Bump Re: More Labs - sans ACTH Stim

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Should I be increasing the Armour because of the Hashis?

I'm not familiar with Hashis, but the levels look scarey to me.

Posted by: " low_carb_crystal " low_carb_crystal@... low_carb_crystal

Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:34 am (PDT)

My TSH fluctuated too and doctor said it's not pituitary. This does

not rule out pituitary. Not every pit. hormone is affected. Having

hashis can skew the TSH tests results anyway. Your cortisol is low and

so is your ACTH which indicates pituitary. With your cortisol that

low, your ACTH should be should be high and it's not. I'd still get

the stim.

NaturalThyroidHormo nesADRENALS@ yahoogroups. com,

wrote:

>

> The TSH doesn't totally rule out pituitary dysfinction as it may just

> not be making enough ATCH and still making TSH fine. But I would not

put

> off treatment much longer trying to get a doctor to do the Stim test.

> You must be pretty miserable with thosse cortisl labs so I owuld get

> started on HC.

I'm a little concerned, because I'm holding up my treatment until I

get this test done & its taken months. My new DO thinks that its not

needed because the increase in TSH proves that my Pituitory is

functioning properly. Can I assume that my Pit is functioning ok

based on this?

Also, I've got new labs, that looks like I've got Hashi's - I'm a

perimenopausal woman.

ACTH Plasma @ 8am: 8 5-27

Aldosterone Serum: 7 <= 28

Calcium 9.2 8.4-10.4

Cortisol Serum 8am: 22 4.0 - 22.0

Cortisol 24hr Saliva

9 13-24;

1 5-10;

1 3-8;

1 1-4

DHEA Sulfate 52 15-170 (My DO say it s/b 300 & prescribed 25mg DHEA)

Estradiol 24 FLuteal <= 247; post Menapause <= 27

FSH 32.4 Luteal 1.5 - 9.1; post Menapause 23.0 - 116.3

Ferritin: 55 10-232

IGBP3 /IG Binding Protein 3: 4.2 3.4-6.9

Methylmaalonic Acid Serum: 230 87 - 318

Potassium: 4.2 3.4-5.0

Pregnenolone: <10 10-230

Progesterone: <0.5 midLuteal 4.4-28.0; post Menapause <0.7

Prolactin: 18.9 nonPregnant 3.0 - 30.0; postMenopause 2.0 - 20.0

Renin Activity, Plasma: 1.2 nonHypertensive adult 0.65 - 5

Sodium: 142 136-145

Serum Thyroid tests

T3 Free: 131 230-420 (on .75grain Armour)

RT3: <5 11-32 (on .75grain Armour)

T4 Free:

1.87 .89-1.76 (on .175 levoxyl)

...05 .08-1.8 (on 1/2grain Armour)

...04 .08-1.8 (on .75grain Armour)

TSH

<0.01 0.35-5.50 (on .175mcg levyoxyl) 11/27/2007

33.39 0.40-4.5 (on 1/2grain Armour) 01/08/2007

ThyroGlobulin Antibodies: 47 <2.0

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies >1,000 <35

Testosterone Total: 19 2.0-45

Testosterone Free: 3 0.1-6.4

Testosterone % Free: 1.58 0.5-2.0

Vitamin D 25-OH total: 30 20-100

Vitamin D 25-OH D2: <4 <20 indicates vitD deficiency

Vitamin D 25-OH D3: 30

I've been on the initial ramp up dosage of armour, actually I'm taking

1grain now & am on hold until I get the ACTH. Would appreciate

comments on how to proceed.

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Regards,

Cindy

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