TSH going up - Free T3 going down?

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Hi Val, Nick or anyone that understands this...

I was on Levoxyl (feeling crummy - no surprise there) with an RT3 ratio of 7. I

found a doctor and switched to T3 only. So my question is why is my TSH

increasing and my FT3 going down on T3 only?

Labs 9/9/09 - taking Levoxyl

T4 Free 1.40 range .93-1.71

T3 Free 2.2 range 2.0-4.4

TSH 0.598 range 0.45-4.50

RT3 286 90-350

Labs 11/19/09 - taking 40 mcgs T3

T4 Free 0.9 range .8-1.8

T3 Free 309 range 230-420

TSH 2.35 range 0.4-4.50

RT3 23 11-32

Sodium 141 range 135-146

Potassium 4.1 range 3.5-5.3

Glucose 82 range 65-99

Leptin 10.2 range 4.1-25 with a BMI range of 18-25 (don't know what my range

is)

Cortisol Free and Total 5.7 range 4.6-20.6 collected at 9:20 am

ACTH Plasma 7 range 5-27

**Labs 1/13/10** - taking 75 mcgs T3, 15mg HC, 25mg DHEA,

and 100mg Pregnenolone

T4 Free 0.8 range .8-1.8

T3 Free 278 range 230-420

TSH 2.67 range 0.4-4.50

RT3 pending will have on Wednesday

Pregnenolone will have on Wednesday

Ferritin 22 10-232

DHEA-S 105 25-220

I am also taking an adrenal repair and Vit D3 5,000 iU. I thought that TSH was

to be suppressed - so why is mine going up? Also with the increase in T3 why

did my Free T3 go down? I see that Ferritin is low so would it be advisable to

start Iron supplementation now and ask for the IV at my appointment? I have

issues with constipation (life long) and had liver issues on Levoxyl. So is it

safe to take Iron orally or best to wait the couple of weeks for the IV?

Thanks so much. One step forward - five steps back...