Katy Sue,
I live in houston too and am trying to fine someone good to treat me for hashi's since now I have developed hyper and feel so depressed and anxious and dont know what to do to feel better again. I feel like my doc isnt doing enough for me.
Have you found anyone yet?
Thanks for your suggestions. I am very gratefful. Now, if I could just find someone to treat the adrenals......I live in Texas. Do you guys know of any good docs around Houston area?
kATYSUE
If the Free's are low then you are hypo.....don't worry about the TSH, it is not a thyroid hormone and once on meds needs to be under 1.00 and close to zero if you have Hashimoto's Disease
Go here for some great suggestion on tsking Armour
www.stopthethyroidmadness.com
Mistakes people make are not being on enough Armour or having adrenal fatigue that needs to be addressed
http://stopthethyroidmadness.com/mistakes-patients-make/
I am on Armour and did not have a problem with increasing
Tinkerbell is exactly right. Docs are not Gods, remember that. Most don't pay attention to your symptoms and look at narrowly interpreted lab ranges. If you have a problem going up on meds, could be your adrenals have a problem.
Yeah, you're not hyper just because your TSH is low. There could be pituitary problems there, so that the thyroid is not being stimulated to produce. BUT, the low Free T3 & T4 are definitely hypO, not hypER.....
And BTW, the stopthethyroidmadness website has a wealth of information. Check it out!
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Those labs are abnormal. You have hyperthyroidism that is due to overmedication and this is a possible cause of symptoms. The lowish T4 & T3 are not uncommon in Armour patients - esp if lab drawn before first dose of armour that day. Your instinct to decrease the dose seems logical. 3x/day armour is a lot - most patients on T3 (ie cytomel or armour) take in am and then early afternoon.
To rule out the unlikely adrenal or pituitary problem, would need further testing.
FYI - I prefer synthroid (or levoxyl) and cytomel combo over the use of armour IF T4/T3 combo treatment is used -- it gives more ability to "fine-tune".