Re: Will Isocort Supplementation Alter Thyroid Test Results?

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I am from a high risk family = Irish ackground - lots of autoimmune

diseases, including thyroid. I am so sick, I thought I would give it

a six month try. My practioner (integrative medicine) told me she

has helped a number of people " health " their thyroid....I thought

since I am so sick, that I had nothing to lose by trying. I had

already started the GF diet prior to the saliva test, so I did not

go ahead with the rest of the celiac panel. I did also read that

antigliadin ABs may underlie some of the autoimmune diseases

prominent in my family. So, worth a try I think. I don't hold out

much hope, however, but cutting back on my carbs this way may help

with the weight situation.

:-)

>

> I'm not saying to not go gluten free, lots of people swear by it.

My

> whatever it was came back positive on my saliva results too. I

decided to

> deal with it later. I was able to see my gastro. last week and he

said that

> the test was an old one and not very accurate. He did a blood draw

and I

> talked with him yesterday. He said the other tests turned up

negative and I

> don't have Celiac. Of course, I still have to get a copy of the

test results

> and check things out myself to be sure.....

>

> Cherie

>

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

annoy

> enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright

>

> > I am positive for the anti gliadin AB, and started a gluten free

> > diet abut two months ago.

> >

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The more drs one goes to, including endos, the more one sees that

they disagree and operate under assumptions the same way I do. My

assumptin is - based on reading literature, etc - that my adrenal

function is to blame for the intolerance. Since endos

discount " adreanl fatigue " or any mid-range adrenal dysfunction, I

am not surprised that my endo chose the hyper as the reason for the

intolerance...does not explain my exptreme dizziness, nor the

postural hypotention she observed at my office visit.....

I will make an infomred decision when the results are back late next

week.

>

> > Funny you about your warning....my endo theorizes now that my

acth

> > stim test was " normal " that mayvbe I was hyper. Unless my

thyroid

> > had a spontaneous remission, I am not and was not hyper. I had a

> > small goiter at one point. Though perhaps I did not mention it

to

> > the endo. But, she insisted that anxiety (which I experience off

the

> medication) comes only from hyper conditions!

>

> Anxiety is very much a low cortisol symptom and taking Armour when

your

> cortisol is too low exacerbates it. Continue ramping your Isocort

up

> to 8 pellets, if you haven't already done so. At least it'll help

keep

> your anxiety down, but it might bring out more hypo symptoms while

> you're waiting. At least it's less than a week.

>

> Barb

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