Recent Labs - I'm at 12th week on T3 & I'm feeling bad

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I started T3 on 10/8.

I had ramped up to 150mcg & felt ok, but weaned down to 125 after an earlier

discussion on this list about higher T3 doses stressing out the adrenals. I

have almost no cortisal production.

So I've been on 125mcg T3 for about 2weeks - dosing:

25 8am

25 11am

25 2pm

25 6pm

25 bedtime

I'm lethargic, slight headache, dry skin, a little brain fog.

My temps arent' getting out of 96s.

I'm tempted to go back to 150mcg of T3.

I recently had labs done, but they drew blood within an hour of taking T3

(didn't know they were going to draw blood).

Free T3 809 230-420

Free Testosterone 1.8 35-155

potassium 4.9 3.5-5.3

sodium 157 135-146

calcium 9.7 8.6-10.2

creatin 0.62 0.76-1.46

bun/creatin ratio 34 6-22

Didn't do ferratin, but it was a good number last year

109 (10 - 232) 8/2009

Carbon Dioxide 18 21-33

Any thoughts?

What should I be looking for with respect to a T3 breakthrough?

Thanks,

C

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These labs were taken within 1hour of taking T3 - wouldn't that affect the T3

number?

Sodium was a typo, sorry. Its 147 135-146.

I think I was taking too much sea salt at the time.

This is my 24hour cortisol results from 2008

8am - 18 (13-24)

noon - 1 (5-10)

5pm - <1 (3-8)

11pm - <1 (1-4)

HC Dosing schedule (using 1% HC creme from walmart):

10mg 7:30am

10mg 11am

7.5 2pm

5 6pm

2.5 bedtime

Ferratin - done 8/2009

109 (10 - 232)

I spoke about the testosterone lab with my gyn, who's also an endo (she's

Hyperthyroid)

She said that Testosterone just turns into estragen in the body & advised not to

supplement.

Will the low testosterone impact my thyroid or adrenals?

Thanks

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> Free T3 809 230-420 I do nto believe yo uneed more T3

> Free Testosterone 1.8 35-155 Thsi si HORRIBLY low

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> potassium 4.9 3.5-5.3 This is bordering on too high

> sodium 157 135-146 OUCH too high

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> You say you make no cortisol what are you taking to replace it and how are you

dosing it? Have you tested Ferritin RECENTLY?

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