RE: Best way to increase T3

[Guest guest]

I would add another 12.5mcgs in

the evening, and keep a record of how you feel. You can keep adding 12.5mcgs

every 2 to 3 weeks until you find your symptoms are at last going away. If you

take too much T3, about a couple of hours after you have taken an increased

dose, you might feel palpitations, feel very hot, sweaty, dizzy, strange

'spaced out' feeling and jittery - symptoms of hyPERthyroidism. Don't worry

about this, just don't take any more T3 that day and the following day, drop

your dose by 12.5mcgs and stay on that. These hypert. symptoms will start to

disappear in a couple of hours or so, so just take it easy.

Luv - Sheila

I have heard back from Dr. P who now says to stop T4

altogether and to up T3 a bit to whatever leven I am comfortable with.

I am taking at the moment 12.5mcg 7am and 12.5mcg 1pm. Should I add an extra

12.5 in the evening or increase the morning by 12.5 see how that goes then the

lunch time one. Also what symptoms am I likely to feel once I go over the level

that is best for me?

Thanks

Sue

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[Guest guest]

Thank you Sheila much appreciated.

Wonder if you can help me with one more thing. Since increased my T3 by adding

in the evening, I notice I feel better for it but my temp has dropped. I used to

be between 36.30 and 36.66 during the day dropping to just below 36 evening. Now

this morning and lunchtime my temp is 35.36 was also low last night. I am not

taking any T4 anymore that gradually reduced and I stopped it prior to taking

evening T3.In myself, apart from feeling a bit cold occasionally I feel better

than when on T4 only and noticeably better than when taking T3 morning and

lunchtime, so the evening one helps but I am just concerned about low temp. Will

this pick up on its own do you think?

Thanks

Sue

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> I would add another 12.5mcgs in the evening, and keep a record of how you

> feel. You can keep adding 12.5mcgs every 2 to 3 weeks until you find your

> symptoms are at last going away. If you take too much T3, about a couple of

> hours after you have taken an increased dose, you might feel palpitations,

[Guest guest]

This could be because you may be suffering with low adrenal

reserve. Check out the 'Adrenal Questionnaire' in our FILES SECTION under the

folder entitled 'Adrenal' or you can find it also in the Folder entitled

'Medical Questionnaires'. Give answers to these questions and see how you

score. You would need to address this if you are suffering with low adrenal reserve.

Let us know how you score Sue. Low temperature is usually adrenal related.

Luv - Sheila

Wonder if you can help me with one more thing. Since increased my T3 by adding

in the evening, I notice I feel better for it but my temp has dropped. I used

to be between 36.30 and 36.66 during the day dropping to just below 36 evening.

Now this morning and lunchtime my temp is 35.36 was also low last night. I am

not taking any T4 anymore that gradually reduced and I stopped it prior to

taking evening T3.In myself, apart from feeling a bit cold occasionally I feel

better than when on T4 only and noticeably better than when taking T3 morning

and lunchtime, so the evening one helps but I am just concerned about low temp.

Will this pick up on its own do you think?

Thanks

Sue