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« Previous 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Next » » jjjspr - Under-active thyroid gland Hi I've been on thyroxine all my life as I was diagnosed at birth with an under active thyroid. My current dosage is 125mcg daily. I'm 24. My concern is I forget to take it. I know it sounds stupid as its only 2 little pills which have been part of my life for 24 yrs but I honestly can't remember. I'm worried about dying. Am I being silly or is this a real possibility? Seen as I've had this since birth I know very little about it really. -- posted by jjjspr » nurseheatherone - Newly diagnosed with Graves Disease In response to Newly diagnosed with Graves Disease posted by daisyelaine:HI Elaine, I read the article on carnitine and started taking it yesterday! my pills come in 500mg dosages and I am wondering how many grams would be helpful to start out at, I took 1 gm yesterday( my pee turned bright yellow!). Also I was wonderingif a B-complex would be helpful as well? I am very interested in starting some other supplements as well. As far as diet goes I have already been doing a good carb low fat diet with lots of fruits and veggies although I once tried to cut out dairy and wheat and my stomach was not very happy. I do consume splenda products and stevia but try to avoid aspartame and have not been taking my multivitamins in fear of excess iodine( what is the ingrediant name I am looking for in these pills?). Any other advice of things to add or remove from my diet that would be helpful? Also I really appreciate all of your info, I am now going to get a 2nd opinion with another endo to see maybe if PTU is the way to go instead of RAI even during pregnancy. I guess my fear is miscarriage or Tyroid storm in pregnancy if my thyroid becomes difficult to control. Thanks so much! Heather -- posted by nurseheatherone
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Hi, It sounds like you have a congenital form of hypothyroidism. You must be producing some thyroid hormone of your own or you'd be on a higher dose of replacement hormone. People who need full replacement hormone can go into myxedema coma if they miss taking their replacement hormone for 6 weeks. I'm not sure that your hypothyroidism is severe enough for that to happen. However, hypothyroidism itself, which can occur if you forget to take your dose for 3 days or longer, can have unpleasant symptoms including depression, joint pain, constipation, weight gain, hearing loss, and others. If you're on levothyroxine, missing a dose here and there shouldn't affect your levels much. But if you do it too often, it will affect blood test results and your dose could be mistakenly increased. Best, Elaine
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Hi Heather, 1 gram of carnitine is a good dose for relieving hyperthyroid symptoms. B complex is helpful too since B vitamins benefit the nervous system. Carnitine shouldn't turn your urine yellow although B vitamins will. Iodine in multivitamins is listed as either iodine or kelp. There are multivitamins free of iodine available and they'd be helpful to take. Calcium and magnesium along with vitamin D would also be helpful. You'll want to get your levels in control before becoming pregnant. Once they're in control, they should settle down even more during pregnancy. Often, women move into remission during pregnancy as the immune system slows down. Best, Elaine » nurseheatherone - Newly diagnosed with Graves Disease In response to Newly diagnosed with Graves Disease posted by daisyelaine:Ok it must have been the B-complex, that caused the yellow. I was taking fish oil and a one a day multivitamins which also contain fish so that is why I stopped taking them. Do I have to limit seafood and avoid these supplements? I was not planning on trying to start to concieve for about a year from now in hopes that I would be eutyhroid and feeling better by then. My doctor had planned on 6 months of ATD( Tapazole) and then RAI. This is what she said thats what she would do if she were me. Now I am hoping that I can at some point switch to PTU and stay on it and then in about a year if healthy try to get pregnant. when would be a good time to switch? I have been looking at some of your articles and wondering if you would recommend trying to give up wheat and dairy? -- posted by nurseheatherone
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Hi, Fish oils are ok because iodine and other contaminants are removed during the manufacturing process. Most people with autoimmune disorders are low in omega-3 oils and both fish oils and flaxseed oil help correct these deficiencies. You can switch from Tap to PTU in early pregnancy if you're still on ATDs. By then, your dose should be quite low and you may be in remission if you keep up with diet and other lifestyle changes. Dairy is usually high in iodine because iodine is used to clean equipment used for milking. Many adults are lactose deficient and have trouble digesting milk and dairy products. And some dairy products have too much saturated fat. Avoiding it can be very helpful. Those of us with GD are more likely to have gluten sensitivity, and this disorder is turning out to be very common in the general population as well. Most naturopaths recommend that we avoid wheat, rye, and barley. Best, Elaine » nurseheatherone - Newly diagnosed with Graves Disease In response to Newly diagnosed with Graves Disease posted by daisyelaine:
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Hi, Multivitamins with fish oil are ok because of the manufacturing process removing iodine. Today, more multivites are adding fish oil because it's a good source of omega-3 oils. You want to avoid shellfish because they're high in iodine. Other fish are ok but if you think they may have been salted, soak the fish in water. For multivites you particularly want to avoid iodine and kelp. Best, Elaine
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Hi Kim, You want to look at your FT3 results before deciding if you need Armour. And since you've lost weight, you want to look at your FT4 level too. Most people do not do as well on generic levothryoxine as brand names. It could be that a dye or filler in your brand name meds caused the problem. That occasionally happens and when people switch to a different dose, like taking 2 of the .05 tablets rather than 1 of the 0.1 tablets they improve. If generic products work for you, look at your lab results. If FT3 is low you could stay on your generic product and add a product containing T3 such as Cytomel. If you're sensitive to meds you'd want to make any changes slowly. Normally, our body would be making different amounts of thryoid hormone every day depending on our diet, general health, temperature, stress level and other factors. When we're on replacement hormone we expect one daily dose to work but it can't. Some days the dose will be too much and on some days it won't be enough. Some people, like me, adjust their dose with the seasons and how I feel, but it's still difficult to maintain perfectly stable levels. Best, Elaine |
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