Re: Question re: Dosing w/Hashi's and Clearing RT3

[Guest guest]

>I am on 50 mcg of T3 only, daily.

>

>Thanks a lot for any help you guys might provide.

>

>Is there a Hashi's group on Yahoo, does anyone know?

Probably the general thyroid groups, most thyroid people are hashi

sufferers.

The general guide to calming antibodies is to suppress tsh, that way

your thyroid is not being stimulated and it seems to calm the

antibodies as well.

50 of T3 is not a big dose, are you still ramping up or is that a

stable dose for you?

Nick

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for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

www.thyroid-rt3.com

[Guest guest]

Nick, thank you. I am mostly asymptomatic -- weight gain mostly but I've lost a

dozen pounds from about 10/09 to 11/09 and now weight stable again. That was

about the time I started on T3 only.

I take metformin for insulin resistance (I started in October, and I think that

is actually what the weight loss is due to). Since metformin lowers TSH I need

to figure out a way to tell my doc that I'm taking metformin! I bought it from

an overseas pharmacy and my doc is very conservative and knew she wouldn't have

prescribed it.

Do you know if my antibody values are too high? I don't think they're

dangerously high but since they've been steadily increasing I'm concerned,

naturally, and since my doc doesn't place much importance on antibody levels I

feel really frustrated. If she won't increase my T3 I will probably increase it

myself.

Therese

>

> >I am on 50 mcg of T3 only, daily.

> >

> >Thanks a lot for any help you guys might provide.

> >

> >Is there a Hashi's group on Yahoo, does anyone know?

>

> Probably the general thyroid groups, most thyroid people are hashi

> sufferers.

>

> The general guide to calming antibodies is to suppress tsh, that way

> your thyroid is not being stimulated and it seems to calm the

> antibodies as well.

>

> 50 of T3 is not a big dose, are you still ramping up or is that a

> stable dose for you?

>

> Nick

>

> --

>

> for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

>

> www.thyroid-rt3.com

>

[Guest guest]

Nick, thank you. I am mostly asymptomatic -- weight gain mostly but I've lost a

dozen pounds from about 10/09 to 11/09 and now weight stable again. That was

about the time I started on T3 only.

I take metformin for insulin resistance (I started in October, and I think that

is actually what the weight loss is due to). Since metformin lowers TSH I need

to figure out a way to tell my doc that I'm taking metformin! I bought it from

an overseas pharmacy and my doc is very conservative and knew she wouldn't have

prescribed it.

Do you know if my antibody values are too high? I don't think they're

dangerously high but since they've been steadily increasing I'm concerned,

naturally, and since my doc doesn't place much importance on antibody levels I

feel really frustrated. If she won't increase my T3 I will probably increase it

myself.

Therese

>

> >I am on 50 mcg of T3 only, daily.

> >

> >Thanks a lot for any help you guys might provide.

> >

> >Is there a Hashi's group on Yahoo, does anyone know?

>

> Probably the general thyroid groups, most thyroid people are hashi

> sufferers.

>

> The general guide to calming antibodies is to suppress tsh, that way

> your thyroid is not being stimulated and it seems to calm the

> antibodies as well.

>

> 50 of T3 is not a big dose, are you still ramping up or is that a

> stable dose for you?

>

> Nick

>

> --

>

> for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

>

> www.thyroid-rt3.com

>

[Guest guest]

>Do you know if my antibody values are too high? I don't think they're

dangerously high but since they've been steadily increasing I'm concerned,

naturally, and since my doc doesn't place much importance on antibody levels I

feel really frustrated. If she won't increase my T3 I will probably increase it

myself.

Sorry, can't help. Val might be able to help you more than I can

Nick