Val - cousin, FM, thyroid testing - which tests - cortisol, hormones as well - saliva or blood?

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Val,

If he wants to get tested, working on the assumption it is FM,

would you go for the a full DTI saliva panel (cortisol+hormones

+thyroid), the ZRT labs (saliva cortisol+blood thyroid, but without

RT3 IIRC), or DirectLabs blood thyroid (TSH,FT3,FT4,RT3). We're

going to go out and get some sublingual methylcobalamin (a form of

B12) to see how much that improves things, and possibly some selenium

as well (I could use another bottle if nothing else - and I'd like to

find one without calcium in it! )

Money is basically no obstable here - I'm sure his parents would

pay for well.. not ANYTHING, but.. he has been to see a neurologist,

and my impression is they're not cheap..

Jim

> Sounds liek hypothyroid to me.

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If I were to start testing from scratch and knwo what I now now.. I

would go for Canary club Saliva and regfualr blood testign for sex

hormones and thyrodi too, the free tT's of course. The comparison of

saliva to blod can be vey useful info.

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[Guest guest]

> If I were to start testing from scratch and knwo what I now now.. I

> would go for Canary club Saliva and regfualr blood testign ..

> comparison of

> saliva to blod can be vey useful info.

>

That's what I thought. DTI says they will also perform blood

analysis, but I'd still need an outside lab to get RT3 (in the same

sample as an FT3), right? Or does the RT3 ratio not really chnage

*enough* to tell you if there's a problem if different labs are used,

and numbers corrected for the " lab range " (with blood drawn

sequentially)?

Jim

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As long as it is done say wihtin a week I owuld htink that would be

close enough ot get a proper ratio.

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