Thyroid and osteoporosis

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Avatar f tn You should probably go onto the website 'Stop the Thyroid Madness' and 'Real Thyroid Help' forums. Some people can use T4 only meds. T4 is what is actually used by the thyroid (it's converted from T3). Synthroid can often make the problem worse or not resolve it. Do plenty of research and find a doctor who is open minded and won't just prescribe a single drug and then wonder why it doesn't work.
Avatar f tn Taking thyroid med to reach euthyroidism does not cause bone fractures or osteoporosis. As stated, there are other studies that refute the association of osteoporosis and thyroid med. In the post right above, you state that T4 should not cross the 75% line. That is wrong. Conversion of T4 to Reverse T3 is related to a number of things other than T4 level. You really need to slow down and make sure of what you keep posting on so many threads.
Avatar f tn It all depends on how your TSH got to a low level. What was the actual result for your TSH test? Why were you being tested? If due to symptoms, please tell us about those. Were other thyroid tests, such as Free T4 and Free T3 done? Are you on thyroid med?
Avatar n tn Are you on med for your osteoporosis? I've had osteopenia for quite a few years and have been on a dosage of calcium and have actually begun to turn it around and rebuild some of the bone I had lost. I'm not sure that can happen with full blown osteoporosis or not, but it might be worth looking into.
Avatar f tn So what you need is to find a good thyroid doctor that will treat clinically for symptoms and for levels of both FT4 and FT3. without concern for TSH. Those are hard to find. Endocrinologists seem to be the most rigid about following the Guidelines. DO's are more likely to treat clinically as described. Also Integrative doctors or Naturopaths. If you want to confirm what I have said, have a look at a paper I wrote, along with my two co-authors. https://thyroiduk.
Avatar n tn Are you abnormal in calcium levels? Thyroid disease and bone disease is linked together yet when you treat issues as one and take calcium with thyroid - usually thyroid gets blocked. You can read alot on calatonin (sp?) and see how that could help you with a bone or calcium problems along with keeping the thyroid optimal with meds too. I poo-poo kelp products. I found them very nasty and inconsistant. If your looking for quality information on iodine - read up on postassium iodide/iodine.
Avatar n tn He should be testing that along with FT3 and adjusting meds according to those and your symptoms. TSH is a distant third in importanvce in thyroid testing. (FT3 is #1, FT4 is #2.) Yes, of course, your Synthroid will effect the results of the FT4 test, but that's the point, isn't it? You want to know what your medicated levels are. Are your really hyper? Do you have hyper symptoms? If you do not have hyper symptoms, then you are not hyper.
Avatar f tn and although formerly it was thought to be harmless, it is now believed to be associated with undesired effects on bone density (osteoporosis) and cardiac function, and to be a possible cause of neuropsychologic symptoms and other mild manifestations of hyperthyroidism." You are misinterpreting this paragraph. It is hypERthyroidism that is associated with osteoporosis and the other conditions mentioned. A therapeutic dose of levo does not cause osteoporosis, etc.
Avatar n tn I have been taking 8000 u/day D3 and will start calcium and magnesium. My Dr already mentioned she would want me to cut back on meds. I got these labs on my own. She would be horrified at how low my TSH is and would have me on less than 1 gr and ill to get it into range. Not an option but I don't want to be cavalier about it either. It would be great for me to get a correlation between FT3 and density.
Avatar f tn Osteoporosis correlates with actual thyroid hormones (hyperthyroidism), not TSH... Your actual thyroid hormone levels have to be too high and you have to have hyper symptoms in order to have hyperthyroidism!!! The problem is that when doctors see suppressed TSH, they automatically assume one is hyper, without even really "looking" at the thyroid hormones. Make sure you point out to her that your actual thyroid hormones are too low, not too high...
Avatar n tn the-moneychanger(dot)com/articles/what_you_dont_know_about_vitamin_b12_can_hurt_you Because my father had osteoporosis, and because I have a low level of Vitamin D, my endo ordered a bone-density scan. I had the scan in late November 2014, and the results were the following: LUMBAR SPINE: The bone mineral density averaged over the levels L1, L2, L3, L4 is 1.02 gm/cm2, which is 93% of a peak reference population and 95% of age-matched controls. This value results in a T-Score of (-0.7).
Avatar f tn anyway consult your doctor and tell him about it particularly losing weight and low thyroid lab values. also its worth to test the free t4 and free t3 as it will give more accurate value how your thyroid is functioning.
Avatar m tn There is no specific doctor to treat osteoporosis. The best I can offer is to read this link and consider the suggestions there. http://www.webmd.
Avatar n tn This assures sufficient T3 levels and thyroid effects in the body. Since NDT has more T3 than the human thyroid gland produces, the well- replaced patient’s FT4 will be below the middle of its range, and the FT3 will be high “normal” or slightly high before the next AM dose. Excessive thyroid dosing causes many negative symptoms, and such patients do not feel well. I suggest lowering the dose in any patient who has developed insomnia, shakiness, irritability, palpitations, overheating, etc..
Avatar m tn You need to have thyroid hormones tested to determine thyroid status. That would be TSH, Free T4 and Free T3. Have you had those tested? If so, please post the results with corresponding reference ranges. Also, please post any antibody tests or ultrasound results you might have. Vitamin D is necessary for the proper absorption of calcium, which could explain your osteoporosis diagnosis.
Avatar f tn I had my throid removed over a year ago and was taking at least three calcium pills (1,200 mg) per day. I have switched to Oste Calm (liquid) which containes only 500 mg; should I be concern that I am not taking the 1,200 suggested by my doctor?
Avatar f tn I guess it’s something to be worked out - between what’s needed to help thyroid levels and what will protect the bones down the road. Good luck.
Avatar f tn in view of the rapidly evolving body of evidence linking osteoporosis with excess thyroid hormone, it seems reasonable to keep an open mind about the possible but not invariable link between osteoporosis and thyroid status in individual patients. Even in patients with thyroid cancer who need to take higher than normal doses of thyroxine for decades, there is little convincing evidence that the risk of osteoporosis is significantly increased.
Avatar n tn 2, PTH 18-23, Vit D 38, high uptake on thyroid 34.
Avatar n tn ) He has pushed me to take calcium/ vitamin D and meds for my osteoporosis and recently reduced my Synthroid to .137-- even though I told him I was so tired all the time! I asked to take Cytomel in the past, with the Synthroid, but he does not listen. I am still very exhausted and gaining weight -although I eat less than 1000 calories a day. I need lists for everything because I am so forgetful! I do take vitamin D and my synthroid.
Avatar f tn Too little thyroid can cause osteoporosis. If on very high doses of thyroid (TSH < 0.01), if a patient takes at least 1500 mg of calcium per day, they do not get thinning of bones *American Thyroid Association 2014 Annual Conference). On contrary, I see bone density get thicker on thyroid medication. You asked for an article, here is one the best ones: Lancet. 1992 Jul 4;340(8810):9-13. Long-term thyroxine treatment and bone mineral density.
Avatar n tn I am losing weight even though I was told I had an underactive thyroid, I have advanced osteoporosis, could my adrenal glands be the culprit?