Sorry this is somewhat long...
About 3 years ago, I went through a series of tests for different things, including MS. General symptoms were extreme fatigue, severe muscle pain, depression, ...At one point, I had an ultrasound of my coratid artery and the technician commented on the looks of my thyroid. She wasn't testing for that but I found her comment interesting.
None of the tests showed any abnormality (including blood work on my thyroid) and I was very frustrated. I mentioned the technician's comment to my doctor. She said tests on my thyroid were normal but if I wanted, she could refer me to her partner who does work with kinesiology to diagnose thryoid issues.
Through his nonconventional tests he diagnosed me right away and put me on Armour Thyroid. All my symptoms disappeared and I began to feel great. After learning more about hypothyroidism I am convinced I have had it most of my adult life. Upon further investigation I found out that my mom had it and her sister (my aunt) AND my daughter's blood work just came back indicating she may have hypothryoidism as well. She is nine.
My general doctor ordered blood work and called today with the results. She wants me to reduce the Armour by half. Last time the same thing happened....blood work showed too much of something and she wanted me to reduce my med by half. Upon consulting my thyroid doctor, he said that is normal for the blood work to show that on Armour and I should continue on the current dose and not to reduce it. He said as long as I wasn't experiencings symptoms A, B, and C that I should just continue what I'm doing.
Anyway, I'm tired of my general doctor telling me to do one thing based on blood work and my thyroid doctor telling me to do something else based on kinesiology testing. They are partners but one is more traditional than the other. I'm currently taking 180 mg of Armour.
I guess my questions to the forum are....why didn't my blood work three years ago show hypothyroidism? Why is it so hard to diagnose? Is there anyone else out there who has been diagnosed through kinesiology testing? Has anyone else experienced lab results similar to mine? How is Armour different from it's sinthetic counterpart?
I'm so frustrated. Thanks for reading this.
Freda