as blue flag root, guggul gum resin, Ashwagandha

root, nettle leaf, bladderwrack thallus, ginger root.

I'm wondering if what she recommended is enough or I need to

supplement with more Iodine like many of the people on this list do,

even though I don't have hypothyroid condition.

If I need to supplement more - what dosage should I start with?

I don't have any particular symptoms - except sometimes my hands and

feet are cold and sometimes I feel tired but nothing extreme. I also

have had some ovarian cysts in the past and somewhat fibrocystic

breasts, so I think Iodine can help with all of this but I'm not sure

what dosage of Iodine is safe?

The saliva test showed that I have very low cortisol level throughout

the day, which suggests some adrenal problems, which also could be

linked to lower Thyroid function.

I'm sorry for the lengthy post but I'm really freaked out about my

test results as I always was relatively healthy and this is something

new for me. I hope somebody can give me a good advice.

Thanks for reading,

Inna

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