Re: Is this ft3 normal when on 75 mcg t3?

[Guest guest]

>Doesn't this seem too low for taking 75 mcg t3 or not really? My ft4 is down to

..5 so maybe I am just " chasing the decaying t4 " as Nick says and am not taking

enough t3 to make up for it.

>

>I bumped up the t3 to 87.5 and now 100 but want to make sure something is not

wrong.

Sounds fine to me, " most people " need somewhere between 75 and 125 of

T3 a day so you are on the lower edge, hopefully more will bring you

into range and leave you less hypo

Nick

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[Guest guest]

>Doesn't this seem too low for taking 75 mcg t3 or not really? My ft4 is down to

..5 so maybe I am just " chasing the decaying t4 " as Nick says and am not taking

enough t3 to make up for it.

>

>I bumped up the t3 to 87.5 and now 100 but want to make sure something is not

wrong.

Sounds fine to me, " most people " need somewhere between 75 and 125 of

T3 a day so you are on the lower edge, hopefully more will bring you

into range and leave you less hypo

Nick

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for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

www.thyroid-rt3.com

[Guest guest]

What type of T3? Compounded? Generic? Brand?

Are you swallowing or taking sublingual?

What was last T3 dose & how long before test?

Lethal Lee

>

> My ft3 came back at 249 (230 to 420). It's actually lower than when I was on

only 37.5 t3.

>

> Doesn't this seem too low for taking 75 mcg t3 or not really? My ft4 is down

to .5 so maybe I am just " chasing the decaying t4 " as Nick says and am not

taking enough t3 to make up for it.

>

> I bumped up the t3 to 87.5 and now 100 but want to make sure something is not

wrong.

>

> Thanks,

> Kathleen

>

[Guest guest]

What type of T3? Compounded? Generic? Brand?

Are you swallowing or taking sublingual?

What was last T3 dose & how long before test?

Lethal Lee

>

> My ft3 came back at 249 (230 to 420). It's actually lower than when I was on

only 37.5 t3.

>

> Doesn't this seem too low for taking 75 mcg t3 or not really? My ft4 is down

to .5 so maybe I am just " chasing the decaying t4 " as Nick says and am not

taking enough t3 to make up for it.

>

> I bumped up the t3 to 87.5 and now 100 but want to make sure something is not

wrong.

>

> Thanks,

> Kathleen

>

[Guest guest]

Okay, Nick, I will keep going then! Thank you for the encouragement. My symptoms

have improved about 50% since the raise, at least, so YAY!!

Kathleen

>

> >Doesn't this seem too low for taking 75 mcg t3 or not really? My ft4 is down

to .5 so maybe I am just " chasing the decaying t4 " as Nick says and am not

taking enough t3 to make up for it.

> >

> >I bumped up the t3 to 87.5 and now 100 but want to make sure something is not

wrong.

>

> Sounds fine to me, " most people " need somewhere between 75 and 125 of

> T3 a day so you are on the lower edge, hopefully more will bring you

> into range and leave you less hypo

>

> Nick

>

> --

>

> for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

>

> www.thyroid-rt3.com

>

[Guest guest]

>Okay, Nick, I will keep going then! Thank you for the encouragement. My

symptoms have improved about 50% since the raise, at least, so YAY!!

A good sign, it's nice when the fog lifts and you feel human

Nick

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for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

www.thyroid-rt3.com

[Guest guest]

>Okay, Nick, I will keep going then! Thank you for the encouragement. My

symptoms have improved about 50% since the raise, at least, so YAY!!

A good sign, it's nice when the fog lifts and you feel human

Nick

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for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

www.thyroid-rt3.com

[Guest guest]

hey kathleen, just wondering if i could pick your brain a bit...

what was your ferritin level like initially? how long did it take you to get it

up to 90? did you have to maintain 37.5mcg for a really long time because of

ferritin? when in the process were you able to start raising your t3 again

successfully?

just curious, my ferritin was at 31 about a month ago and i have been taking

200mg blue bonnet iron a day, in the meantime, i'm at 40mcg generic T3, and

tried to raise it to 50mcg a week ago, unsuccessfully. i hope that in a couple

weeks i can raise it with more success, but the wait is killing me. this is

truly a lesson in patience. i see from your posts that this is an issue you

have experience with, just need a little encouragement i guess.

thanks!

alexis

>

> My ft3 came back at 249 (230 to 420). It's actually lower than when I was on

only 37.5 t3.

