Re: i'm about ready to give up! Lab results, help ...

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How much thyroid are you takin?

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Are you taking HC? How about iron? you definately need iron. You are not

possibly iron def., you are. Unless this is a completely different range

than I'm used to seeing, your iron should ideally be around 70-90. Plus the

Ferritin dropped by 16 points! Not good. Ferritin will affect your thyroid

stuff.

Rie

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enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright

> ok i officially give up - i hate these meds. my test results are

> WORSE now then BEFORE i started. My thyroid levels are getting worse

> and worse - i just had a blood test on friday because i am gaining an

> unbelievable amount of weight/fat and feeling worse than I have ever

> felt. I took the test in the afternoon about 8hrs after taking the

> thyroid pills this time, day 20 of my cycle. Progesterone is also

> really high for the second month in a row. Platelets very low.

>

> TSH 2.33

> FT4 12 (12 - 20)

> FT3 2.9 (4 - 6.8)

> Ferritin 26 (18 - 40 - possibly iron deficient)

> progesterone 56.3 (4 - 50)

> platelets 142 (145 - 400)

> anti thyroid antibodies -negative

> anti thyroroglobulin - negative

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50 mcg T4 + 7.5 mg armour (both compounded). Every time i try to raise

i wake up the next morning holding an extra 3lbs of water, it's unreal.

My doc believes in the 98% and 2% protocol (the 2% being T3).

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> How much thyroid are you takin?

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No HC - had a bad reaction to it when i tried it once, and my tests

don't show that I require it, nor do i want to go there if not

needed. I am on iron - proferrin. Just, hmmmmm doesn't seem to be

getting the numbers up. You are right, it's iron def.... same ranges.

>

> Are you taking HC? How about iron? you definately need iron. You

are not

> possibly iron def., you are. Unless this is a completely different

range

> than I'm used to seeing, your iron should ideally be around 70-90.

Plus the

> Ferritin dropped by 16 points! Not good. Ferritin will affect your

thyroid

> stuff.

>

> Rie

>

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

annoy

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

>

> > ok i officially give up - i hate these meds. my test results are

> > WORSE now then BEFORE i started. My thyroid levels are getting

worse

> > and worse - i just had a blood test on friday because i am

gaining an

> > unbelievable amount of weight/fat and feeling worse than I have

ever

> > felt. I took the test in the afternoon about 8hrs after taking the

> > thyroid pills this time, day 20 of my cycle. Progesterone is also

> > really high for the second month in a row. Platelets very low.

> >

> > TSH 2.33

> > FT4 12 (12 - 20)

> > FT3 2.9 (4 - 6.8)

> > Ferritin 26 (18 - 40 - possibly iron deficient)

> > progesterone 56.3 (4 - 50)

> > platelets 142 (145 - 400)

> > anti thyroid antibodies -negative

> > anti thyroroglobulin - negative

> >

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Low ferritin can certainly interfere with thyroid increases, so maybe that

has soemthing to do with it. I'm not familiar with proferrin, but if you've

been taking it for awhile and your numbers dropped, you should point it out

to your doctor. Maybe if you get the ferritin up to a higher level you would

be albe to tolerate more Armour. You also may want to consider taking

licorice or something to support your adrenal glands. your #'s weren't bad,

but some support wouldn't hurt.

rie

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

enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright

> No HC - had a bad reaction to it when i tried it once, and my tests

> don't show that I require it, nor do i want to go there if not

> needed. I am on iron - proferrin. Just, hmmmmm doesn't seem to be

> getting the numbers up. You are right, it's iron def.... same ranges.

>

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Thanks for everyone's help. I was just bawling this morning - i

raised my meds an added 1/4 grain of armour (7.5mg). Initially i felt

like i was having a heart attack, so i took some zinc, selenium, vit.

d and sea salt an hr later and not long after it went away. A bit of

palps last night and this morning (likely the low ferritin). I woke

up feeling and looknig like i had overall edema and the scale was up

2lbs!!! (i'm only 5'3, if that). EVERYTIME i try to raise the scale

goes up significantly so i back it down again. I just cant figure out

why --- its like my aldosterone goes up. Thing is, i am already 20lbs

over my normal weight and i dont want to do anythign at all that

makes it go up more. I am already gaining about 3lbs a month, and

more so if i raise. WHY???????????

>

> Low ferritin can certainly interfere with thyroid increases, so

maybe that

> has soemthing to do with it. I'm not familiar with proferrin, but

if you've

> been taking it for awhile and your numbers dropped, you should

point it out

> to your doctor. Maybe if you get the ferritin up to a higher level

you would

> be albe to tolerate more Armour. You also may want to consider

taking

> licorice or something to support your adrenal glands. your #'s

weren't bad,

> but some support wouldn't hurt.

>

> rie

>

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

annoy

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

>

> > No HC - had a bad reaction to it when i tried it once, and my

tests

> > don't show that I require it, nor do i want to go there if not

> > needed. I am on iron - proferrin. Just, hmmmmm doesn't seem to be

> > getting the numbers up. You are right, it's iron def.... same

ranges.

> >

> >

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Because you are at too low a dose! Lower doses only serve to lower TSH

which lowers your thyroid output more than you are adding. Lower thyroid

causes the fluid retention.

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But if I add more ... shouldn't that water retention diminish and

not increase??? Am I missing something else? My cortisol tests don't

show a need for HC etc.

>

> Because you are at too low a dose! Lower doses only serve to lower

TSH

> which lowers your thyroid output more than you are adding. Lower

thyroid

> causes the fluid retention.

>

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