Val - need some help, confused about T3/HC dosage

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I need some advise. Don't know what to do as far as upping HC with T3

only.

I worked my way up to 20HC and within one or two days temps were

stable at about 98. Waited some more weeks for adrenals to stabilize

before adding T3. Did Synthroid and T3 for about a week (doctor

insisted). I told him no more and went to all T3. It has now been 6

weeks off T4 and on T3 only. Here is my problem....

I was doing 20HC as I worked my way up to 40mcg of T3. Felt a little

better on 20 T3 and even a little better on 25 T3 but as I worked my

way up to 40 didn't feel right. Very woozy! It's hard to describe

woozy but it's the feeling you have if you haven't slept for 24 hours.

Not dizzy or off balance, maybe kind of drugged. Did I maybe over

drug myself? Kind of a toxic reaction maybe? I felt bad, sick to my

stomach, thought I would vomit for a couple of days.

So, you suggested I up my HC to 25. Did that and lowered T3. Went to

30 and then back to 40 in a couple of days. That didn't work even

with the 25HC.

Went back down to 20 T3 and felt pretty good for a few days. Held

that for a few days (at 25HC) and thought I could move back up on the

T3. Did 25 T3 and felt better yet but that only lasted 1 day with a

temp of 98.6 (I couldn't believe it). I thought I may have found my

ideal dosage of HC and T3. After 3 days on 25 T3 I had to go back

down to 20.

So now I'm on 25HC and 20 T3. I know the 20 T3 isn't enough. My hair

is still falling out and my eyelids are still swollen. Both of those

kind of stopped at 40 T3. My temp averages in the last days have been:

97.8

97.6 (only 1 that day)

97.8

98.2

97.6

98

Obviously I'm still having adrenal issues, right? Why isn't the 25HC

with the lousy 20 T3 enough do you think? I know 20 T3 isn't very

much at all. The day before yesterday (temp 97.6) I was feeling woozy

again. I can't imagine I would need 30HC for 20T3. Doc has been okay

so far and I told him I had to go to 25 to be able to tolerate the

higher T3 but now that isn't even working. I don't know what to do.

He won't be ok with going to 30 or more, I'm sure. I could self treat

for higher amounts but I don't want to get myself into a pickle with

so much HC in relation to the little T3 I'm taking.

My RT3 was bad (ratio of .07) so is it maybe that? Have I not cleared

enough RT3 in these 6 weeks to get the T3 in? Should I just hold the

20 T3 with the 25HC for some more weeks to see if more RT3 will clear.

Do you think the RT3 is the problem? I thought for sure I would need

large amounts of T3 but that is just not going to work. I'll have

blood work in 3 weeks to see where RT3 and frees are but what to do in

the mean time.

I should mention that I have had untreated adrenal fatigue for sure

for 13 years but possibly back to childhood (maybe like 30 years). I

know I can't expect a miracle in a matter of months but this T3 thing

is stumping me. I've also had untreated thryoid for 8 of those years

and 5 years on that crap Synthroid.

So sorry for the long post but any insight would be so appreciated.

I'm lost. Thannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkksssssssssss.