Reduce high RT3 w/o T3 only???

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Hi All,

I have very high RT3 -388 (90-350) and my ratio is 8

TSH 1.02 (.4-5)

FT3 3.2 (2-3.5)

FT4 1.3 (.7-2)

I take 61 mcg Synthroid a day (for 9 years).

I have no deficiencies, labs are excellent, ferritin at 120, but my adrenals are

weak. They go back and forth from high cortisol in am and low in pm, and then a

few weeks later they are low in the am and high in the pm. But my 24 hour urine

cortisol is mid-normal. Also my DHEA is LOW-normal= 2.9 (2-23)

My question is---I have found quite a few people on other thyroid forums who

have reduced their high RT3 by just stabilizing their adrenals, fixing

deficiencies, and/or adding some natural thyroid with T3 to their Synthroid

and/or switching over completely to natural thryoid. But the clincher seems to

be stabilizing the adrenals first.

Has anyone here had success with this instead of the T3-only? We don't have any

doctors here that will support/prescribe T3 only, and I have touchy arrhythmic

heart that I'm afraid to try the T3 only with.

I really appreciate any advice. Warm thanks, Kate