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Have High TSH Level, Been Exhausted, High B12 Level. On Cytomel And Synthroid. What Is Wrong?
I am on 10mcg of Cytomel 2x daily. My TSH is higher (which means more hypo right?) now then before I started any meds. In the past, I ve tried Synthroid alone (made my reverse t3 high) and Synthroid with a little bit of Cytomel. I m still exhausted all the time. Nothing has helped. Not even the Cytomel alone. My T4 is low. My ferritan is on the lower side of normal so should I supplement? My lymphs absolute is a little high. No clue what that means. My vite d and b12 are high because I take high dose supplements. I ll also post my 4x saliva test which was done a few months ago. I was on a low dose of Cytomel (5mcg) then, but had gotten off synthroid a month before the test was done. CBC With Differential/Platelet WBC 9.3 x10E3/uL (3.4 − 10.8) RBC 4.56 x10E6/uL (3.77 − 5.28) Hemoglobin 12.7 g/dL (11.1 − 15.9) Hematocrit 37.9 % (34.0 − 46.6) MCV 83 fL (79 − 97) MCH 27.9 pg (26.6 − 33.0) MCHC 33.5 g/dL (31.5 − 35.7) RDW 13.4 % (12.3 − 15.4 Platelets 319 x10E3/uL (155 − 379) Neutrophils 53 % (40 − 74) Lymphs 41 % (14 − 46) Monocytes 5 % (4 − 12) Eos 1 % (0 − 5) Basos 0 % (0 − 3) Neutrophils (Absolute) 4.8 x10E3/uL (1.4 − 7.0) Lymphs (Absolute) 3.8 HIGH x10E3/uL (0.7 − 3.1) Monocytes(Absolute) 0.5 x10E3/uL (0.1 − 0.9) Eos (Absolute) 0.1 x10E3/uL (0.0 − 0.4) Baso (Absolute) 0.0 x10E3/uL (0.0 − 0.2) Immature Granulocytes 0 % (0 − 2) Immature Grans (Abs) 0.0 x10E3/uL (0.0 − 0.1) Vitamin B12 and Folate Vitamin B12 1999 HIGH pg/mL (211 − 946) Folate (Folic Acid), Serum 19.0 ng/mL ( 3.0) TSH 4.440 uIU/mL (0.450 − 4.500) Vitamin D, 25−Hydroxy 122.0 HIGH ng/mL (30.0 − 100.0) Thyroxine (T4) 3.8 LOW ug/dL (4.5 − 12.0) Triiodothyronine (T3) 126 ng/dL (71 − 180) Glucose, Plasma 89 mg/dL (65 − 99) Potassium, serum 4.5 (3.5-5.2) mmol/L Ferritin, serum 31 (13-150) ng/mL Magnesium, Serum 2.0 mg/dL (1.6-2.6) Saliva 4x I did the testing on the schedule that I have all the time so the first sample wasnt taken till 11:45 am since i get up around then. Salivary Cortisol #1 0.207 ug/dL 01 Draw date/time: 03/16/13 − 11:45am (range 0.025 − 0.600) Salivary Cortisol #2 0.088 ug/dL Draw date/time: 03/16/13 − 16:15 (range Salivary Cortisol #3 0.023 ug/dL Draw date/time: 03/16/13 − 21:15 (range 0.010 − 0.200) Salivary Cortisol #4 0.025 ug/dL Draw date/time: 03/17/13 − 01:45 (range
Fri, 22 Nov 2013
You have mentioned that your TSH levels are high that means your dose of oral thiroxine harmone is not enough and you need to increase it however this should be done under the supervision of a endocrynologist with proper formulation like Thyronorm etc. If You are overweight then youR DOCTOR would also check sugar along with insulin levels in your blood to rule out insulin resistence which is commonly associated with hypothyriodism.
Too much supplimentation with vitamines is not recomended however you can take iron suppliments. Your CBC test does not have significant abnormality.
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Too much supplimentation with vitamines is not recomended however you can take iron suppliments. Your CBC test does not have significant abnormality.
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