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    Karen, I do have labs. They even came from certified mainstream labs. I have a few witchy labs, too.... They're cross verified with mainstream labs. I don't have to prove a thing to you.
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    Thal can go the other way. You can have high rbc, low almost everything else and good or high iron. If a doc runs a "basic" cbc s/he may assume you are anemic, when you really are overloaded or fine on iron. My son is fine, my husband is overloaded. Life just got interesting around here.
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    I don't care what it's called. You can call it When Pigs Fly Up Your Butt. Whatever. I worry about cause and effect for my treatment. My experience runs along the lines of a hypo thyroid/underperforming endocrine system state changing to a steroid induced hyper adrenal state - my symptoms were Cushings-esque, coupled with unaddressed and untreated Celiac...
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    Did they test thyroglobulin or TPOAb? Thyroglobulin is not used to dx Hashis.... Open Original Shared Link The TPOab is used to dx Hashis Hypothyroidism. Open Original Shared Link You need to understand if they ran the correct thyroid antibody test. You can have inflammation from ANY autoimmune disease. Since you know you are hypothyroid, I'd pursue...
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    MD's don't say 'adrenal fatigue', they say something like 'temporary overstimulation' or 'not functioning as well as it could, but nothing to worry about'. Or 'temporary side effect of x med or condition'. Then they shove another med down your throat or say "everything looks normal, go see a shrink". I will not argue that some alternative docs are wack...
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    Karen, I assure you that many of us, especially with thyroid conditions, have overtaxed adrenals. I didn't believe it either....but I'll be damned, the support stuff I do and the supplaments I take DO make a difference. Now, do they make a difference because "stuff" is off - hormones, glucose, thyroid, etc. Yes. But while you work on those things (and sometimes...
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    If you are diagnosed with dh, you have been diagnosed with celiac disease. If your stomach gets upset from eating spicy foods - peppers - you may gave a capsicum intolerance.
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    I take oral dhea - a very low dose. Much lower than most supplament strengths you see at health found stores. I use progesterone cream half the month. I take adrenal cortex - two big pills. Timing depends on how my cortisol runs...when it peaks. One of the biggest factors for better adrenal performance for me is a minimum level of t3, along with a good...
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    You can take liquid d3, which may be more easily absorbed if you have low stomach acid or celiac.
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    You can order tests online (they send you the order, you go to lab for draw)...same labs doctors use. You pay cash but it's an option. Yeah. New doctor.
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    TSH is useless for thyroid diagnosis and treatment , apparently, in your case. You need free t3, free t4, reverse t3 labs. And run ALL thyroid antibodies, again. How are your vitamin levels? If you are low in iron, b's, d3, selenium, chromium your thyroid may be underperforming because of deficiencies. Deficiencies go with celiac and thyroid....they say...
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    Avocados: guacamole, etc. Bake with nut flours and coconut.
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    Try the Van's cheese cracker. Look like Cheezits-taste like goldfish.
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    Cytomel is synthetic t3, Levothyroxine is synthetic t4. And yes, some people need quite a bit if t3 if they don't convert t4.
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    I have issues raising my iron, also. I didn't know this, but tea and coffee (without milk) can interfere with iron absorption when ingested within an hour or so around a meal/supplament. I started taking my iron last thing at night (stomach is almost always empty) with a small amount of oj or lemonade. I hope it's helping. Oddly enough, I am getting...
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