Sefton10
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For context, she has just turned 70 and has had severe rheumatoid arthritis for 30 years. Recently she has been feeling like she has less and less energy, constantly tired and dizzy spells. Finally she is open to exploring the impact of metabolism/bioenergetics so I got her Kate Deering’s book as an intro to the main ideas around nutrition and she is implementing bits slowly.
Her TSH is very high, vitamin D very low, ferritin very low. C-reactive protein is off the scale. Are there any other aspects of the panel that are worrying or warrant specific focus?
To me it looks like severe hypothyroidism - she is constantly cold even in summer and has lost a lot of weight in recent years, and not in a good way, she is skin and bone but is obsessed about not putting weight on and affecting her joints.
Are there more impactful/helpful things needed initially other than just diet and lifestyle? Her doctor has suggested thyroxine to her which we know is a bad idea. Should I look at getting her some T3 or a T3/T4 combo?
Thanks everyone.
Her TSH is very high, vitamin D very low, ferritin very low. C-reactive protein is off the scale. Are there any other aspects of the panel that are worrying or warrant specific focus?
To me it looks like severe hypothyroidism - she is constantly cold even in summer and has lost a lot of weight in recent years, and not in a good way, she is skin and bone but is obsessed about not putting weight on and affecting her joints.
Are there more impactful/helpful things needed initially other than just diet and lifestyle? Her doctor has suggested thyroxine to her which we know is a bad idea. Should I look at getting her some T3 or a T3/T4 combo?
Thanks everyone.