Thyroid symptoms w/ normal labs? You're NOT crazy!

[gheystation]

this is exactly what i think is happening with me. All hypothyroid symptoms. tsh normal. free t4 normal (higher side) and total t3 is low (out of range)..so possible conversion issue?

[DrPatrickKrupka]

@gheystation It sure sounds like an underconversion issue to me. You should find a good functional medicine doctor near you to help you figure this one out so you can get balanced. You can try functionalmedicine. org, I think you can search by zip code there.

[sandrawhyte]

Just wish British general practitioners could treat underconversion. They had me on levothyroxine for years which made me horrendously toxic. I went private and was given a life changing diagnosis of underconversion. Within days of 'T3 only' meds all the horrible symptoms had disappeared. The British guidelines state that "thyroxine is the only treatment that should be given" for hypothyroidism, all very well if you 'DO NOT' have a conversion problem.

[baboboi01]

Doctor, have you ever had a male patient that took Propecia (finasteride) and had a Low T3 Syndrome?

[presouz]

@baboboi01 Yeah I FORCED MY ENDO to run a REVERSE T3 and its HIGH which means its not being used properly!!! and my ENDO wont do crap about it..

[tamrakat]

Dr. Krupka, can you recommend a good funtional medicine doctor in San Jose, CA?

[jalasd]

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[Donatello97]

My Naturo Path mentioned that I may infact have some sort of conversion problem. My T4 always come back elevated, yet my T3 and TSH are always in the normal range. Not only that but my cortisal comes back elevated all of the time and my pituitary gland results come back low or high, along with other things like high FBS, cholesterol or even low testosterone. And I've lost alot of muscle, have bad skin problems, insomnia, a bit of hair loss here and there, constipation, head pressure ect ect

[holirealism]

AMEN!!! So glad I hit this video god is helping me out! I have an appt with endocrinologist in 2 months..even though Ive had cysts for a while but no one can look at me until then, I apperciate this info, I've gone glueten free for a while and eat rarely not meat and only fruits/veggies but its still acting up. Thanks though for all this information ^^ My tests all were normal/slightly elevtaed for yrs. 1st time they did ultrasound and found all the cysts..bc i always complained of tightness

[DrPatrickKrupka]

@MissPeacebabe10 I see lots of patients with endocrine issues, but as a Functional Medicine Doc, I deal with patients that have multi-system issues. I work with patients to restore function to all the systems of the body.

[gokartdudes]

I didn't know all of that, I just thought a simple TSH test was all it took, I guess I need to go back to my doctor and get more testing...cool, I might not be crazy, lol!

[viper2808]

@gokartdudes My God! This post was a year ago. I wish it was as easy as telling your doctor that you want more tests. My experience is that whe nI requested more tests that they just laugh at me and say absolutly not. I have gone through 5 doctors already and now I have NO medicine. :-(

[ZagZag4]

@viper2808 I feel your pain! I have gone through 3 doctors and they all took me off the medicine "cold turkey" becasue they said my lab work indicated my thyroid was fine. I have been taking the medicine for the past 16 years and all of a sudden they say "I'm cured" except that ALL the symptoms are there! Now, my weight has skyrocketed, I'm shedding hair like crazy and so much nerve pain!!

[FunctionalWellness]

Great video, Thanks Doc!