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Thyroid Test Results and Miserable

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I was diagnosed with Hashimotos about 5 years ago.  I was not feeling well on Synthroid so I switched to Armour about 2 years ago. I have been on 1 grain of Armour for two years.  I am constantly tired and in a fog. Other than cold hands and feet, these are my main symptoms that bother me.  My test results this past March were:

TSH  0.41   range 0.27 - 4.20
FT4  0.87   range 0.93 - 1.70
T3   228.9  range 80.0 - 200

Because my TSH range is fine, my doctor pretty much says he doesn't know what to tell me about how tired I am constantly and he will see me again in March 2007.  I had a complete physical this past January with bloodwork and the only thing that showed up was my iron was a little low.  I have added vitamins with iron since then.  Is there something else that needs to be done that my doctor is not doing?

Thank you.  S
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A related discussion, Still suffering was started.
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Hypothyroidism can present a wide range of psychiatric manifestations including personality disturbance, neurotic traits and psychotic features.
Advanced hypothyroidism has been implicated in acute psychosis known as myxedema madness or myxedema psychosis.
None of this would be due to thyroid medication or levels. This is something that might have been in you all along and your illness of hypothyroidism aggravated a delayed reactions and aggravation of the symptoms.


Good Luck.

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I am not a Doctor or in the Medical field.
My statements and comments are meant as
information guide only, not as a diagnose or treatment,
for that is between you and your doctor.
I have Graves' Disease treated with RAI and TED
with possible Hashi.
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Hi,
I am a 44y/o male. At the time I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism (@5+ years ago), I felt no classical affects or symptoms of the illness. I was only tested after my wife
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I had some tests taken at my OB beause I was complaining of sever exhastion and lethergy.  I had a t-4 test taken and my results are 9.58H whatever that means.  They are sending me to an endo on Friday and hopefully I will get more info then.  Is this number really high?  It says that the range is .08-1.8 NG/DL  I have no idea what I am looking at but I feel very strange and I am so tired and need some energy NOW!  I have a 9 month old and I am having a hell of a time keeping up.  Not to mention my outlook on life suck right now and I hear that depression is a common side effect too.

Anyone know anything that will help.  Are my levels out of control?  Gimme your input please!
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If that is a FT-4 yes it is hyper/high

If it is a T-4 no its not high, but rather normal high and in Lab range.

I suspect by the lab range that you listed it is a FT-4

FT-4 really doesn't tell much without TSH and FT-3. The FT-4 indicates that you are hyper, however it is not unusal for hypo's to be hyper first before going hypo.

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My statements and comments are meant as
information only, not as a diagnose or treatment,
for that is between you and your doctor.
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you either have a cortisol problem or thyroid resistance. One grain is too low of a dose and you are still very hypo. The average thyroid on Armour needs 3-5 grains.
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you either have a cortisol problem or thyroid resistance. One grain is too low of a dose and you are still very hypo. The average thyroid on Armour needs 3-5 grains.
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I agree with Mrs. Bug, it been way too long on Armour at one grain.  My understanding with Armour you need to adjust upward with grains until you find you optimal dose.  I would have labs repeated and I would sure have them extended, FT3, FT4, TSH, Antobodies, Ferritn, Hormones etc.  If I wouldn't of suggested to my doctor some of the labs I wouldn't have found that I was low on iron, because CBC said iron was okay and my DHEA is low.  I am supplementing with both.  I think you would be better off with an iron supplement, not just one included in a multivitamin, not enough.  If your iron is low you need to get it up.  Research iron supps and find one that is better for you, becuase iron can be binding.I take one with Ferrocehl which is suppose to be absorbed better, tolerated and non-constipating.  Up your vitamin C to bowel tolerable and do research on stopthethyroidmadness.com.

goddluck,

graywings
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For one your T4 is to low and your T3 is to high, sounds like you could try switching back and then have them add a T3 med (wish I could recall the name)But I would just start out on the Levo first, and have levels done again, then if it looks as though you need more T3 have them at that.  That way they can take care of both without changing the meds for one or the other.
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I am also on Armour and I think you have been on 1 grain for too long.  I started at 1 grain and did not start to  regain my energy and lose the brain fog until I got to 3 grains. Armour dosing is very different from synthetic thyroid drugs.
Please go to a website: Stop the thyroid Madness.  There is lots of great information and an outstanding forum for questions on Armour.  March of 07 is too long to wait.
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If your doctor doesn't know what to do perhaps you need a second opinion from another doctor or  Endo. I'd be concerned about the high T-3. A high T-3  has a risk for dangerous cardiac arythmias and heart attacks. Perhaps the Armour is giving you too much T-3 in which your body may not need and is already converting properly.    

Good Luck.
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From a thyroid standpoint, not much more to do unless you want to switch back to synthroid (doubt it will make a difference).

May need to consider second internal medicine opinion.
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