New Member with recent thyroid blood work from meds BUT.....

[Guest guest]

A friend on another site referred me here and told me to ask for Val. I would be

happy for help from any of the members here!

Guys I just got my latest thyroid bloodwork in and I am a bit perplexed. I

would really love some knowledgable feedback form you guys if at all possible.

I have been on 3 grains of Armour thyroid for almost 1 year now. Symptomatically

I still do not feel great. Body temp is sometimes below normal, fatigue, slight

depression (also on SSRI), trouble losing weight, aches and pains.

My current blood work is as follows:

TSH 0.250 Range 0.350 - 5.500 uIU/mL

Free T4 1.03 Range 0.61 - 1.76 ng/dL

Free T3 2.9 Range 2.3 - 4.2 pg/mL

With those type of results (low TSH but low to mid range free T's) I assume my

problem could still be thyroid related? If so why are the blood levels still so

low on 3 grains per day?

Slowmetabolism

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[Guest guest]

You look like you're still on too low a dose. Historically, people

have taken between 2-4 grains, but I've heard of people on up to 11

grains, so you just have to find what works for you. I would not

increase, however, without first getting saliva labs to find out your

cortisol levels. You can order your own labs for about $140+ if your

own doctor won't do it from here: http://canaryclub.org/

Barb

Vaccarelli wrote

>

> I have been on 3 grains of Armour thyroid for almost 1 year now.

Symptomatically I still do not feel great. Body temp is sometimes

below normal, fatigue, slight depression (also on SSRI), trouble

losing weight, aches and pains.

>

> My current blood work is as follows:

>

> TSH 0.250 Range 0.350 - 5.500 uIU/mL

>

> Free T4 1.03 Range 0.61 - 1.76 ng/dL

>

> Free T3 2.9 Range 2.3 - 4.2 pg/mL

>

>

> With those type of results (low TSH but low to mid range free T's)

I assume my problem could still be thyroid related? If so why are the

blood levels still so low on 3 grains per day?

>

[Guest guest]

Some folk just need mroe thyroid than others! Yes your labs look low to

me, and I prefer my TSH to be .1 or below as that is where it seems to

reside when I feel my best. I have one friend that is up to 13 grain of

Amroru a day! But i would think she has some resistance probelms there too.

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