Need some advice...

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Hi Everyone,

I have been taking 137.5 mcg Cytomel and 20mcg Hydrocortisone for about 6 months

now. My latest blood work was:

TSH: .06

T3 Free: 12.4

T4 Free: <5.0

I feel GREAT!!! I have had the odd blip here and there, but all in all, I have

never felt better. Although my levels show a little on the hyper side (I have

Hashimotos), I do not exhibit any systems (heart palpitations, sweating, etc.).

I feel GREAT!

So, I had my 6 month check up with my Endo and I have to say, he is the best I

have found in my area and does treat based on symptoms usually; however, he was

a bit concerned with my levels and wanted to try decreasing to see what happens.

He told me to go down to 100mcg T3 and 15 hydrocortisone - tapering of course.

I wanted to do one at a time, so I could recognize which one was the cause if I

started to not feel well. I went down to 100mcg T3 and have been good for 2

weeks. BUT, yesterday I started to not feel very well (I get extreme nausea

when my T3 is too low). Today, I have been in bed all day - non functioning.

I have a few questions;

1. Would it take my body a few weeks to adjust to the new level; therefore, all

of a sudden affecting me two weeks later?

2. Is there any concern at remaining at a " higher " level of T3 (levels showing

high) if I am not exhibiting any hyper symptoms?

3. My doctor was concerned about longterm effects - what do you think?

Any advice is greatly appreciated!! Thanks so much!

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>1. Would it take my body a few weeks to adjust to the new level; therefore,

all of a sudden affecting me two weeks later?

Don't know, only thing I can think of is the reduction allowed you to

produce T4 which turned into RT3 and started being a problem.

FT4 and RT3 labs would show if things are going that way

>2. Is there any concern at remaining at a " higher " level of T3 (levels showing

high) if I am not exhibiting any hyper symptoms?

If pulse and temperature are Ok then I see no reason why not. Some of

us have resistance other than RT3 related and it takes " out of range "

FT3 to get enough T3 through that resistance.

>3. My doctor was concerned about longterm effects - what do you think?

If pulse and temperature are both OK the only long term effects are

beneficial, heart, Cholesterol and liver are all improved by T3.

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>Any advice is greatly appreciated!! Thanks so much!

Nick

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