Re: My latest lab results-I'm confused Help!

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>After being on Slow Release T3 for 3 months (no T4) to clear my Reverse T3 I

just did another round of tests. Please let me know your thoughts.Is a high TSH

result to be expected when on T3 only and no T4? I'm shocked by my result!!

How much are you on?? It's left you horribly hypo.

That FT3 lurking at the bottom of the range is why the TSH is high.

You either need a LOT more of the SR or to carefully swap onto

standard T3 and multi dose through the day.

Nick

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> How much are you on?? It's left you horribly hypo.

Hi Nick. I know I feel hypo too. This isn't working obviously. I take 22.5 mcg

in the morning and 15 mcg in the evening of the Slow Release T3.

After I saw the web page you created on RT3 (I heard about it on STTM site/radio

call with ) I asked my Naturpath doctor to switch me to muti-dose T3

(Cytomel) but he said it wasn't necessary for me since I have NO THYROID

gland/function. I'm so frustrated. I've gained 15 pounds in 3 months and I feel

more energy but I feel it is because the T3 is in my blood and not making it to

my cells. I think my doc will want to have me start a T4/T3 combination soon

like dessicated thyroid from Erfa or a compounded version but I don't know if

I'm ready for this. I feel like this Slow Release therapy may have made my

adrenals worse than they were. Thanks

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> Nick

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> You need a Dr who will adequately medicate you, or to do what some of

> us do and import prescription free T3 from Mexico and take

> responsibility for our own health. Being under a competent Dr is

> preferable but self treating is an option,

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> Nick

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Thanks Nick. Yes I knew this wasn't working before I got my labs done. The

weight gain and other symtpoms.

I was better off and feeling better (although not optimal) on the Synthroid

than on this Slow Release crap.

My purpose and goal here though is to get off the Synthcrap forever. I guess I

need to find another doctor. Anyone know a good one in Ventura/Santa Barbara CA?

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> After being on Slow Release T3 for 3 months (no T4) to clear my Reverse T3 I

just did another round of tests. Please let me know your thoughts.Is a high TSH

result to be expected when on T3 only and no T4? I'm shocked by my result!!

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> Here are my latest results:

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> TSH: 20.020 uIU/mL (Lab range= 0.450-4.500) SCARY!!!

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> Free T4: 0.33 ng/dL (Lab range= 0.82-1.77) (I'm THYROIDLESS how is this

possible?)

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> Free T3: 2.6 pg/mL (Lab range= 2.0-4.4)

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> Reverse T3: I will post as soon as I get it

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> DHEA-Sulfate: 156.0 ug/dL (Lab range= 88.9-427.0) I have no idea how to

interpret this test. Anyone?

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> I'm surprised by my high TSH of 20 although I have been on T3 ONLY for 3

months now to clear my high Reverse T3.

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> My last TSH prior to stopping the Synthroid 3 months ago was 2.055 and my Free

T3 then was 2.9 pg/mL with a Free T4 of 0.89. Since I've been thyroidless since

1992 (due to RAI treatment) I thought I my Free T4 would be ZERO after 3 months

of NO Synthroid! Does this mean that I may have some thyroid gland function

left?

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TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) is produced by the pituitary to stimulate the

thyroid gland to produce T4. Usually, taking T3 will drive production of TSH

down. If you are as you say, " thyroidless " , there is nothing upon which the TSH

can act so, at least theoretically, no T4 should show up in you labs. Puzzling!

Were you doing WTS? Did you taper down per WTS, directions? Sounds like a)you

still have some active thyroid gland or , you got someone else's labs. It will

be interesting to see what your rT3 is - just its presence would seem to

indicate that you're producing some T4, since rT3 is a product of only T4

conversion, though not much, well below bottom of range.

Lee

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Very interesting Lee Thanks...

> TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) is produced by the pituitary to stimulate

the thyroid gland to produce T4. Usually, taking T3 will drive production of TSH

down. If you are as you say, " thyroidless " , there is nothing upon which the TSH

can act so, at least theoretically, no T4 should show up in you labs. Puzzling!

Were you doing WTS? Did you taper down per WTS, directions? Sounds like a)you

still have some active thyroid gland or , you got someone else's labs. It will

be interesting to see what your rT3 is - just its presence would seem to

indicate that you're producing some T4, since rT3 is a product of only T4

conversion, though not much, well below bottom of range.

> Lee

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" It will be interesting to see what your rT3 is - just its presence would seem

to indicate that you're producing some T4, since rT3 is a product of only T4

conversion, though not much, well below bottom of range. "

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Yes I obviously have some active thyroid tissue left, since after 3 months of no

T4 supplementation (Synthroid), it should have ALL disappeared by now.

Here are my complete lab results including my REVERSE T3. Could someone tell me

what my Free T3 to RT3 ratio is? I calculated it to be 40.(The lab indicates 2.6

picograms for my Free T3 although I believe it really is 2.6 NANOGRAMS (ng/mL)

right? So 2600 pg/mL divided by 65 pg/mL is equal to 40? Did I do the math right

here?

My results:

Reverse T3: 65 pg/mL

Free T3: 2.6 pg/mL

isn't this really supposed to be ng/mL instead of pg/mL??? Nanograms?

TSH: 20 uIU/mL

Free T4: 0.33 ng/dL

DHEA: 156 ug/dL

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> I get 4 for a ratio but to clarify if this is correct I woul dneed ot

> see the ranges for the FT3 and RT3.

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OK , here they are with the ranges:

Reverse T3: 65 pg/mL (lab range: 90-350)

Free T3: 2.6 pg/mL (lab range: 2.0-4.4)

3 months ago (before I got off my T4 medication-Synthroid) my numbers were:

Reverse T3: 340 pg/mL

Free T3: 2.9 pg/mL

Isn't the Free T3 in 'nanograms' as in 2.6 ng (ng/mL)? and the lab mistakenly

just writes it as picograms (pg/mL)?

Was I better off on Synthroid then?

Thanks.

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> OK I was wrong your ratio would be 40 which is good.

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OK great. Whew!!! You scared me there for a minute!