Re: Blood vs Saliva Testing for FT3

[Guest guest]

>>If a blood test showed very high t3...we assume it's not getting into

the cells, right? Then, what would the saliva test show....low t3? <<

If a blood test shows high for T3 it depnds on what meds oyu are taking and what

the T4 looks liek to determine what it will mean. If you are on T3 only what are

your temps, if they are low and Free T3 is high it is not gettign ot the cells

and I would expect a saliva lab to look low or at least low in range.

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[Guest guest]

Ok Val....I'm the one with very very hight ft3, virtually NO t4, and

temps that were averaging 98.5-98.7. I was feeling ok...altho some

heart palps and heavy perspiration. At the time of the high ft3 I

was on 112.5 mcg Cytomel and 30 mg HC. I got the hives

situation...freaked....and everything went downhill from there. I

lowered Cytomel to 75 mcg and now temps are low.

That's why I was thinking of getting the saliva tests done again,

but just to see where the ft3 REALLY is. What I can't comprehend is

it not getting into the cells with those good temps that I had

before?

Naffy

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> >>If a blood test showed very high t3...we assume it's not getting

into

> the cells, right? Then, what would the saliva test show....low

t3? <<

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> If a blood test shows high for T3 it depnds on what meds oyu are

taking and what the T4 looks liek to determine what it will mean. If

you are on T3 only what are your temps, if they are low and Free T3

is high it is not gettign ot the cells and I would expect a saliva

lab to look low or at least low in range.

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[Guest guest]

It may have only been partial. SOME may have gotten to the cells soem

built in the blood, or maybe you were hyper.

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[Guest guest]

Then saliva testing is sounding a lot more interesting to me. This

will show the complete picture right? No guessing on what is in the

cells and what is in the blood....saliva testing will show EXACTLY

what is going on?

Naffy

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> It may have only been partial. SOME may have gotten to the cells

soem

> built in the blood, or maybe you were hyper.

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[Guest guest]

>>Then saliva testing is sounding a lot more interesting to me. This

will show the complete picture right? No guessing on what is in the

cells and what is in the blood....saliva testing will show EXACTLY

what is going on?<<

Actually I liek to do both together. Low in saliva and high in blood means low

cortisol, where low in saliva would just tell a person they needed more thyroid,

not why.

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[Guest guest]

Together....meaning the same day? Would it be okay to do blood one

week and saliva the next? I'm out of USA, and will do the saliva

when I get there. By the way....would you happen to know if canary

club just does thyroid, or do you have to do the whole schlemeel??

Thanks Val!

Naffy

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> >>Then saliva testing is sounding a lot more interesting to me.

This

> will show the complete picture right? No guessing on what is in

the

> cells and what is in the blood....saliva testing will show EXACTLY

> what is going on?<<

>

> Actually I liek to do both together. Low in saliva and high in

blood means low cortisol, where low in saliva would just tell a

person they needed more thyroid, not why.

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[Guest guest]

I think through CC you have to get the whole packet. I found pother

places but they wanted more money to do just thyroid! Yes one one week

and one the next with no change in meds is fine.

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[Guest guest]

whats weird in my case is my free t4 was low in blood,,,but at very

upper end in saliva. these tests were done within 2 weeks of each

other and I havent been on any thyroid meds ever. isnt this strange

considering my cortsiol is low not high? makes me wonder if one of

these tests arent accurate with respect to thyroid. most docs seem to

go with blood levels

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> >>Then saliva testing is sounding a lot more interesting to me. This

> will show the complete picture right? No guessing on what is in the

> cells and what is in the blood....saliva testing will show EXACTLY

> what is going on?<<

>

> Actually I liek to do both together. Low in saliva and high in blood

means low cortisol, where low in saliva would just tell a person they

needed more thyroid, not why.

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[Guest guest]

Cortisol does not seem to affect T4 getting to the tissues ONLY T3 so I

suspect ot also affects converison. It is not uncommon for T4 or T3 to

be VERY different in blood and slaiva levels as you are lokign at two

differnt things.

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