Suppressed TSH

[Guest guest]

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Why or how does low ferritin and/or cortisol suppress TSH? Have any good

articles on the topic. My TSH is always very suppressed...and my cortisol

levels are low...I'm on cortef 7.5/5/2.5....my doctor is slow to increase my

cortef...but I'm working on him. He does have me on Naturethroid 1 Grain and

Cytomel 20mcgs, so feel pretty blessed he is open to my constant encouragement

to increase even if its not as rapidly as I would like. Free T4 is low, my Free

T3 is high and I felt jittery/diarrhea..I still feel that T3 is not getting to

the cellular level. (I look very Hypothyroid...swollen legs, dry hair, brain

fog, unable to loose wt).

Oh, by the way, I've been gluten/casein free for one year, and before going

gf/cf I had to take quite a bit of iron to keep my ferritin in optimal range.

I've been off iron for 9-10 months and my last ferritin was 100...which is a

first for me. My vitamin D3 was also 109, and was previously 53. I am on half

the dose of D3 presently. Maybe it is coincidence, but it could be that I am

now absorbing vitamins since my gut is not as inflammed by the gluten. I am

hopeful that eliminating the gluten/casein will continue to improve my health.

[Guest guest]

Whne the body cannot utilize thyroid as in cases of lwo ferritin or low

cortisol, the pituitary is sent message to not produce TSH so thyroid

will be lowered.

http://www.endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/0012/ea0012p123.htm

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