Levothyroxine gluten free
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What are your Free T3 and Free T4 levels? Diarrhea is a symptom of over medication, but it can also be a reaction to fillers/binders or the dye in the pills.
If you'll post your Free T3 and Free T4 levels with reference ranges, that will help us see where your levels are, so we'll be able to tell if you're over medicated.
You're correct that Tirosint is a gelcap, with no fillers/binders or dyes. I was on it for 5 years and did well.
I'll try to hit your points down the line as well as I can...
Your endo, actually, sounds like a pretty reasonable doctor, compared to what we, typically see in U.K. It's possible that the endo dept can only keep patients for a certain amount of time or until they get to a certain point in treatment, then have to be released to a gp... could have something to do with NHS guidelines.
I don't see a suppressed TSH in August; in fact, don't see any labs for August.
for the last week I have been on 25mg of gluten free levothyroxine (generic) .... I NOW have no energy, nausea, joint pains but the emotional part of it (anxiety) is through the roof... I've had continuous panic attacks for 2 days...
Yes, looking at your labs (with the reference ranges) will tell me if you are hyper or hypo.
I'm not sure how your endo can tell that you have Hashimoto's just by talking to you, unless he's going by your thyroid function labs, which could be good and indicates to me that you're probably hypo - just a guess, because many symptoms can apply to both hyper and hypo, but most usually end up being hypo.
Actually i think there is a pretty well documented link between autoimmune thyroid disease and celiac/gluten, and more thyroid experts are now recommending gluten free diet for autoimmune thyroid patients, including Hashimoto's. here is some info i found:
Celiac Disease and Thyroid Disease
A significant number of patients with autoimmune thyroid disease also have celiac disease. The link between celiac disease and autoimmune thyroid disease is well established.
There are a ton of books out there for this, as it's quite a fad these days even for people who don't have Celiac, so I'd look into that. But cooking gluten free isn't any different from cooking with gluten unless you're making bread or cookies -- most foods don't contain gluten so you're already eating mostly gluten free unless all you eat is bread and pasta.
After six weeks, a blood test showed that my TSH was 90.383 and that my free T4 level was 0.46. The doctor increased my levothyroxine dosage to 100 mcg per day.
For seven weeks, I took 1 100-mcg levothyroxine pill per day. After those seven weeks, a blood test showed that my TSH was 15.802 and that my free T4 level was 0.77. The doctor increased my levothyroxine dosage to 125 mcg per day.
I took the 125-mcg pills for three days.
Your Free T4 is low so taking levothyroxine or upping the existing dose is safe, ask doctor about this.
Also check for vitamin D and B12 levels and supplement if not in optimal range. Concerning ferritin is low so supplementing it for some limited time is beneficial.
Cholesterol level especially LDL is a good marker how well the metabolism is taking place. So it should also be taken into effect when choosing the appropriate levothyroxine dosage.
So About 6 weeks ago I found out I have hashimotos disease. Along with a possible gluten intolerance. I was started on synthroid 25mg but only took it for 10 days because I actually felt worse on it. I know it shouldn't even effect me for 4 weeks. I have another appointment next week, however right now I started taking zoloft for the anxiety.
Yes I will ask him next week to test the Free T3 & T4 and another TSH. SO then just based on the levels of Antibodies I have Hashimoto's? What then does the testing of the Free T3 &T4's determine? From the little research I have had time to do, it seemed the high levels of antibodies determined that an autoimmune disease was present - but could be a number of any one of them...? Or did I misunderstand?
Also down fall is i have diabetes type 2 and actually my sugars have been great .....
First thing to consider is whether you have ever been on a dosage adequate to raise your Free T4 and Free T3 levels high enough to relieve hypo symptoms, which can include insomnia. It is not unusual for a hypo patient starting on thyroid med to find that their Free T4 and Free T3 don't actually increase, if at all, until their TSH is suppressed and serum thyroid levels are totally a result of thyroid meds.
My doctor has told me I need to move to a gluten-free diet....yikes!!! All my life (and that is a very long time--ha ha) I have generally eaten whatever I wanted to eat. This change to a GF diet seems like such a huge mountain to climb. I know there are many others who have had to change to a GF diet after a lifetime of eating what they wanted with little or no restrictions. How does a person even get started on a change like this? What do you do when you go out to eat at a restaurant?
My doctor suggested that I stop eating gluten. I have been gluten free for 2 1/2 days and I'm so hungry. My stomach is growling constanly. I have purchased gluten free crakers, pasta, and bread so I'm eating some carbs.
Does this feeling go away after your body adjusts? I have more brain fog than ever and I just feel so weak.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
I'm curious as to whether or not the casein and gluten-free diet is one that needs to be adhered to for the entirety of a person's life who has autism and has found it to help? What happens if my son's autism improves because of this diet but he goes back to consuming casein and gluten some day? Will his autistic symptoms reappear or have they been cured?
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