Re: What do you advise from here

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I would work on really socking inthe iron. You need it MUCH higher to

really be able to use the T3 well. Then before much more time goes by a

current electrolyte panel is in order wiht all those years on

Hydrochlorothiazide. WHile I agree it is a good drug for controlling BO

from fluid rtention, it WILL cause electrolyte imbalances over ime that

damage your adrenals. I knwo I took it for abotu 20 years. Also watch

your BP as oyu get the T3 up as it may start to fall too low. But

usually Hctz will not lower it too much but willlower sodium and

sometimes potassium and the low potasisum continues the porblem with

high BP. BTW ion NO BP meds at all now I am running 122/77 But I have to

take alot of potasisum still.

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This helps so much.

How much iron a day? I am currently taking Iron Extra from Vitanica- 25 mg.

Also should I add cytomel to the 60 I am taking? My last increase was 6 days

ago. I have been taking it in three doses, 25, 10, 25 as I have 5's and 25's.

I will get a current electrolyte panel. In Oct. 09 I had a basic metabolic

panel:

Glucose, serum 90 (65-99)

Bun 15 (5-26)

eGRF >59 (>59)

Creatine, serum .65 (.57-1.0)

Bun Creatine Ratio 23 (8-27)

Sodium, serum 141 (135-145)

Potassium, Serum 3.9 (3.5-5.3)

Chloride, serum 104 (97-108)

Carbon dioxide, total 23 (20-32)

Calcium, serum 9.5 (8.5- 10.6)

My Cholestrol always runs high- around 250 total, good HDL but really high (bad)

LDL with my ratio in the average risk range.

My potassium seems low. So should I continue to increase the cytomel?

Thanks!

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> I would work on really socking inthe iron. You need it MUCH higher to

> really be able to use the T3 well. Then before much more time goes by a

> current electrolyte panel is in order wiht all those years on

> Hydrochlorothiazide. WHile I agree it is a good drug for controlling BO

> from fluid rtention, it WILL cause electrolyte imbalances over ime that

> damage your adrenals. I knwo I took it for abotu 20 years. Also watch

> your BP as oyu get the T3 up as it may start to fall too low. But

> usually Hctz will not lower it too much but willlower sodium and

> sometimes potassium and the low potasisum continues the porblem with

> high BP. BTW ion NO BP meds at all now I am running 122/77 But I have to

> take alot of potasisum still.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

>