Re: Re: Latest Test Results: Synacthen & Bloods

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Hi ,Thanks sooo much for your really comprehensive response, this is so useful it makes me want to weep, in a good way...just out of pure relief that there are people out there that can help untangle things a bit ;o)

    Your ferritin level is waaaayy to low – this will prevent the uptake of thyroid hormone into the cells. Getting ferritin up is tricky... I have no experience with that, but others here have and might give you some tips.....

I hope someone might have some tips as I'm out of ideas! Meanwhile I will continue taking two Spatone sachet's daily & my 4000mg Vit C.

d)    Have you checked yourself (privately) for possible Candida Albicans? – if you had it, it would have the same effect as a lack of minerals or vitamins

Yes, I did the 24 hour salivary test in March & it was negative although my IgA was quite high:IgG 1.2 - (< 10)IgA - 9.6 (< 10) 

g)    How about your sex hormones? An imbalance in sex hormones may have the same effect.

Dr. P had a look at these & he reckons they may well settle down once my metabolism comes back online. I have to say I am REALLY suffering from bad PMT & if this doesn't go soon then I'll ask Dr. P if I can try the natural progesterone cream!

Looking at all the info you have provided I suspect that you may suffer from Hashimoto's disease (as opposed to non-autoimmune thyroiditis.  Have thyroid autoantibodies ever been tested – TPO and TgAB ?) and that Levothyroxine alone is not the right type of thyroid treatment for you. If it were me, I would consider switching to Armour or Erfa, but it has to be your choice.

That's interesting... & no, these antibodies have not been tested although when I asked what type of disease I had, the GP told me I had the 'autoimmune' type but not really sure what that means or how they would know. I will request the tests via my GP but I suspect I might stand a greater chance of getting the test done if I could qualify why its important to distinguish if I have Hashimoto's or not? Any ideas? (You know what they can be like with their budgets!).

I've just started re-taking Levothyroxine but am also taking NT (3 daily). Do you think in the light of these latest results & the fact I still feel truly awful that I ought to phone Dr. P to see if he thinks I should try switching to Armour sooner rather than later? When I met him, he said if i didn't feel better on Levothyroxine & NT (with NAX) after six weeks then we should try Armour. I've just started week four.....I'm just fed up of feeling terrible but suspect the sensible thing might be to hang on in there for a few more weeks.....?

 16/05/2011 Free T3 - 3.4 (3.5 - 6.5)

No previous tests for free T3Yes, that could explain the lower FT4, but the more important figure is the FT3, and that was way too low. The thyroid hormone you are taking is not getting into your cells.... which is why you feel so awful.

Presumably the NT & NAX may help this though?...... 

However, if you have Hashimoto's (positive thyroid autoantibodies) then eating a gluten-free diet will help to keep the thyroid autoantibodies down. The immune system will misidentify gluten molecules for thyroid molecules and will attack.... hence you finish up with war-fare in your gut and bowel trouble.

I've been suffering from a serverly bloated stomach (I look 5 months pregnant some days!) & wonder if it could be to do with eating Gluten if I have Hashimoto's.....Need to get that test done!

 

Whether or not to tell your GP or endo about this is up to you. I am all for honesty, but I also try to avoid unnecessary aggravation.... if it works and you improve, you could fess up later – if it does not work he won't be any the wiser and you can switch back to Levo .

Yes, this would also be my prefrerred strategy, I don't want any confrontation & as long as I get better then everyone is happy, regardless of how!

Thanks a million, again!Kerry x )

 

 

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Sorry , can I just clarify what you mean by vaccination? I will call Dr. P next week, thank you, thank you x 

" but if you know you have an AI condition........ you will know for sure that you should avoid any kind of vaccination "

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Hi Jot,Thanks so much for this info....again, sorry, any idea on dosage so I can decide how many to order?K x

Yes, the iron bisglycinate chelate is the one I would suggest. The chelated form seems to enter the system easier: 

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Wow, very interesting stuff! I can see now why you mentioned it to me. Thanks again, Kerry x     

To my own mind ... whilst, I want to stress, I am not per se against vaccinations at all (honestly, I am not, they are life savers and I do not dispute that) - I am against multiple vaccinations because they can over-sensitize the immune system; and I am certainly against vaccinating anyone with an existing and known autoimmune condition. I know, it is a much disputed subject, so this is just my opinion  J

 

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Fantastic post !!!  I agree wholeheartedly with everything you said !!  Don't get me started on the mercury in vaccinations .......

Jackie x

Hi Kerry,

I am  glad you asked J

Any vaccination – by its nature – challenges the immune system

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Sorry ,I want to order some vits & am looking at the Vitamin D options on your nutrition shop. The test I had done at the hospital was '25-OH Vitamin D' which came up as insufficient. I'm confused if I should be ordering Vit D or Vit D3...... The Lambert options are either:

A) 1000iu Vit D tablets, 25ug as vit D3 400iu vits D3 tablets  I presume you meant the 1000iu vit D tablets otherwise I would have to take oodles of the 400iu D3 ones to get up to your 4000iu recommendation below??

c)     Your Vit D3 level is too low – this too will prevent the uptake of thyroid hormone. You need to take 4000 iu D3 per day IMO.

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I See! Could you possibly let me know where you get yours from (I presume your nutrition shop?) & which one you take as that sounds ideal for me.

 

Yes, and I want you to take 4000 iu of Vitamin D3.

You can get D3 in large increments. My own is 2000 iu per capsule. I take two or three capsules a day.

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Thanks , that's really useful.xOn Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 3:45 PM, mary36white <mary36white@...> wrote:

 

Hi -for the UK the Nutri centre sell Life Extension D3 in 1,000iu .Also 5,000iu capsules which is what I use as it works out cheaper .

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Thanks that's a really good deal & I'm already signed up with iherb so I've ordered it, thank you!

, I presume its Ok for me to take 5000iu daily as opposed to

4000iu?! Also, by the way, I did try to buy the ones you mentioned

from Vitacost in the first instance but once you have it in your basket

& fill out the delivery address it say's 'this product is

unavailable for international delivery'. Just thought I'd let you know

for when you come around to ordering it again....

K x

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you can get 360 5,000 capsules from iherb for 14.95 dollars, plus 2 dollars airmail postage http://www.iherb.com/Healthy-Origins-Vitamin-D3-5-000-IU-360-Softgels/18335?at=0