Thyroid

levoxyl synthroid
Does anyone know what the differences in these meds are if any? I was on levoxyl 75 mcg, my dr. switched me to synthoird at 125mcg. Long story of why such a large increase. Thanks. ... 22 Apr 2006 07:54

Body temperature - advice needed!
Hi I want to know about BODY TEMPERATURE. Can anyone tell me what the received wisdom is about resting body temperature - (e.g. 1st thing in the morning.) A. 'NORMAL' TEMPERATURE LEVELS - EXACTLY What temperatue *should* it be? - How far off 'normal' is how significant? - How much difference do bed clo... 3 May 2006 15:49

Pernicious anaemia
Pernicious anaemia is caused by a lack of intrinsic factor, a substance needed to absorb vitamin B12 from the gastrointestinal tract. Pernicious anaemia is more common among those who suffer from autoimmune conditions such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Anyone here suffers from that? ... 26 Apr 2006 08:53

Antinuclear Antibodies and Antithyroid Antibodies
I have been hypothyroid for 24 years, and have now got a GP who seems able to treat me properly instead of assuming I am not taking meds. I'm on a satisfactory dose of Thryoxine Sodium, and my TSH is always around 1.2 I am also diabetic, thanks to PCOS and the syndrome which follows it (because my previous ... 27 Apr 2006 13:34

update: Doctors that dismiss thyroid problems
X-No-Archive Hello again! It has been a year since I last posted on this newsgroup. I do have an update! As you'll read below (I've copied my last posts to the bottom of this message) last year I had symptoms and a TSH of 2.9 which was in the "normal" range so my doctor would not treat me. I switched do... 16 Apr 2006 13:06

TSH 7.5, Brains fogged up
Hi all - TSH 7.5, T4 ?, T3 ? Could this condition be related to this persistent "brain fog", lack of concentration, and ability to complete an unpleasent task, that I am suffering for the past 2 or 3 years? Have some depression (have given up sports and movies and do not enjoy music like I used to). But mo... 17 Apr 2006 10:55

Chemistry question on synthetic T4
Can the molecule that the 4 iodine atoms are bound to be different from one manufacturer to the next? I mean diatomic, homoatomic, hetroatomic.. could the manufacturing process differ from one manufacturer to another? Is it even possible to have a different type of molecule in there? I don't know. I'm trying t... 8 Apr 2006 00:34

Anyone have adverse side effects from Synthroid, and if so, what were they?
Hello, all... As some know, I was dx'd in January as HYPO with a TSH of 30. I have been on Synthroid, starting at 50mcg then upped to 100mcg. Mu TSH was ..92 as of 3/22. For the last 3 weeks , after being on 100's for approximately 5 weeks, I had been feeling extremely tired, regardless of how much I sleep. I... 7 Apr 2006 04:48

Calorie restriction = drop in thyroid hormone?
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/health/05diet.html?hp&ex=1144209600&en=ca695744bcdb8aeb&ei=5094&partner=homepage "some cut back more and ate only 890 calories a day for several months." .... "Among the main findings of Dr. Ravussin's study was that calorie restriction led to decreases in insulin levels and body... 17 Apr 2006 12:59

Blood test results
I have autoimmune thyroid disease with TPO antibodies and currently treated on Thyroxin 100mcg daily but still feel awful with a lot of excess weight and hair falling out everywhere,puffy face and so on, my test results are: 07/22 TSH (0.4-5.5) 1.10 FreeT4 (10-23) 18 FreeT3 (3.5-6.5) 4.3 02/03 TSH " " ... 6 Apr 2006 17:29