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Elle07
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Posted 2/12/2015 2:29 PM (GMT -6)
Hi all,

I just recently had my thyroid numbers tested and while they fall in the normal range, they fall on the low side. The neurologist who ran the tests say they are fine, but a lot of what I'm reading on the Internet (which I know could be completely wrong) is that they aren't in the optimal range despite being normal. My vitamin D is also very low Andy b12 is in the normal range, but I am considered deficient by neurological standards. (I've been taking b12 injections the last 4 months but don't have up to date results but the symptoms aren't improving) I've been treated for vit D deficiency before but for some reason my body has a hard time keeping it in the normal range once I'm off prescription medication. For the last 4 years I've jad chronic fatigue, joint pain, muscle pain and spasms, brain fog, confusion, migraines and constant headaches, dry skin, unexplained weight gain and loss, all over pain as well as a fluctuating temperature usually between 96.1 and 97.8. I have tested positive for two blood antibodies (lupus anticoagulant and anticardiopolin) as well as had a postive ANA followed by a negative. I also just recently developed anisocoria but they aren't sure what is causing it yet. Any advice would be appreciated!!

Test results:
Vitamin D. 17 (ref range 30-100)
B12 316 (ref range 200-1100)
TSH 1.09 (ref range .4-4.5)
T4 1.0 (ref range .08-1.8)
T3 3.0 (ref range 2.3-4.2)
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jaminhealth
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Posted 3/3/2015 5:22 PM (GMT -6)
Yes, D is very low, B12 is low too.

Your levels were about where mine were many years ago and I struggled for 10 long miserable years trying to get help.

Before labs, doctors gave patients Armour thyroid when they came in with their long list of symptoms.....

My osteopath called in for Armour back in 2002 and that horrible depression lifted in 4 days....10 long miserable years of no help. The old docs knew....

So my labs are now TSH close to the zero mark. The other two at the upper ends of range....

Stop The Thyroid Madness is a good book and it would be great to find a doc who goes by symptoms......
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jujub
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Posted 3/4/2015 7:59 AM (GMT -6)
Vitamin d deficiency is very common, especially among people with autoimmune problems. Mine has been low for years despite daily supplementation. I now take 5000 units every day, and have finally edged up into the normal range. Follow your doctor's recommendations, because it is a vitamin you can overdose on if you go off self-prescribing.

Symptoms of hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism usually have a slow, insidious onset and are often not specific to thyroid dysfunction, but can accompany a host of different conditions. Thus it's tricky to manage by symptoms alone. The availability of reliable lab tests has improved the outcome for a lot of people.
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jaminhealth
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Posted 3/4/2015 12:20 PM (GMT -6)
Judy2, I'm not saying labs are not the "in" today, but I got HELP from a doc who did no labs...have you ever read Dr. Broda Barnes works? So many go mis-diagnosed or under-treated due to today's guidelines.. In spite of the labs, as I mentioned above I went 10 long miserable years as the doc I saw kept giving me that "normal" mantra....

I've subscribed to alternative healing protocols for probably 25 yrs and on thyroid support groups and see so much that docs do not know.

Vitamin D deficiency is RAMPANT for most, living north of Atlanta....when I think of all the older people sitting around being drugged and probably all Vit D deficient....grinds me... J
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