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@fionalauren

So I now have 3 different opinions from 3 different people on my symptoms.
Two are doctors, one is a thyroid expert.
Functional MD says my thyroid labs are all normal/great even though on the higher end, and that all my symptoms are from low iron. My iron is the best it's been for years though, so this doesn't make sense to me. My ferritin is 28, (it was 19 before surgery and never had symptoms like I do now) he wants it bw 50-100. He advised not to go on thyroid meds, that it will disrupt or suppress my natural thyroid function which is good atm.
Another online thyroid MD wants me to get my TSH to 1.5-2 and take Armor Thyroid, lowest 15mg dose. Third Thyroid expert says all symptoms are Hashimotos and wants me to go on LDN for antibodies. I had been on LDN last year briefly. But my antibodies at present are 389 which has greatly reduced from months prior where they were over 900, so this also makes no sense why I would feel worse when my iron is better and my antibodies are better.
None of them make sense. I realise many people say even if their thyroid labs are normal they don't feel great and feel better on thyroid meds. I don't know if I should try the Armor or not now. Why do none of the doctor seem to know how to deal with thyroid. Argh.

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@fionalauren
If I was in your situation, I would want to improve thyroid function and bring down your TSH (your pituitary is working hard to make thyroid hormone). I would also want to improve your iron since oxygen is not being optimally carried throughout your body which causes widespread problems over time.

@fionalauren
Do you have heavy menstrual cycles and are you vegetarian or vegan? This can make it hard to bring up your iron levels. I had to have a d&c to remove 3 polyps causing extremely heavy periods and I had an IUD put in. I was iron deficient like you at the same time I was dealing with Hashimoto’s and hypothyroidism. They never treated my Hashimoto’s with any medication. Now I want to go check my TPO to see if I should be treated. 😉