I'm confused about my underactive thyroid, pleasee help?
I have every single symptom to an underactive thyroid, i was feeling terrible one day so i went for a blood test, it showed i had an underactive thyroid.. ok i thought that was good cause i found out the answers to my problems…
so before i could start pills for it the doctor wanted to be sure i had it and made me have another blood test, it came back as - negative -
a month later, i went for another blood test, and again, negative…….
i know i have this illness, it showed up once, its there..
i started a vitamin called kelp. would that help it? (about kelp - Kelp is a rich source of Iodine. Iodine is readily absorbed and transported via the bloodstream to the thyroid gland, where it is used by the body to make the hormone Thyroxine which is involved in the regulation of the metabolism)
thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!
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Filed under: Symptoms Of Underactive Thyroid
You are going through was so many of us go through–having clear symptoms of a thyroid problem, yet a doctor who makes a lab test more important than your symptoms. Check out this page of thyroid symptoms and see if you have more than a few: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/long-and-pathetic If you do, demand the right tests, which are here: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/recommended-labwork and learn how to really read them, here: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/lab-values Thyroid patients have learned that we have to be informed and guide our doctors, because if we don’t, they tend to keep us sick.
And also learn from this: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/things-we-have-learned because there are better labs, better medications, and more that many doctors don’t get.
When I was diagnosed hypothyroid, my doc said it’s normal for it not to show up in a blood test. So she had me take my temperature under my arm every morning (before you do anything, even get out of bed) for ten days or so. My morning temp was really high, and that’s how she diagnosed me. Maybe you should ask your doctor if this is something you should try?
I don’t know anything about kelp, sorry.