Guest guest Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 I am wondering how much I can reduce my T3 while I wait to get my ferritin re-tested on Monday. I've been having problems for the last few weeks with really high heart rate, weakness and shakiness in my legs and a lot of sweating at night. I've been thinking it was other issues (low sodium, low estrogen, etc.) but just had a thought that my last ferritin test (160) must be falsely high because of inflammation. My ferritin was 32 in December and I had a series of iron IVs in January/February plus I've been taking a lot of Bluebonnet iron supplements. But looking over my labs last night, I realize that my ferritin test results usually went up about 40 after each IV. But my last test showed an increase of 90. At the time, I thought it was maybe because I had also been supplementing quite a lot but now I'm thinking it is not a true reading. Anyway, I have to wait five days before getting ferritin test and full iron panel done. But I would like to reduce my T3 in case this is the issue as I am really not feeling good. Right now I am taking 81.25 mcg cynomel (18.75, 18.75, 18.75, 12.5, 12.5) I would like to reduce it as low as can be done safely until I get those tests. Not sure if this info is needed but last thyroid labs on April 8 were: Free T3 6.9 (3.5 - 6.5) Free T4 5.1 (11.0 - 23.0) How much T3 can I reduce while waiting for the ferritin test? Thanks very much for your help ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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