BUMP: Temps, Labs and Symptoms Not Jiving...Help Appreciated

[Guest guest]

Not sure whether to raise. (See below.) Gut says should raise, maybe higher

temps are from something else, high PG or low aldosterone come to mind. So I did

bump from 75 to 87.5 today after I posted below, but want to make sure I'm doing

the right thing.

But how did I have ft3 of 249 on 75 mcg t3 on my last labs? I don't think the t3

is pooling with labs like these. Is it getting to the cells and just lowish

becuase the t3 lowered my ft4 and I need to take MORE t3 to compensate??

THANKS,

Kathleen

>

> Hello,

>

> I'm in a strange situation. I was having horrid headaches and terrible brain

fog plus energy crashes mid day, which I think are hypo symptoms. I was only on

37.5 mcg t3, so I'm not surprised about having hypo symtpoms.

>

> So I bumped gradually up 75 mcg and my symptoms improved (although did not go

away entirely by any means). I would raise again BUT my temps seem to be good.

I'm in the luteal phase and my basals are rock solid 98.5 every single day and

have been for over a week (even before

> I raised to 75 mcg) and my daytime average is 98.8 the past 3 days and

averaged 99 today BUT I have a HORRID headache again!

>

> My most recent labs were:

>

> Feb 25 -- 37.5 mcg t3

> ft3 295

> rt3 15

> ratio 19.6

>

> March 15 -- 75 mcg t3

>

> TSH .76

> ft4 .5

> ft3 249 (230 - 420) !!!

> rt3 not done but shouldn't be higher than before at 15, which makes my ratio

terrible.

>

> I couldn't believe my ft3 is so low with my temps being fairly decent.

> >

> THANK YOU,

> Kathleen

>

[Guest guest]

Yes you defineitly ned to raise wiht your levels that low. I would also

get electolyte testing done as thta can cause higher than normal temps.

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[Guest guest]

Thank you, Val. Test sodium and potassium or do you mean test aldosterone? Low

sodium causes high temps?

>

> Yes you defineitly ned to raise wiht your levels that low. I would also

> get electolyte testing done as thta can cause higher than normal temps.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Val. Test sodium and potassium or do you mean test aldosterone? Low

sodium causes high temps?

>

> Yes you defineitly ned to raise wiht your levels that low. I would also

> get electolyte testing done as thta can cause higher than normal temps.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

>

[Guest guest]

I raised and feel MUCH better already.

One question if you have time: Why is my ft3 SO low on 75 mcg t3 (the amount I

was on when I did the labs)? Is it because the half-life is teribly low as I'm

so low on t3? Certainly it isn't pooling with labs like those.

Thank you,

Kathleen

>

> Yes you defineitly ned to raise wiht your levels that low. I would also

> get electolyte testing done as thta can cause higher than normal temps.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

>

[Guest guest]

I raised and feel MUCH better already.

One question if you have time: Why is my ft3 SO low on 75 mcg t3 (the amount I

was on when I did the labs)? Is it because the half-life is teribly low as I'm

so low on t3? Certainly it isn't pooling with labs like those.

Thank you,

Kathleen

>

> Yes you defineitly ned to raise wiht your levels that low. I would also

> get electolyte testing done as thta can cause higher than normal temps.

>

> --

> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

>