What other bloodwork might be good at this point?

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the informative responses. I thought 3 grains was a

high end dosage but I am obviously mistaken.

What further blood work/saliva work would be good to get at this

stage. Tomorrow I plan to embark on the 5 day temperature testing

with graph so hopefully that will give some insight into possible

adrenal complications or rule them out.

Thanks again.

Slowmetabolism

Cherie wrote:

Yes, it can. Your T4 and T3 are not optimal. T4 should be at the

upper mid

range and T3 should be at the top or a bit over. So you either aren't

on

enough thyroid yet or you have another issue that is interefering,

such as

adrenal fatigue, low iron, etc.

Rie

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy

enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright

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

> perplexed. I would really love some knowledgable ffedback 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?

>

No virus found in this outgoing message.

Checked by AVG Free Edition.

Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.19/1258 - Release Date:

2/4/2008

10:10 AM