GRRRRRRR, I suffered with a nutcase thyroid for 20 years. Had all the symptoms: no eyebrows, hair falling out, pulse during the day was normally 50, but has been as low as 33 bpm, tired all the time, etc. Docs would only test my blasted TSH. I went to www.healthcheckusa.com and ordered a FREE T3, FREE T4, and a THYROID ANTIBODIES test through the mail. Sure enough, my antibodies came back showing Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Doc put my on Cytomel. Sometimes, ya gotta do the testing yourself.
Thanks for that tip to http://www.healthcheckusa.com - there's an affiliate right here in town. Will have to check this out.
Free? I never known any medical test that was free.
May be a dumb question, but how can you get a blood test via internet?
You need to see an endocrinologist. They DO the tests you mentioned.
Unfortunately doctors always start out with the simplest tests and then you have to prod them to do the more sophisticated onces, but if you find a reasonable endocrinologist, he will do more extensive tests.
I am glad that you took matters into your own hands, sometiems we need to do that.
Hi, Just a word. I have needed T3 after testing and was put on Cytomel. Cytomel is short acting and only last in the body for about 4 hours.
I use a time released T3. I get it from a compounding pharmacy... ITC Wellness and Compounding Pharmacy
Castle Rock, Co.
I had on going problems with Cytomel that the time released T3 corrected.
I also do not covert T4 into the end product T3 and have to take just T3.
Anyway...thought I would add this...hope it helps