Help me figure out what these results really mean Please?

[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone,

I'm 42, married with two kids and two foster kids. I'm a long time

member but have been lurking a long time. Janie and I believe

helped me immensely in the past.

I have been taking natural thyroid from time cap labs for over a year

now with very good results...before that it was armour, which I

switched from because of the price.

I recalled everyone talking about how important it was to get Free T3

and Free T4 tests done and after I got a bone density scan back in

the negative I think like -1.7 I got scared and since my mom has

osteoperosis, decide to find out if my thyroid dose may be too high,

AND if it may be causing my bones to thin. Well here are the results

of the healthcheckusa thyroid tests.......What do you think I should

do? Stay at the same dose...decrease or??? Thanks for your input...

Reference Units

free T3 4.5 2.3-4.2 PG/ML

free T4 1.7 0.8-1.8 NG/DL

TSH (3rd generation) .35-5.50 MCIU/ML

[Guest guest]

Hi " loriannsluxuries " ! I wouldn't worry in the least that Armour and

your free T3 is causing your bones to thin. (LOL--I actually

put " thins to bone " before I deleted it. LOL) To the contrary, it's

true, untreated HYPERTHYROID, NOT optimally treated hypothyroid with

natural thyroid, that causes bone loss. I'd like to know about those

labs you did, such as what time did you do them, and had you taken

your Armour beforehand, and how long beforehand? Are you on plenty of

Calcium and such? And out of curiosity, what was your TSH--you only

put the range.

Janie

<> I have been taking natural thyroid from time cap labs for over a

year

> now with very good results...before that it was armour, which I

> switched from because of the price.

>

> I recalled everyone talking about how important it was to get Free

T3

> and Free T4 tests done and after I got a bone density scan back in

> the negative I think like -1.7 I got scared and since my mom has

> osteoperosis, decide to find out if my thyroid dose may be too

high,

> AND if it may be causing my bones to thin. Well here are the

results

> of the healthcheckusa thyroid tests.......What do you think I

should

> do? Stay at the same dose...decrease or??? Thanks for your input...

>

> Reference Units

> free T3 4.5 2.3-4.2 PG/ML

> free T4 1.7 0.8-1.8 NG/DL

> TSH (3rd generation) .35-5.50 MCIU/ML

[Guest guest]

Hi " loriannsluxuries " ! I wouldn't worry in the least that Armour and

your free T3 is causing your bones to thin. (LOL--I actually

put " thins to bone " before I deleted it. LOL) To the contrary, it's

true, untreated HYPERTHYROID, NOT optimally treated hypothyroid with

natural thyroid, that causes bone loss. I'd like to know about those

labs you did, such as what time did you do them, and had you taken

your Armour beforehand, and how long beforehand? Are you on plenty of

Calcium and such? And out of curiosity, what was your TSH--you only

put the range.

Janie

<> I have been taking natural thyroid from time cap labs for over a

year

> now with very good results...before that it was armour, which I

> switched from because of the price.

>

> I recalled everyone talking about how important it was to get Free

T3

> and Free T4 tests done and after I got a bone density scan back in

> the negative I think like -1.7 I got scared and since my mom has

> osteoperosis, decide to find out if my thyroid dose may be too

high,

> AND if it may be causing my bones to thin. Well here are the

results

> of the healthcheckusa thyroid tests.......What do you think I

should

> do? Stay at the same dose...decrease or??? Thanks for your input...

>

> Reference Units

> free T3 4.5 2.3-4.2 PG/ML

> free T4 1.7 0.8-1.8 NG/DL

> TSH (3rd generation) .35-5.50 MCIU/ML

[Guest guest]

>free T3 4.5 2.3-4.2 PG/ML

>free T4 1.7 0.8-1.8 NG/DL

>TSH (3rd generation) .35-5.50 MCIU/ML

Ummm, just out of curiosity, what was your TSH? The other numbers look pretty

good in my totally nonprofessional opinion. Don't for get that even generic

Armour has calcitonin in it, too, which *helps prevent* bone loss!

