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Liz:

The short answer is, that we measure Total and Reverse T3 in ADDITION to frees

because frees do not tell the whole story..See and Karilee Shames book,

" Thyroid Power " ...Some pts can be T3 toxic while frees look normal or even

" perfect " by some internet thyroid info sites..BHRT can increase RT3...Total T3

can be increased by other hormones in flux..sometimes this can be an indication

for med adjustment..sometimes not..

A.

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> Hi everyone

> Sorry to butt in here, but I am interested in this topic as I have tried

naturethroid, cytomel and synthroid. I seemed to respond best to cytomel but it

raised my shbg and estrogen went down. I have now been off of all thyroid meds

for almost one month. I am trying to see if I can regain some of my own thyroid

function, then I might take a very small dose of cytomel at a level which will

not lower my tsh too much. I have no idea if this will work. My function is

coming back a little, but very very slowly, and I have been hypo for a month

now.

> Has anyone done anything like this before? Also, I wanted to see what this

statement meant:

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> >>Total T3 can be increased, as can Reverse T3 with some BHRT

regimens..another

> good reason to measure Total T3 in addition to free T3 and Free T4..

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> Why should we measure total T3? I didn't understand completely.

> Thanks!

> Liz

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