including Free T3, Free T4, TSH, Antibodies and maybe there is something else that someone will state. Most endos, I think, dowel out Synthroid which I feel is inferior for so many. There may be exceptions, of course, since I don't know all endos. But the two I saw were worthless in my thyroid issues. Dessicated thyroid hormone is most effective in my years of thyroid research.
We are all different of course and I wish you good luck there. Keep an open and searching mind.
Lori, since I'm curious for you, I talked to my Pendulum about you and if you have a sluggish thyroid...and I got a Positive swing, that YES, you do have a sluggish "T". I've been doing pendulum dowsing for a few years now and it's pretty amazing work (energy work) and yesterday my gf spent time with me and we did some penulum work with each other on supplements that we take. She's been doing "P" work for years too. I hope you don't mind that I took the liberty to ask about you.
[This Message was Edited on 09/16/2009]