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Celiac With Elevated Tsh


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Can celiac cause TSH elevations? I have been gluten-free for about 4 weeks and have an elevated TSH of 4.6, which has actually gone up from 3.5 when tested a month prior. I was put on Tirosint for the past 2 weeks but was experiencing chest pain and hypoglycemic symptoms that I was not experiencing prior to taking thyroid meds. Doc advised to stop taking thyroid pills to see if it's celiac causing my symptoms.

If it is celiac related, when can I expect to stop having these symptoms?

If it isn't celiac related, has anyone experienced the side effects from the thyroid meds that I was having and what are my other options?


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Can celiac cause TSH elevations? I have been gluten-free for about 4 weeks and have an elevated TSH of 4.6, which has actually gone up from 3.5 when tested a month prior. I was put on Tirosint for the past 2 weeks but was experiencing chest pain and hypoglycemic symptoms that I was not experiencing prior to taking thyroid meds. Doc advised to stop taking thyroid pills to see if it's celiac causing my symptoms.

If it is celiac related, when can I expect to stop having these symptoms?

If it isn't celiac related, has anyone experienced the side effects from the thyroid meds that I was having and what are my other options?

my guess is that your Celiac is seperate from your TSH. and that like me, and many many others with autoimmune genes- you MAY also have Hashimoto's antibodies giving you a Hypothyroid. of course natural fluctuations may be possible- so it's good to continue to get your thyroid numbers checked. it is also a good idea to ask your doc to test you for all 3 Thyroid antibodies- so the doctor will have a better plan to treat you. ALL of my antibodies were elevated- so, i have Hypo & Hyper at the same time- this perhaps explains why i was having AWFUL Hyper effects from being on Synthroid (T4) alone. it wasnt till they added Cytomel (T3) that i began to feel better... now im trying Armour.

i, honestly, have never heard of the drug he put you on??? is it a T4??... i dont know if it's a good idea for you to not be on any meds... keep checking back with your doctor- and get those antibodies tested. a gluten free diet WILL help to lower those antibodies and calm the thyroid- but it may not be enough, and lifetime medication is most definitely likely... BUT- your TSH is not too high- so maybe you need to be on very little medication!! maybe whatever they put u on was too high a dose

?? hope that helped

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Thanks for the information.

I was tested for all three, my T3 was high normal, my T4 low normal.

Tirosint is a new T4 only medication, just like Synthroid but in a gel form.

Open Original Shared Link The reason I was on Tirosint instead of Synthroid is because I experienced the same type of symptoms on Synthroid and wanted to try a different medication.

I feel as if your conclusion of possibly being on the wrong dose is a good hypothesis and will go back to my doctor in 1 month unless I feel things worsening sooner, which I have a feeling WILL be the case.

Hoping for the best...

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