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Corde meo
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Posted 11/7/2012 10:29 AM (GMT -8)
Glad to have found this forum, it looks brilliant

I am a middle aged woman, had chronic fatigue all my adult life, and eventually spotted that my symptoms were like hypothyroidism, even though I tested 'normal'. I was the very top value of the ref range but they wouldn't treat me. I eventually found a doc who would try me on some thyroid, very gently increasing the dose 25micrograms at a time until the lights came on again. Unfortunately I got palpitations ( I already had a heart murmur). He changed me to T3 only, and I did great on 20 mcg a day, but that leaves no buffer - short half life - and I got stranded away from home and fell down a 'hole' it took a month to climb back out of. So we tried me on Armour thyroid, which suited me well till they did something to the formulation. Now I take Erfa , or Armour if that's not available. I topped out at about 175mcg per day of T4 before having to change, but take the equivalent of 300 of the Erfa before I get too hot and my heart starts up again. I could use more for the other symptoms I have, but no use complaining! Interesting that different symptoms have different dose thresholds, which I suppose shows that thyroid hormone has many functions in the body and those parts have different sensitivities to hormone level.

Opinions as to what is the proper reference range are a big bone of contention, and my TSH is now very low, nor was it high enough pre-treatment to warrant help if I'd presented now because they've doubled the top end of the range, making things very difficult. Our ref range now tops out at 10. I dread getting myself tested every year in case the latest doctor to see me wants to change my dose. But have to to get my prescription. But finally I got a letter on my file from the Consultant who, though he doesn't like what he calls 'inappropriate doses', thinks it's too late to change me now and I can make this a 'life choice' to continue ( ie my problem if I explode!). So I am happy.

That's my thyroid story, though I have other issues running in parallel, I know many are related.
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sunglow
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Posted 12/10/2012 11:37 PM (GMT -8)
Hi Corde meo,

I dont know if u still come on here, but i just wanted to share that for 19 years i had Hyperparathyroidism and was only diagnosed a year ago. I had bad fatigue and 15 other symthoms. If only the Dr.s would have checked my Calcium level i would have been better a long time ago.
I did have Surgery and they removed one of my 4 parathyroid glands that had become a tumor.
I am still fatigued but getting better.
I am taking some natural herbs and trying to eat organic as much as possible.

Maybe this will help someone. Get your Calcium level checked, normal is 9 to 10 but when it goes past 10.4 you need to have a Dr keep an eye on it and go see a ear-nose-throat Dr.
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