general advice on treatment

[Guest guest]

I am new to this forum, after seeing the mail on sunday article i am once again

after some advice. i have had a thyroid problem for over 19 years tests show

that i am borderline hypothyroid. i tried thyroxine levothyroxine but even on a

low dose got palpitations. i have had my pirtuitary and adrenals checked and

doctors state the results are ok no indication of adrenal insufficiency. in 2009

i paid for a salivary cortisone test which showed cortisol within range but DHEA

well below in all four outcomes throughout the day tested. i went back to my gp

and asked to be referred once again to an endocrinologist who said that DHEA had

no bearing on thyroid he did a synacthen test to prove that my adrenals were ok.

my sympotoms are worse recent thyroid tests showTSH and T4 all within range i am

taking only 25mcg levothyroxine but have chronic fatigue, my hair loss is

excessive i have put on weight and can not remember the last time i fell asleep.

this has an effect on my concentration and i have a tremor. reading all the

treatment options i do not know whether i should be treating my adrenal first

then trying almera or DHEA supplementation. can anyone advise please

[Guest guest]

Hi elainecolman, im sure Sheila will be able to give you a detailed reply when

she has time. In the mean time are you able to post your saliva and DHEA results

along with the reference ranges.

Adrenals should be treated first before thyroid treatment, or the thyroid

cannont enter the cells. a short synac test will only show the extreameties of

the adrenals addisons/cushings. It will not show adrenal insuffuicenty.

Also it would really help if you could post your recent thyroid labs TSH-T4-T3

along with the reference ranges, as you may be " within " range but could be right

at the bottom ect

Lastly how is your iron looking ? Do you have any recent iron labs. (ferritin,

TIBC, Saturation?)

Steve

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> I am new to this forum, after seeing the mail on sunday article i am once

again after some advice. i have had a thyroid problem for over 19 years

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your response, not sure if i should be replying to sender, group

or web. however my results and ranges are as follows:

salivary cortisol range 12 -33 =20.6 at 8am

10 -28 =12.5 at 12 noon

6 -11.8 =9.0 at 4pm

1.0 -5 =4.1 at midnight

salivary DHEA range 7 -18.3 =1.5 well below at 8am

4.8 -8.2 =0.3 well below at 12noon

3.5 -6 =0.2 well below at 4pm

2.0 -4.0 =0.4 again below at midnight

recent TSH 3.8 range 0.5 - 4.7

T4 12 range 9 -24

T3 not tested however this was one of the rare times my levels were within range

usually they are borderline ie T4 8.3

recent ferritin 37 range 15-300

and folate 6.3

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> > I am new to this forum, after seeing the mail on sunday article i am once

again after some advice. i have had a thyroid problem for over 19 years

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