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Woo-hoo! The doctor just upped my Sythroid 40% (Original Post) hedgehog Nov 2012 OP
let me know how you do Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #1
Two days in, feeling better already. hedgehog Nov 2012 #2
Wow, I'll bet you are! Warpy Nov 2012 #3
I assumed the fatigue was from my Sjorgren's - hedgehog Nov 2012 #4
Back in the day libodem Nov 2012 #5
There seem to be dozens of web sites and blogs hedgehog Nov 2012 #6
me too libodem Nov 2012 #7

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)
1. let me know how you do
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:24 PM
Nov 2012

I need to get a prescription, I've been fighting it with kelp, but it only seems to help with keeping my body temp up.

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
4. I assumed the fatigue was from my Sjorgren's -
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 03:30 PM
Nov 2012

I never thought to have my thyroid re-checked. Ironically, last Spring I thought my thyroid was screwed up, only to find out that I had Sjorgern's!

libodem

(19,288 posts)
5. Back in the day
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 07:00 PM
Nov 2012

When I worked as an RN we ran a thyroid panel on our new psych admits to rule out dysthalmia. Which is an old fashioned word, I'm not sure I spelled right, for depression caused by low thyroid.

Happy day for you. The range and reference for norm is like 0.5 to 5. Wide range. Most of the time if you are anywhere between they won't medicate you. I have a feeling lots of people are under diagnosed and suffering for it.

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
6. There seem to be dozens of web sites and blogs
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 07:59 PM
Nov 2012

by people dissatisfied with the amount of thyroid hormone they are prescribed. I think it is time for the therapeutic test range to be reevaluated.

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