anti thyroglobulin bodies. can any one help

[sravan_k34]

i had elevated thyroglobulin anty bodies in my blood. and i am facing lots of problems.
but the tests says every thing is in reference range.
can any one tell what is the problem for me. and what kind of treatment i need to get???

my test reports are....
those reports are like following...
ANTI MICROSOMAL ANTIBODY (AMA) (AMA IS ALSO CALLED AS Anti-TPO Antibodies)  value:6 IU/mL
(ref range: less than 34 is Negative.
               grater than 34 is Positive)

ANTI THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY(ATG) OR (TGab)  value: 358 IU/ml
(ref range :less than 225 is Nagative.
                225 - 325 is Equivocal
                grater than 325 is Positive.)

THYROGLOBULIN(TG): VALUE: 2.01 ng/ml (ref range 0 - 55 ng/ml)


and my previous reports are
t3: 131.3 ng/dl (normal 60-200)
t4: 9.19 ug/dl (normal 4.5-12.0)
tsh: 3.56 uIU/ml  (normal 0.30-5.5)
free t3:2.59 pg/ml (ref range 1.7-4.2)
free t4:1.19 ng/dl (ref range 0.7-1.8)

so please specify the reason why i am becoming lean and lean day by day.
is there any problem for me here !!!
my silky hair became heard and losing when it reaches the length 2 to 3 cm (and my hair getting some smell even im having head bath for each 2 days)
losing weight,
getting semi solid stool
getting pimples on fore head,on back,on neck,and in hair also(on head)

please suggest. what would be the problem. im becoming lean and lean.and losing my hair and i lost hair shine.

[Barb135]

There is no "treatment" for thyroid antibodies, other than treating the resulting hypothyroidism, which is what he's doing, with the thyronorm.

Your doctor would prescribe calcium if he thinks you may be losing bone density.  Cholecalciferol is Vitamin D3, which is necessary for proper calcium absorption and deficiency can cause many thyroid like symptoms. Many people with thyroid dysfunction are low in calcium and Vitamin D.

[sravan_k34]

yah..it is 25 mcg. he also prescribed CALCIUM & CHOLECALCIFEROL tablets. i dont know why he gave those tablets???
can u specify why he prescribed those calcium tablets??
and can u specify why my doctor not giving treatment for thyroglobulin antibodies???
he said no need treatment for those antibodies.

[Barb135]

I'm glad your doctor started you on treatment, but I'm a bit concerned, as well, since you have some of the hyper symptoms.

Do you mean 25 mcg, instead of mg?

[sravan_k34]

thanx for ur response...

today i met my doctor. he had seen my reports.and
he said every thing is normal. and no need give treatment for thyroglobulin antibodies.
then i said about this form and some of the doctors suggested to get treatment about hypo. then he started trail medication. now he gave me THYRONORM(thyroxin sodium tablets) 25mg. from tomorrow on wards i wll take medication.


OK as u mentioned i wll go for TSI test. and i dont have thyroid ultra sound test.

[Barb135]

Some of your symptoms are hypo and others are hyper.  Sounds like you may be swinging back and forth.

You really need to get the TSI test done, to determine if you have Graves Disease, or if it's Hashimoto's, causing the swings to hyper.

Have you had a thyroid ultra sound to determine if you have nodules?  Sometimes, nodules produce hormones, independently of the the thyroid.

[sravan_k34]

my other symptoms are...

actually my hair is silky but it became hard and dry. the hair is falling when it became 3cm long.
losing eye brows and eye lashes
huge pimples and white heads on chest and on my back. and even in hair(on head)
some times my face and my skin appears with glow ..and after next day i lose that glow.
no long sex drive. facing erectile problem.
some times getting lose stool
warm body etc

[Barb135]

Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin = TSI.  TSI is an antibody test and as I stated above, is the definitive test for Graves Disease.  You need to rule out/confirm Graves Disease.

TSI is not the same thing as TSH, which is a pituitary hormone, that stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroid hormones.

What symptoms do you have, other than weight loss?

[sravan_k34]

what is TSI test...i heard about TSH??
can u specify details clearly??? please???

[Barb135]

I'm not sure of your exact problem, because you haven't had all the necessary tests.  As I said above, you need to have a TSI to determine whether or not you have Graves Disease.

Your TGab indicates Hashimoto's, which can be characterized by swings from hyper to hypo and back.  

Your TSH, FT3 and FT4 indicate that you may be somewhat hypo.  

[sravan_k34]

presently i am not taking any medication.
and the tests are taken just before a week.
please specify clearly about my problem !!!

[Barb135]

You have several similar posts going and looking over them, I see that back in Nov, Dr Lupo answered one of your questions, saying that it appears that you may have Graves Disease and may have become hypo as a result of anti-thyroid medication.  

Your TGab, indicates Hashimoto's, but you need to have TSI tested, as well, to rule out/confirm Graves, since Hashimoto's can be characterized by periods of hyper alternating with hypo.  

Please indicate, what, if any medications you are currently taking, to keep thyroid levels stable.

Your TSH, Free T3 and Free T4 all indicate that you have become hypo, but it's necessary to know whether that's from medication or because your thyroid is no longer producing hormones.

We also need to know how long ago the above tests were taken.

[sravan_k34]

Thanx mam...

[Lucca713]

Possibly you have Hasimoto's Thyroiditis. Of course you would have to go over your lab results with your Endocrinologist and he/she would give you a diffinitive diagnosis.  I too have an elevated ATG and thyroid nodules. I will go into hyperthyroid and switch to hypothyroid with very little change in my values. Except for now my TSH is .008. You need to be followed be an endocrinologist because it is an autoimmune disease if that is in fact what you have. Some times lab results need to be repeated several times.