Laurie

[Guest guest]

>free T3 4.5 2.3-4.2 PG/ML

>free T4 1.7 0.8-1.8 NG/DL

>TSH (3rd generation) .35-5.50 MCIU/ML

Ummm, just out of curiosity, what was your TSH? The other numbers look pretty

good in my totally nonprofessional opinion. Don't for get that even generic

Armour has calcitonin in it, too, which *helps prevent* bone loss!

Laurie

[Guest guest]

Thanks Cindi And Janie And Laurie for taking a look at these....

It is so helpful to be able to talk to someone else like me about it. Laurie

do you think that the " time cap labs " " Thyroid " has calcitonin in it?

Ok...sorry..I didn't put in my TSH last post.......so I included it below. I

guess because these scores make me look HYPERTHYROID I am worried about my

bone loss (of course it could just be a natural part of ageing too) I feel

great on this dose I'm on....but I'm not on Armour any more...but on TIME CAP

LABS

" Thyroid " I wonder if they has any calcitonin in them too?

Anyway....I take all my thyroid all at once in the morning and didn't take it

before I had my blood drawn for this test...so I'd not had thyroid meds in my

system for nearly 24 hours before I took the test. I try to remember to take

calcium and it is a 50 50 thing. Anyway....here are the results again...and

I'm worried that they may show hyperthyroidism which may lead to bone

loss..what do you think?......(my TSH was 27 when I first found out I was Hypo 8

years

ago) thanks again for you tireless efforts to help all of us out here.

> My score Reference Units

> > free T3 4.5 2.3-4.2 PG/ML

> > free T4 1.7 0.8-1.8 NG/DL

> > TSH (3rd generation) .007 .35-5.50 MCIU/ML

Blessings,

Zippetydoda

Lori in Tennessee

[Guest guest]

Stop fearing the number on the paper. Remember that people were treated

solely off the way they felt before the TSH was invented by the makers of

$ynthriod. The MOST important thing is how do you feel? Does you body

feel hyper? If not then don't worry. Take calcium/magnesium and lift

weights. Those things will all help you. Remember that remaining hypo,

you lose bone mass. Go off how you feel and not the test.....you'll be fine!

Kate G

At 07:43 AM 3/30/2005, you wrote:

>Thanks Cindi And Janie And Laurie for taking a look at these....

>

>It is so helpful to be able to talk to someone else like me about it. Laurie

>do you think that the " time cap labs " " Thyroid " has calcitonin in it?

>

>Ok...sorry..I didn't put in my TSH last post.......so I included it below. I

>guess because these scores make me look HYPERTHYROID I am worried about my

>bone loss (of course it could just be a natural part of ageing too) I feel

>great on this dose I'm on....but I'm not on Armour any more...but on TIME

>CAP LABS

> " Thyroid " I wonder if they has any calcitonin in them too?

>

>Anyway....I take all my thyroid all at once in the morning and didn't take it

>before I had my blood drawn for this test...so I'd not had thyroid meds in my

>system for nearly 24 hours before I took the test. I try to remember to take

>calcium and it is a 50 50 thing. Anyway....here are the results again...and

>I'm worried that they may show hyperthyroidism which may lead to bone

>loss..what do you think?......(my TSH was 27 when I first found out I was

>Hypo 8 years

>ago) thanks again for you tireless efforts to help all of us out here.

> > My score Reference Units

> > > free T3 4.5 2.3-4.2 PG/ML

> > > free T4 1.7 0.8-1.8 NG/DL

> > > TSH (3rd generation) .007 .35-5.50 MCIU/ML

>

>Blessings,

>Zippetydoda

>Lori in Tennessee

[Guest guest]

> My score Reference Units

> > free T3 4.5 2.3-4.2 PG/ML

> > free T4 1.7 0.8-1.8 NG/DL

> > TSH (3rd generation) .007 .35-5.50 MCIU/ML

These labs look WONDERFUL to me! I would kill for them! LOL If you feel good,

stay at that dosage. How you FEEL is the best indication and from what I know

your labs are about as good as they get for PROPER medication of hypothyroidism.

*Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV

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