Re: thyroid levels - 2 questions

[Guest guest]

He may be saying your levels are high just because your TSH is on the lower end. Your actual thyroid levels do not appear high at all to me. in Alaska

On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Deidre <dramsey@...> wrote:

 

1.  I just had my lab work done and dr says it is a little high but said if I am feeling ok then leave it there. What do yall think of these results?

TSH -  .16  (Low)T4 - 5.3   (4.5-12.0)Free T4 index T7  - 1.7  (1.4-3.8)T4 free – 0.9   (0.8-1.8)

T3 free – 2.8  (2.3-4.2)T3 total – 79  (76-181)T3 uptake – 32  (22-35)T3 reverse – 22     (11-32)

 2.  I am on 1.5 grains of ERFA (armour).Also I have been sick with sinus trouble and just quit taking supplements including the iodoral and I need to get back on it so do I start over or start back on the 3 or 4 pills a day. I don’t want to feel any worse. These severe allergies are the pits. I’ve never experienced allergies like this before. I am thinking of starting allergy shots.

Thanks,Deidre

[Guest guest]

Your labs (Free T4 and Free T3) show thyroid hormone is low. I would

probably even increase the Erfa if it were me. The doctor is probably

looking at the TSH only and saying that you are high because the TSH is

low, but that is normal when on thyroid replacement.

There is a thyroid group (and it is an iodine-friendly group).

NaturalThyroidHormones/

in NS, Canada

At 01:43 PM 12/02/12, you wrote:

>1. I just had my lab work done and dr says it is a little high but said

>if I am feeling ok then leave it there.

>What do yall think of these results?

>TSH - .16 (Low)

>T4 - 5.3 (4.5-12.0)

>Free T4 index T7 - 1.7 (1.4-3.8)

>T4 free – 0.9 (0.8-1.8)

>T3 free – 2.8 (2.3-4.2)

>T3 total – 79 (76-181)

>T3 uptake – 32 (22-35)

>T3 reverse – 22 (11-32)

>

>2. I am on 1.5 grains of ERFA (armour).

>Also I have been sick with sinus t! rouble and just quit taking

>supplements including the iodoral and I need to get back on it so do I

>start over or start back on the 3 or 4 pills a day. I don’t want to feel

>any worse. These severe allergies are the pits. I’ve never experienced

>allergies like this before. I am thinking of starting allergy shots.

>Thanks,

>Deidre