whitepapercrane
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Hello,
Like others here I have a chronic case of feeling crap-itis that has been variously described and diagnosed as fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Adrenal Fatigue. Symptoms are standard: joint and muscles pain and tension, extremely low tolerance for stress of any kind, mood swings, anxiety and depression, digestive issues, inflammation, non restorative sleep and sometime insomnia, brain-fog that started as a light mist and has progressed into more of a slurry or blizzard like conditions .
Last round of labs I had done were as follows
TSH - 1.63 - (0.27-4.20 ref range)
T4 - 10.8 - (12.0 -22.0 ref range)
T3 - 4.0 - (3.1 - 6.8 ref range)
According to the doctor this was all 'fine' . . .
Im did a little digging and found this, from Chris Kesser in an article entitled 5 thyroid patterns that wont show up on lab test
Hypothyroidism caused by pituitary dysfunction
This pattern is caused by elevated cortisol, which is in turn caused by active infection, blood sugar imbalances, chronic stress, pregnancy, hypoglycemia or insulin resistance. These stressors fatigue the pituitary gland at the base of the brain so that it can no longer signal the thyroid to release enough thyroid hormone. There may be nothing wrong with the thyroid gland itself. The pituitary isn’t sending it the right messages.
With this pattern, you’ll have hypothyroid symptoms and a TSH below the functional range (1.8 – 3.0) but within the standard range (0.5 – 5.0). The T4 will be low in the functional range (and possibly the lab range too).
I fit the bill here, and I know my condition was brought on by chronic stress (rather an any organ or gland malfunction).
My question to all the seasoned Peaters out there is, could thyroid supplementation make a difference if the hypo is secondary rather than primary and if so what should I take - synthetic or desiccated?
Thanks you guys! I appreciate it!
Like others here I have a chronic case of feeling crap-itis that has been variously described and diagnosed as fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Adrenal Fatigue. Symptoms are standard: joint and muscles pain and tension, extremely low tolerance for stress of any kind, mood swings, anxiety and depression, digestive issues, inflammation, non restorative sleep and sometime insomnia, brain-fog that started as a light mist and has progressed into more of a slurry or blizzard like conditions .
Last round of labs I had done were as follows
TSH - 1.63 - (0.27-4.20 ref range)
T4 - 10.8 - (12.0 -22.0 ref range)
T3 - 4.0 - (3.1 - 6.8 ref range)
According to the doctor this was all 'fine' . . .
Im did a little digging and found this, from Chris Kesser in an article entitled 5 thyroid patterns that wont show up on lab test
Hypothyroidism caused by pituitary dysfunction
This pattern is caused by elevated cortisol, which is in turn caused by active infection, blood sugar imbalances, chronic stress, pregnancy, hypoglycemia or insulin resistance. These stressors fatigue the pituitary gland at the base of the brain so that it can no longer signal the thyroid to release enough thyroid hormone. There may be nothing wrong with the thyroid gland itself. The pituitary isn’t sending it the right messages.
With this pattern, you’ll have hypothyroid symptoms and a TSH below the functional range (1.8 – 3.0) but within the standard range (0.5 – 5.0). The T4 will be low in the functional range (and possibly the lab range too).
I fit the bill here, and I know my condition was brought on by chronic stress (rather an any organ or gland malfunction).
My question to all the seasoned Peaters out there is, could thyroid supplementation make a difference if the hypo is secondary rather than primary and if so what should I take - synthetic or desiccated?
Thanks you guys! I appreciate it!