Re: New here Betty V.

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Val

I have reached information " overload " , so will try simple (?) questions.

Do you mean that taking 5mg of Liothyronine (is that what is meant by T3?) will

drive it down more and is worse than taking none? How much should I be taking?

Should I go back to my GP and ask him to increase it?

Do we need to separate the thyroid problems from cortisol problems? Could it be

that I have both problems?

How do you know, feel, when you are hypo?

I have not yet learned enough about this to understand some of the posts I read.

Thanks for your help.

Betty V

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> ,

> Let me try this again. The explanation is simple. I can't type! Or

> maybe I can't think!

> FREE T3 220.00 (202-443)

> FREE T4 1.3 (0.7-1.9)

> T4 5.8 (4.0-12.8)

> TSH H 4.90 (0.3-4.2)

> TOTAL T3 L 69 (70-170)

> IRON 53 (37-145)

> UNSAT IRON BIND CAPA 149 (110-370-

> TOTAL IRON BINDING L202 (228-428)

> % SATURATD IRON 26

> POTASSIUM 4.0 (3.5-5.3)

>

> Pulse is almost always fast 95-100 +- at rest. Rarely it is in the 70s

> Sodium My GP says eat more salt. The kidney people say salt is a

> kidney killer. I don't have edema or uncontrolled blood pressure.

> Ferriten has been checked several times this year. It was low. The

> iron infusion brought it up and it is slowly going down again.

> The above values are from records I have from 3 doctors, Rheumatologist,

> Nephrologist, and GP

>

> One more thing. For almost 2 years I have very slowly loosing weight.

> I have gastroparaesis, a digestive disorder causing vomiting and other

> nice things. I became " underweight and added calories as I could. That's

> not all bad, beats fighting overweight. But for the last 4 or so months

> I started gaining weight. My BMI is 20 which puts it in the lower half

> of normal. But I am afraid now that I will continue to gain. I have

> tightened up my calories. I wonder if this is a message from my thyroid.

>

> Thanks for all your help

> Betty

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I would ask for more just tell the doc you are feeling more fatigue.

UTTER fatigue and brian fog, where you forget why you came in a room,

forget where you park your car, cannot concentrate to undertand even

reading a paragraph are all caused by low T3. Joint pains, wiehgt gain

when diet has not changed, all symptoms of low thyryodi.

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