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Iodine protocol and B12

picante

Senior Member
Messages
829
Location
Helena, MT USA
All of my thyroid labs came back normal, but I show every sign of hypo thyroid. I cannot bear the winter because my hands and feet become so cold..
Which labs did they do? I always ask for:
Free T3
Free T4
Reverse T3
TPO antibodies
Anti-thyroglobulin antibodies

And I think there are other antibodies that can be checked. Could someone chime in?
There can also be thyroid transport problems, and I don't know how to test for that.

Just FYI, I've been taking L-histidine powder, and it warms me up when I'm cold and helps limit polyuria. Histamine is actually a neurotransmitter, and is involved in thyroid regulation and many, many other metabolic functions. I read that it stimulates the release of vassopressin (anti-diuretic hormone), which is why I tried L-histidine. My ADH was low and my plasma histamine was very low. My whole blood histamine was in range.
 

sflorence

Senior Member
Messages
134
Which labs did they do? I always ask for:
Free T3
Free T4
Reverse T3
TPO antibodies
Anti-thyroglobulin antibodies

And I think there are other antibodies that can be checked. Could someone chime in?
There can also be thyroid transport problems, and I don't know how to test for that.

Just FYI, I've been taking L-histidine powder, and it warms me up when I'm cold and helps limit polyuria. Histamine is actually a neurotransmitter, and is involved in thyroid regulation and many, many other metabolic functions. I read that it stimulates the release of vassopressin (anti-diuretic hormone), which is why I tried L-histidine. My ADH was low and my plasma histamine was very low. My whole blood histamine was in range.

thanks for the response. I got everything done besides any anti-bodies test. My doc said it was "highly unlikely".

I have tried taking NDT two times with no results, actually made me feel worse.

I have also tried histidine, but I think it stirred up a lot of nickel in my body (which for some strange reason I have high nickel as well). Histidine is a known nickel chelator.