Now have my Reverse T3 Results-Advice please

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Hi Val,

Member of NTH and Adrenals Group, but just joined here as I now know I have an

RT3 problem.

Results of my latest Labs show

RT3 420 pmol/L [140 -540] my doc has her own ref range which is

<400.

Thyroid Peroxidase Ab <1 IU/ml [<6]

Thyroglobulin Ab 5 IU/ml [<4] HIGH

R-U-Creatine 5.1 nmol no range given for this

Urine Iodine 94 ug/L [50 -100] in Mild Iodine deficiency.

My Ferritin was quite high which was a suprise at 175 ug/L [30 -150]

Vit B12 970pmol/L [>150]

Red Cell Folate 3004 nmol/L [>900]

IGF-1 20nmol/L [9 -38]

Homocysteine 9.9 umol/L [0. -15.0] my doc said her optimal [6 - 8] so thought

I was an increased risk, so started me on Metagenics B12/Folate/B6, plus I am

already on Metagenics Crotico B5/B6

I spoke to you on the Adrenals Forum regarding working out a FT3/RT3 ratio with

FT3 taken from previous Labs a couple of months ago, you said that although not

ideal it would be possible as I had not been on any thyroid supps.

I will post my previous Thyroid Labs here if you could be so kind as to give me

the ratio, I had a go and got 100? can you explain what the ratio means?

My FT3 was 4.2pmol/L [2.6 -6.0]

FT4 10.8pmol/L [9-19]

TSH 1.2mu/L [0.3 -5.0]

I had a low morning Cortisol

with a high Afternoon and Evening

My doc has given me a Rx for Compounded T3 which should arrive tomorrow, she

also said I should be on Iodine but I have read here that you are not in favour

of that, so I'm not sure about that now.

The compounded is going to be in 10mcg capsules and dose instructions are 10mcg

in AM 10mcg about lunchtime [5hrs later],does that sound O.K to you, doc said I

should see how I feel and raise the dose slowly,so seems to be on the right

track, she didn't really give me any time frame for raising so what would you

recommend, I read here about checking pulse rate anything else I should know.

She doesn't seem keen to Rx HC but I am taking Siberian Ginseng, Withania, Vit

C, a little Zinc to help me sleep, I will try the PS also.

Sorry for the long post but I want to try and get this fairly right from the

start.

Thanks so much

Sandy from Oz