Got my results....help please

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Around late Feb./beginning March '03 began to feel symptoms of hypO:

Heavy period

very tired, stiff, achy feet and hands

Headache

Cold feeling

On Tapazole 5 mg once per day; propanenol 10 mg taken 2 times per day,

Lexapro 5 mg, Zyrtec

3/9/03

FT4 0.9 <0.7 - 1.9>

TSH 3.57 <0.34 - 4.82>

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3/13/03

Called endo and was told to cut dosage in half. Tapazole taken now

2.5 mg daily

Past due for my period and feeling very stiff and achy.

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4/1/03

FT4 0.9 <0.7 - 1.9>

TSH 1.77 <0.34 - 4.82>

Endo said to stop Tapazole for 2 weeks and then get blood tested.

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4/8/03

FT4 0.9 <0.7 - 1.9>

TSH 1.46 <0.34 - 4.82>

I had 3 tests done for antibodies - I hope I'm giving this info

correctly:

Anti-TG 43 <4-56>

TSI 112 <has to be less than 125>

Thyroid antibody globulin less than 2% <range has to be less than 2%>

At this point I'm still off of Tapazole yet continue to feel more

achy, puffy, stiff, sore,

sleep apnea, blood pressure has gone up, allergies bothering me bad

so taking lots of sudafed, my neck feels

swollen and puffy, legs are weeak, still no period, dry eyes, tired,

restless legs at night, digestive system bothering me

(constipation/heartburn)

hard to breathe.

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4/29/03

FT4 0.8 <0.7 - 1.9>

T4 6.8 <4.5 - 12.00>

T3 Free 287 <230-420>

T3 Total 130 <60-180>

IGF (growth hormone) 131 <90-360>

TSH ? need to find this out

Endo told me (5/1/03) today to stop the propanenol and sudafed.

Placing me on Armour for 2 weeks to see if I improve.

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Formerly diagnosed with GD 5/1/02 age 37 years.

What do you make of these numbers, which are in the normal range and

how I feel? I am so confused (and scared) because of how I feel.

I have gained 36 pounds since this all started last year. If I'm in

remission, why do I feel like this? Please help with any advice.

Thanks so much

[Guest guest]

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The important thing to remember is that even if it's normal range, it may

not be normal *for you*. My FT4 is low end normal like yours and I feel hypo

lousy as well. Other people have had similar experiences. Typically, Graves'

patients feel better at FT4 levels which are at the higher end of normal and

TSH close to 1.0. So for you, you sound hypothyroid. The doctor seems to

think so, too, which is why he's starting you on the Armour to see what

happens.

Your TSI antibodies are under 125%, but there are still kind of high which

means you still have antibody activity. One rule of thumb is that for real

remission, the TSI must be under 2%. Whether this is a realistic goal for

Graves' people hasn't really been determined for certain. I'm not sure I can

tell what the other two antibody tests are, hopefully someone else's brain

works better than mine.

I'm not an expert on Armour, but I thought that it could take 4-6 weeks to

see and feel a difference in labs. So if you're only on it for 2 weeks and

they run labs, perhaps that won't show much difference yet?

Anyway, hopefully it will make you feel better!

Got my results....help please

> Around late Feb./beginning March '03 began to feel symptoms of hypO:

>

> Heavy period

> very tired, stiff, achy feet and hands

> Headache

> Cold feeling

>

> On Tapazole 5 mg once per day; propanenol 10 mg taken 2 times per day,

> Lexapro 5 mg, Zyrtec

>

> 3/9/03

>

> FT4 0.9 <0.7 - 1.9>

> TSH 3.57 <0.34 - 4.82>

>

> -------------------------------------------------

>

> 3/13/03

>

> Called endo and was told to cut dosage in half. Tapazole taken now

> 2.5 mg daily

>

> Past due for my period and feeling very stiff and achy.

>

> -----------------------------------

> 4/1/03

>

> FT4 0.9 <0.7 - 1.9>

> TSH 1.77 <0.34 - 4.82>

>

> Endo said to stop Tapazole for 2 weeks and then get blood tested.

> ---------------------------------------------------

> 4/8/03

>

> FT4 0.9 <0.7 - 1.9>

> TSH 1.46 <0.34 - 4.82>

>

> I had 3 tests done for antibodies - I hope I'm giving this info

> correctly:

>

> Anti-TG 43 <4-56>

>

> TSI 112 <has to be less than 125>

>

> Thyroid antibody globulin less than 2% <range has to be less than 2%>

>

> At this point I'm still off of Tapazole yet continue to feel more

> achy, puffy, stiff, sore,

> sleep apnea, blood pressure has gone up, allergies bothering me bad

> so taking lots of sudafed, my neck feels

> swollen and puffy, legs are weeak, still no period, dry eyes, tired,

> restless legs at night, digestive system bothering me

> (constipation/heartburn)

> hard to breathe.

> ------------------------------

>

> 4/29/03

>

> FT4 0.8 <0.7 - 1.9>

> T4 6.8 <4.5 - 12.00>

> T3 Free 287 <230-420>

> T3 Total 130 <60-180>

> IGF (growth hormone) 131 <90-360>

> TSH ? need to find this out

>

> Endo told me (5/1/03) today to stop the propanenol and sudafed.

> Placing me on Armour for 2 weeks to see if I improve.

>

> _________________________________________

>

> Formerly diagnosed with GD 5/1/02 age 37 years.

>

> What do you make of these numbers, which are in the normal range and

> how I feel? I am so confused (and scared) because of how I feel.

> I have gained 36 pounds since this all started last year. If I'm in

> remission, why do I feel like this? Please help with any advice.

>

> Thanks so much

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