How do you know if your taking enough t3 ?

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How do you know if you are taking enough thyroid replacement ?

Is going by your temperature and pulse a good indicator that the thyroid hormone

is getting into your cells ?

Temps today are 36.6, 36.8, 36.9. I feel well tired due to being pregnant. I am

needing more sleep but think this is just my hormones. I am trying to work out

when to increase my T3 as I read during pregnancy women can increase their

thyroid medication up to 30%. I tried to increase mine but ended up with high

FT3 and heart palps ? Had blood tests for FT3 TSH results are due tomorrow. Just

want to make sure the baby is getting enough.

Currently taking 31.75 cynomel. My temps are stable and pulse is ok between

80-90s.

Thanks again

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You know when you don't have any symptoms and not showing any

signs. If I titrated my dose according to my temperature, I would probably be

on a huge dose, because no matter what I do, my temperature is always low, but

I am well, strong, rosy with no symptoms of hypothyroidism whatsoever - apart

from very dry skin which I spend a fortune on keeping it well moisturised, but

I think that is more because I have need to take diuretics for water retention.

Checking your temperature is more to do with your adrenal

status.

Titrate your T3 until you find the dose where you feel best,

without feeling hyPER, without getting palpitations. Let us know the results as

soon as you have them,

Luv - Sheila

How do you know if you are taking enough thyroid replacement ?

Is going by your temperature and pulse a good indicator that the thyroid

hormone is getting into your cells ?

Currently taking 31.75 cynomel. My temps are stable and pulse is ok between

80-90s.

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Hi Sheila

Thank you for replying to me. My blood results today are ft3 4.4 (4-6.8) tsh0.6.

I did come off the t3 for a couple of days ago as my ft3 was high and I was

getting palpitations as advised by Dr P. So I am working my way back up. Should

I leave my dose at it is or increase a little. current dose is 31.75 t3. I

realise i need my ft3 in the upper part of the range especially whilst I'm

pregnant (in 7th week). I was taking 37.75 prior to coming off t3 for a couple

of days which led to the high ft3 of 10.7 (mid jan) and ft3 of 17 beginning of

January. Thank you :-)

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> You know when you don't have any symptoms and not showing any signs. If I

> titrated my dose according to my temperature, I would probably be on a huge

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> Currently taking 31.75 cynomel. My temps are stable and pulse is ok between

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