Can an anti fungal drug help my thyroid?

[dolphin27]

I have hashimotos for about 8 years now. My thyroid problem happened after living in a house with blak mold and having a baby.
I saw a new dr that beleives that I should go on an elimination diet and take antfungals to remove any fungus from my body. She also said that this could be causing my thyroid issues. Could this help it? Or, should I run and not waste my money.

Please Help!!!

[goolarra]

I'm afraid conversion is a one way street.  T4 is converted to T3 by your liver, so when you take T4 meds, T3 usually goes up, too, unless you have a conversion issue.  However, there is no way for your body to make T4 out of T3.

Do you think if you called your old doctor and explained your move and the circumstances that she might give you enough 150s to tide you over until you see your new endo?

[dolphin27]

Hey,

What if I raise the T3? If I take an extra Cytomel, will that help the T4?

[dolphin27]

Thanks for the info!! I have been pretty achey and irritable! I only have 2 more of the 150 Synthroid, so I am going to have to take some action! I have quite a few 175 left from before.
I see a new endo next month. I moved out to Denver last month and I know my previous endo will not raise me. She is pretty stuck on the TSH thing!
I have started to see a new doc though that deals with dessicated. Maybe I will ask her to help me out!

Thanks for the help!

[magpieannie]

Has anyone taken prescription Nystatin pills to treat fungus/yeast in the body/intestines? If so, for how long and what were the side effects if any?

[LazyMoose]

The morning spit tests results can correlate with what you ate for supper. So you can find out what affects it the most. Gluten, sugar, greasy foods, carbs ect. Then starve it while taking what ever you need to make it go away. If you just eat green veggies and skinless roasted chicken for a few days, the test results will temporally improve - interesting to see it happen.

[goolarra]

In December, your FT3 was 2.85 on a range of 2.77 to 5.27.  To figure your percentile, subtract the lower end of the range from the upper limit of the range:

5.27 - 2.77 = 2.5

Next, subtract the lower limit of the range from your result:

2.85 - 2.77 = 0.08

Then divide the second result by the first result:

0.08 / 2.5 = 0.032 and multiply by 100 to get the percentile...3.2.

You can see that you were on the very bottom of the range in December.

You can follow the same steps with your current range and see that you are now at 58%.  So, your FT3 has improved A LOT.  

Don't let the numbers scare you...it's often just easier to think about them in general terms.  The recommendation for FT3 is upper half to upper third of the range.  Anything above 50% is the upper half, so you're there, but you still have quite a way to go to get to 100%, so you have some room for an increase.

So, your FT4 (40%) is a little below half, which means it could stand a little nudge up to get it to around 50%.  Your FT3 still has some room to move up.  I would increase your T4 meds very slightly (perhaps 12.5 mcg per day??? - you can do this by alternating 150/175 mcg tablets).  This should bring up both your FT3 and FT4.  Then, I'd test again in four to five weeks to see if another slight tweak might be need in either your T4 meds or your Cytomel.  It's not at all unusual for people on meds, and especially when T3 meds are involved, to have TSH suppressed to very low, or even below, range.  Of course, I'm not a doctor, and you have to find a way to convince your doctor of this or find a doctor who understands thyroid better.  With your labs and some lingering hypo symptoms, I don't think you're going to feel any better with a decrease (worse?).