Posted by tealady on December 14, 2003, at 4:40:15
In reply to Re: Thyroid alternatives?, posted by Maxime on December 13, 2003, at 16:56:14
> Hi Tea Lady. Thank for you for the information. i actually already take a lot of fish oil and I use selenium supplements. I do eat a lot of tofu and soy products as I am vegan.
Fish oil intake..great
Also with supplements..it's good to take the supplements hours after the thryoid hormone,(4 hrs in the case of calcium)..but some say it helps to take thyroid hormone along with essential oils..like flaxseed oil, EPO or I guess other oils. Thyroid hormone is fat soluble so it's absorbed better when taken along with an oil supplement.
Then it's better sometimes to take the thyroid meds on an empty stomach first thing in the morning..I get around all of this by time releasing my thyroid meds..and taking oils after my fattiest meal of the day..and applying a lot of oils on my skin..which absorb that way.
(not fish oil though <g>)Soy may (probably will) cause problems for hypothyroids..like you will continue to feel hypo even when on adequate meds...I posted on this a while ago, so have a look back. If you can't find it, let me know.
Guess you can't consider changing your thinking and eating eggs and milk products?
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> I plan on actually staying on the synthroid. I was looking for alternative boost. The reason is, my thyroid levels are within the normal range with the synthroid I am taking. But the normal range is so broad. I am still experience low thyroid function symptoms such as being cold all the time, hair problems and sore joints. My doctor will not increase my synthroid because she says that I am within in the normal range. Grrr. I don't care what the tests say, I know my body. Sometimes I really hate doctors.Without knowing your Ft4 , Ft3 as well as TSH levels , It's hard to comment..but YES ..everyones hates the within normal range bit..which is currently around 0.3 o 3.0 in the US (although not all docs know this). The mode (which is the "average" in this case) is around 1.1 (from memory) and that is my daughter's level exactly
(The distribution is skewed due to the way larger no. of false hypothyroid people included in the results than false hyperthyroids.)
http://www.thyroid.org.au/Information/NormalTSH.htmlAlso get your TSH taken FIRST thing in morning..as early as possible as this is the high point in the day..so your TSH will show higher then..and he docs don't think of this..or don't know. In some people it can vary a lot (up to 2 points I've heard) during the day, but I don't think this variance is that "normal".
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> My thyroid is messed up because I have suffered from an eating disorder (anorexia) for years. My thyroid overworked itself and it pooped itself out.Yep, I think I've heard it's common in the hyperthyroids for a lot of them to have suffered anorexia in the past..but I can't find the posts now, sigh.
Do you have any thyroid antibodies?
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> I will check out the link you provided and see what else I can find.Well its's a start.
Your symptoms are all low ferritin BTW as well as hypothyoid..so it is worth getting tested..even if you have to pay yourself.
Have you had ferritin levels tested?
(not avoid iron supps..or any ferric something or iron in multis for about a week before your blood test)
Here's a link to a thread on low iron..
http://forums.about.com/ab-thyroid/messages?msg=39781.23
when reading on these forums ..go to botom RHS of page and click on "advanced" top see 20 posts in one go..there's a lot of p[osts in that thread
like
http://forums.about.com/ab-thyroid/messages?msg=39781.59(read 60 as well)
It's starting to get known
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/326/7399/1124
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> Thanks again.
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> Maxime
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>Lots of other ideas..but try this stuff first.
personally I find nitrates(rites) cause me to go hypo..and used up any thyroid hormone I have in my body.Also do you take zinc?
Jan
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