Thyorid problem(TSH value is too high)

[shobhap]

Hi All,

Please find below for my friend Thyorid results and please suggest how can we cure and get normal results.
T3 -- 1               (1.3 - 3.1)
T4 -- 7.50           (5.0 - 14.0)
TSH -- 87.10      (0.2 - 4.0)ulU/mL

TSH was too high(87.10) please help us to cure and come down to normal value.

Thanks in Advance.

[flyingfool]

Basically other than eating a healthy diet for other reasons is the best.  No food really has that much of an effect on Thyroid.

Some foods are said to affect a goiter (enlarged thyroid) and those are typically the cauliform type vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts and broccoli.  

Selenium is said to help with the conversion of T4 into T3.  Brazil nuts have a high concentration of Selenium. Be careful though as a person can take too much Selenium and become toxic.

The ONLY way to get hormone is to be prescribed and take hormone.  No food have Thyroid in them.

[shobhap]

Thanks a lot for comments.

Yes she has few symptoms like:
Looking week,headache,skin becoming so dry, getting toilet often(for every 20-30mins)  and feeling so cold and shivering.
and in 15days she put on weight of 3kgs.She used to be 40 and now 43 Kgs and age is 31yrs.
And now she is taking 75mg thyroid tablet.

Please suggest which food or precautions need to take to control.

[flyingfool]

Te tests are really not the tests you need.  The tests you really need to truly get a good picture are the FREE T4 and FREE T3.

The listing of T3 and T4 above if they do not specifically identify are "total" and not "free".  Total are outdated tests of little value.

The TSH is high and even the "total" tests listed above would indicate low thyroid level.

The answer will be the need to supplement with Thyroid hormone.  This is usually done with a synthetic T4 medication.  Again the dose is usually started out low and worked up very slowly.  T4 is a "storage" hormone and it takes up to 6 weeks to stabilize in the bloodstream.  So the process is usually to start a dosage and take it for 6 weeks and get new blood test. Then adjust as necessary to feel well.

What symptoms is your friend having?

If you go and get blood tested again, many times people who are low (Hypo) thyroid are also commonly low or deficient on a few other vitamins which can contribute to similar fatigue symptoms.

Vit D
Vit B-12
Iron and Ferritin

[Paus]

Hi, 87.10 TSH thats very high do you have symptoms?  better to consult to your dr./endocrinology he/she can give you a right dose for you.