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Originally Posted by bobthebuilder54
Hi everyone, I have been dx with hypothroydism for over seven years. My meds have been adjusted down and up accordingly. Recently I was given a perixade antibody test along with many others including ANA panel, well my antibodys test came back over 1200 when normal is 60 or less suggesting hoshimotos disease. My thyroid meds needed to be raised quite a lot also, from 75 t0 125 So I am on my way to a endonconalgist in a week. Now also let me tell you that I have UCTD with features of lupus, and scleroderma, Raynauds, photosenstive, microscopic colitis, mytosis, perhieal neuropathy, to name a few lol, so I have quite a list of autioammune stuff going on.
My question is this, what other tests do they do to dx you with hoshimotos. My rhuemy took one look at the numbers ot he antibody test and said you most certainly do have hoshitmotos, look at then numbers, so I wonder why I have to go to a specialist. Also do they treat you diff then the synthroid when you have hoshimotos disease? Everything I read on it tells me that the treatment is the same also.
Thank you in advance for any help.
susie
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I also have Hashimoto's and have had it for almost 25 years. My treatment has always been synthroid or levothyroxine (generic). Over the years they seem to put the meds up a little and down a little (currently down the lowest ever) due to cholesterol #s and bone density. It all seems like a balancing act and we are at the pinnacle, with us watching out for ourselves.