please, your thoughts

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> Sounds like RT3 to me, I was up at 12 grains of Armour before I came

> here.

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> A FT3 test and an RT3 test taken at the same time and then check the

> relative ratio between them will prove it

>

> Alternatively just do what I did and swap to T3 anyway to see how it

> works for you! It sounds like you've been down the self medication

> route before, T3 is cheap, $49 for 300 plus about $10 postage.

>

> Nick

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> for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

>

> www.thyroid-rt3.com

I posted these lab results over on the adrenal group, so sorry if this is a

re-post to some of you. All tests were blood & urine. this dr. has ordered me

off Thyroid S, rx'd synthroid and cytomel to slowly wean me down. my question

is, should I just take the cytomel and skip the synthroid. That's my gut

feeling. Can you recommend a dosing schedule? I think that I should also start

ferritin supplementation - what is a good brand? She said that a rt3 test is

useless and doesn't test ferritin levels . Yes, I know that she is not the dr.

for me. I am just waiting for MRI results to come in.

>

The tests were fasting in AM...Last thyroid dose was the previous morning. I

started w/ 4 grains real Armour in 2004. Switched to Thyroid S in 2006 w/my

dr.retired, all was good at the same dose til about 8 months ago, I upped dose

to

5. Honestly, I hate to admit it, but actually took 10 grains daily for a few

weeks and had no side effects, but didn't feel any better. Still had the same

old symptoms - fibro pain, extreme tiredness and a very low morning oral temp,

between 96.8 and 97.2 Hair is faling out.

cut back to 5 grains. Figured why take so much if I was still feeling like crap.

I swallow pills, not sublingual.

The estrogen was checked 2x's and remains about the same. I went for MRI of

pelvis and abdomen Saturday to rule out tumors.

I also have a seizure disorder (diagnosed in 2004) and EEG's remain abnormal.

they are absence type seizures, I have read hypothyroid can masquerade as a

seizure disorder.

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>should I just take the cytomel and skip the synthroid. That's my gut feeling.

Can you recommend a dosing schedule?

Sounds a good plan to me

http://thyroid-rt3.com/dosing.htm

will give you a starting point plus the temperature checks for adrenal

function, the need for ferritin, and the things to consider when

deciding to increase or not

>I think that I should also start ferritin supplementation - what is a good

brand? She said that a rt3 test is useless and doesn't test ferritin levels .

Yes, I know that she is not the dr. for me. I am just waiting for MRI results to

come in.

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The Blue Bonnet seems well thought of, if ferritin is low the 150 of

elemental iron a day and split it into 2 doses.

Take the T3 sublingually if it's within 4 hours of taking the iron as

the iron blocks T3 absorption in the stomach.

Have a good look through here

www.thyroid-rt3.com

and feel free to ask questions.

Nick