Thanks for sharing! I will have a good look at the websites, hopefully they will be able to help answer some questions!
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I have a ton, I will make this a sticky, and If anyone wants ANY infor on taking Armour and a T4 let me know, I also have tons of infomation on Armour.
a good place to start is http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum....tag=ab-thyroid
that is a start for me if anyone needs any help let me know.
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I have had an impossible time getting a diagnosis for Hypothyroidism, despite having every symptom I pasted below.
Symptoms of Hypothyroidism
Fatigue
Weakness
Weight gain or increased difficulty losing weight
Coarse, dry hair
Dry, rough pale skin
Hair loss
Cold intolerance (can't tolerate the cold like those around you)
Muscle cramps and frequent muscle aches
Constipation
Depression
Irritability
Memory loss
Abnormal menstrual cycles
Decreased libido
Is there anything aside from the one blood test for diagnosis. They've done the blood test at least 6 times over the last 3 years and it has yet to come up positive.
I have had an impossible time getting a diagnosis for Hypothyroidism, despite having every symptom I pasted below.
Symptoms of Hypothyroidism
Fatigue
Weakness
Weight gain or increased difficulty losing weight
Coarse, dry hair
Dry, rough pale skin
Hair loss
Cold intolerance (can't tolerate the cold like those around you)
Muscle cramps and frequent muscle aches
Constipation
Depression
Irritability
Memory loss
Abnormal menstrual cycles
Decreased libido
Is there anything aside from the one blood test for diagnosis. They've done the blood test at least 6 times over the last 3 years and it has yet to come up positive.
What specifically is the doctor measuring? TSH? Free T3 and Free T4? They really need to look at all three in combination with the biggest indicator that TSH should be between 2 and 3 (max) and the closer you are to 2 the better. My doctor noticed my TSH was high and T4 was lower (I was on 50 mcg of synthroid (T4) so she prescribed T3 (cytomel) which is used to help convert T4.
After 3 months I had my blood retestedd and the TSH was lower, T4 was better and T3 was normal. At that point she started bumping up my T4 and every 3 months I've been retested with improvements in my TSH number (i.e. lower) but it's still not at 2.5 yet and I think we'll shoot for the 2 TSH level.
Thyroglobulin antibodies and TPO antibodies should definitely be checked as wel as the frees. (TPO is short for Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies). I have had all of those symptoms, and also increased sweating. My TSH was in normal range but my antibodies were above 90 when they were first tested.
To be honest I'm not even remotely sure what they tested, other than it was a blood draw. They did say one of my numbers was borderline, but nothing they feel they need to treat. Although after reading the sites listed here, I noticed that even if your levels fall within "normal" ranges, you can still have thyroid issue. Just like not everyone runs 98.6, not everyone feels right at the "normal" levels given for testing. Which was food for thought, I figured as soon as we have insurance again, I'll see a specialist.
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I would suggest that you get a copy of the lab reports for your own records and start keeping a book or file of this stuff for your own reference. My doctor suggested that to me some time ago and I've been thankful to be able to look back and see trends, etc. Even if you didn't get one right away from them you can ask them to make a copy of it and mail it to you or get one the next time you're in the office.
I really think we need to be our own advocate since not all doctors are informed or as concerned as we need them to be.
I am learning this as time goes on. I am also learning that many doctors let you call your own diagnosis and after all the reading I've done, hopefully the new doctor I find will listen to me as well.
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They should also have you do a 24 hour urine collection to measure the anti-thyroid antibodies (thyroid peroxidase [TPO] and antithyroglobulin Ab) That will help in dx hypothyroidism and the hishimoto's thyroiditis.
Useful Thyroid Sites 
