Posted by Glydin on July 1, 2007, at 21:51:47
In reply to So Do I Try The Cytomel With Sythroid?, posted by Phillipa on July 1, 2007, at 12:22:00
If your TSH is so very elevated it would appear to me your body is trying to chase itself and get both your T4 and T3 levels up, so I would tend to believe dosing them together would be right. H. Thyroiditis is dodgey to deal with as it can swing back and forth between hypo and hyper states. What was your last ANA? Have you had an actual scan done recently?
Yes, thyroid abnormalities can be a big cause of anxiety problems so getting it WNL may be a critical part to treating your anxiety issues. If it were me, I would follow the doseage protocol ordered and see how it goes. I know new additions of meds can get you all freaked out but the alternative doesn't seen to me to be a great choice. In med phobiclike folks, it's a challenge but I think if you can try and exert an attitude of what you are doing may be a good answer and try to move your focus to the good potential as opposed to the freaking out anticipation of problems before they happen part, it would be helpful. I know - believe me, I do know well - it's difficult to go against what seems to be a natural engrained behavior for us, but it can be done.
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