RE: Re: Interpretation of Lab Results Needed

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon, on the face of it, these results look OKish! How much

Synthroid are you taking i.e. in micrograms and how long have you been on this

dose. The problem with blood test results is that they ONLY show the amount of

thyroid hormone your thyroid gland is secreting, but these blood tests do not

show whether or not you have peripheral resistance to thyroid hormone at the

cellular level. Doctors believe that if your thyroid function blood tests are

OK, you are not having a problem. You need to ask your GP to tests your levels

of ferritin, vitamin B12, vitamin D3, magnesium, folate, copper and zinc in

case any of these are low in the reference range. Should any be low, then the

thyroid hormone you are making cannot be properly utilised at the cellular level.

If this is the case, no amount of Synthroid is going to work for you, you are

going to need some form of T3, either synthetic, in combination with T4, T3

alone or in natural desiccated porcine thyroid extract.

If your doctor tries to tell you there is no association between

symptoms of hypothyroidism and these specific minerals and vitamins, then copy

out the attached document and give it to him/her.

Luv - Sheila

Ranges are

TSH - .35 - 5.0

Free T3 - 2.6 to 5.7

Free T4 - 12 - 22

> > I just managed to get my Free T3/T4 results back but was told that

Reverse T3 testing is no longer done so I'm not sure how to figure out whether

or not my levels are optimum or not. I am slowly losing my hair and have gained

40lbs among other symptoms.

> >

> > My labs are TSH 0.09 / FT3 4.6 / FT4 19

> >

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LOW MINERALS AND VITAMINS AND THE THYROID CONNECTION.doc

[Guest guest]

You can NEVER rely on the results of thyroid function blood

tests alone. Blood tests show ONLY the amount of thyroid hormone that is in

your blood and they do not show the level of thyroid hormone being used at the

cellular level, and this is what counts. Doctors should also take into

consideration your symptoms and signs and do a thorough clinical examination

and take into account your family history as to whether members have a thyroid

or autoimmune disease. Everything starts to go wrong when doctors ONLY diagnose

or titrate thyroid hormone replacement according to paper blood test results.

Luv - Sheila

Thank you for the reply, you say OKish. Is

there something I should be shooting for. Thought that the T3 should be higher

than it is. and the T4 a little lower?