Repost at suggestion of NTH mods

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Hello Val and/or Nick:

I posted the below on the NTH board and they suggested I repost here..esp

w/regard to the RT3 of 261..feedback welcome and sorry for length.

Angie

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> To the mods and/or Janey:

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> Have been a thyroid pt for years, am pretty well educated, have followed the

sTTM boards for years now, but need opinions and input on below labs..when these

were done (on ERFA 1 and 1/2 gr daily), I had been feeling awful..seriously

depressed. Have since switched back to N-T same dose and feeling some better,

but still very tense at times, can't handle stress, hot flashes/night sweats,

etc..

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> STTM RELATED

> TSH - 0.144 uiU/ml LOW (.45 - 4.5)

> Free T4 - 1.03 ng/dl (.82 - 1.77)

> Total T3 - 189 HIGH (71-180)

> (always do TT3..if I am hyPER, this is the first place it shows up)

> Free T3 - 4.6 HIGH (2.0 - 4.4)

> Reverse T3 - 261 pg/ML (90-350)

> Ferritin - 22 ng/ML (know this is low, but see comment on hematocrit below)

> Cortisol (AM) - 15.0 ug/DL (6.2-19.4)

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> OTHER REMARKABLES

> elevated hematocrit (always, always), borderline HN hemoglobin (usually

elevated), positive for mycoplasma pneumoniae,

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> lab was supposed to do PM cortisol, testosterone panel (usually high), but

didn't; know my E is likely low, and very little P, I'm sure as well..I have

Graves (elevated TSI abs) flares from time to time in addition to Hashi's.

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> No brainer that the RT3 needs to come down, but how? reduce meds a tad

overall? And how to raise ferritin with elevated HG/HCT?

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> Angie

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