Posted by bleauberry on April 26, 2008, at 19:07:47
In reply to Re: Isocort » bleauberry, posted by clipper40 on April 22, 2008, at 18:20:05
You should probably take a very close look at detailed thyroid numbers while you're at it. FreeT3, freeT4, total T4, and TSH. The numbers need to be optimal, not normal. Normal is bogus, especially when there are symptoms. I saved a graph from a doctor's website where you plug in your lab numbers and if they are optimal, they line up vertically on the page. If not, they are scattered. The more widely scattered, the worse they are. Even apparently normal numbers can be quite out of balance with each other. In my case, the numbers show a pattern of too much reverseT3 (the brakes) and not enough T3 (accelerator), even though all the numbers were within the so-called "normal" range. Not cool. I have not started T3 yet, but I did pick up the prescription.
Anyway, hypoadrenalism and hypothyroid go hand in hand. If you improve adrenals, thyroid will need to catch up over weeks or months, or get some pharmaceutical assistance. vice versa also. If someone starts with thyroid first, it completely wipes out the already spent adrenals. It is kind of a tricky balance, but adrenals and thyroid need to be viewed as partners in the whole scheme of things.
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