high antibody

[Iako]

Hello there would love to hear you opinion my best freind got very normla labs tests exept Anti thiriogloulin is high 250 ( 0- 100 ) and nomral ultrasound she is 43 years old and feels pretty tired all the time, she went to 2 different endos here in Republic of Gergia . one said to taka 100mcg of Tyroxine medicine and another  one said not to take!!! and istead suggested to iodine supplements . she stared to be very dizzy and not ok with them. i know that you are not doctors but would love to hear you input on this issue, thanks a lot ,

[goolarra]

Many of us with Hashi's get joint pains.  However, if your medication is adjusted properly, the joint pain should be alleviated unless there is another cause for it.  When I was severely hypo, my back was incredibly bad.  But once I got on medication, it improved tremendously.  It's still not perfect, but I discovered in my travels that I have arthritis of the spine, and arthritis doesn't go away.  So, the part of the pain that was hypo cleared up, but I'm still left with the arthritis.

I'm sorry, I don't know the total volume of the thyroid, but I believe it varies significantly from person to person.

[Iako]

yes I alway check them now i will play with diffrent dosages and wiil do lab tests more often to get the right amount , Dr.Lupo suggested to take 100 for six days and 150 for one day, i posted to him my last lab results . I have a another question is it normal to get joint pains with hashimoto and also what should be the total volume of thyroid gland mine is 12 cm3 which is the best results I got so far it used to be 26 cm3

[goolarra]

The other alternative would be to alternate 100 and 125 every other day, which would give you an average of 112.5 per day.  It's best to be consistent.

[goolarra]

It's not good to be hyper for very long because you increase your hearrate and can raise your blood pressure among other things.  Have you tried taking 112.5 every day (half of a 100 plus half of a 25)?  That might be exactly what you need so that you don't keep swinging from slightly hyper to slightly hypo, but remain right in the middle.  They are little pills, and I think breaking them in half once is the most you should do.  I agree with Barb that you may be losing some in the process.  Also, when I have broken pills in the past, I break only one at a time and make sure I take one half today and the other half (of the same pill) tomorrow,  That way, if the halves don't have exactly the same amount in them, at least you will get the correct amount over two days.  Just some ideas...

Do you have your FT3, FT4 and TSH tested regularly?

[Iako]

110 mcg or less since i cut my pills in the half and in half and as Barb here suggested to me may be in this procces I may be  loosing the medication as well . Ednos here suggested to take 100 but I got much better results on 125 and 110 since thyroid gland deceased its size to 12 cm !!!! this  was the target , since it was always 21 or 18 .

[goolarra]

Yes, I do think you should be careful.  When you decrease the dose, how much do you take?

[Iako]

thanks for your  time , it is very interesting when you mentioned side effects,I have hashi   I do get some time  side effects on my 125 mcg, I am speaking a lot,  in the rush my heart rate is fast and so on then when I decrease the dose and feel tired an sleepy need some caffeine  to move me, but I like myself when I am little hyper I get lot of thing done that day do you think I should be carefull with this???

[goolarra]

Since your friend's TG antidodies are elevated, it would indicate an autoimmune disease...I'm guessing Hashimoto's thyroiditis since thyroxine (a drug for hypothyroidism) was prescribed by one of the doctors.

Your friend should call her doctor and get the actual results of her other thyroid tests and their reference ranges.  That would tell us a lot more.

It's very possible that your friend was started on a dose of thyroxine that was much too high for her.  It's often best to start at half (50 mcg) the recommended dose for a few weeks, then increase if there are no side effects.  If there are side effects, back off to 25 mcg and stay on that dose until the side effects have been relieved, then increase very slowly (12.5-25 mcg at a time).  She might ask her doctor about doing that.

I recently heard of a "test" to detect iodine deficiency.  It's not as accurate as the one performed by labs, but will give you an indication if she is iodine deficient.  Paint a small circle of antiseptic iodine on the stomach.  If the color quickly disappears, iodine deficiency is indicated.  If the color dyes the skin for several days, then your body is not starving for iodine.  In my opinion, if you are not deficient in iodine, then taking iodine supplements will not help your thyroid condition..

When she gets the results of her other tests, you can post them if you'd like, and members will help you interpret them.

[Iako]

Thanks for your opinion

[dawnangela]

This usually means she has an autoimmune disease..Hashimoto or graves, as she has antibodies, for some reason some doctors dont like to treat with medication if you have normal blood work.This im not to familiar with with her bloods being normal..im sure others will be along with input tho..good luck Dawn