>

> Doesn't this seem too low for taking 75 mcg t3 or not really? My ft4 is down

to .5 so maybe I am just " chasing the decaying t4 " as Nick says and am not

taking enough t3 to make up for it.

>

> I bumped up the t3 to 87.5 and now 100 but want to make sure something is not

wrong.

>

> Thanks,

> Kathleen

>

[Guest guest]

Have you considered iron IV's? They raise ferritin MUCH faster than oral iron

and many on this group have had good results with them.

Venofer iron IVs have worked better for me than anything else for for the low

ferritin problem. Below are links to posts on this group on this subject.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/message/35433

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/message/35464

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/message/32581

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/message/34651

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/message/32505

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/message/36032

There are other types of iron IVs (have had a few of them, too, never had a

problem). But it is my understanding that Venofer is the one with the very

lowest chance of side effects.

The only caution I am aware of with Venofer is if the patient has low blood

pressure. I used to have very low blood pressure; I've read that Venofer's

recommendation for this is to run the IV a lot slower. My IVs now take about a

half hour; back when I had low blood pressure they slowed the rate of infusion

and it took over an hour to get the same dose. Same good end result, just a

little longer time sitting in the IV room.

www.venofer.com

> >

> > My ft3 came back at 249 (230 to 420). It's actually lower than when I was on

only 37.5 t3.

> >

> > Doesn't this seem too low for taking 75 mcg t3 or not really? My ft4 is down

to .5 so maybe I am just " chasing the decaying t4 " as Nick says and am not

taking enough t3 to make up for it.

> >

> > I bumped up the t3 to 87.5 and now 100 but want to make sure something is

not wrong.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Kathleen

> >

>

[Guest guest]

thanks for that helpful response, margery:)

it was very interesting and informative! had no idea bout venifer...

wow, i would sooooooo loooooove to do an iv, dont even mind the costs, as it

will benefit me so much. my real dilema/problem would be getting a prescription

and finding a place to do it.

my current doctor is great on many levels, he uncovered the Rt3/t3 connection...

yet i dont think he believes in the ferritin connection, he actually didnt even

test for it on my initial blood tests with him, although he tested for

everything else under the sun. had to go off labs from the previous doc to know

that my iron was low.

i think he is afraid that iron supplements might cause cancer or something.... i

dont know:(. and i dont know if he'll support me taking this much iron orally

much less in an iv.

i was just hoping to avoid talking to him about how important the ferritin thing

was, as to avoid derailing his support of me being on regular t3, not sustained

release stuff, etc, and i cannot doctor jump again, he is extremely on board

with t3 only and that, i think, has to be the bottom line.

my previous doc DID noticed how low my iron was and recommended iron

supplementing heavily, and they also did vitamin/mineral IVs in that center all

the time....wish i had done some then, had i known what i know now....

unfortunately he had no idea about the rt3 thing and when my ft3

labs were high and yet i didnt feel right, he suspected i didnt need to be on

dessicated thyroid at all, just needed iodine. we mutually fired eachother, i

guess you could say....and i found another doc.

wish i could just walk back in there for an iv and then walk out, or i wish my

current doc and old doc could meld into one...

i feel so defeated right now:(!!!!!!

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> > > My ft3 came back at 249 (230 to 420). It's actually lower than when I was

on only 37.5 t3.

> > >

> > > Doesn't this seem too low for taking 75 mcg t3 or not really? My ft4 is

down to .5 so maybe I am just " chasing the decaying t4 " as Nick says and am not

taking enough t3 to make up for it.

> > >

> > > I bumped up the t3 to 87.5 and now 100 but want to make sure something is

not wrong.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > Kathleen

> > >

> >

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