new labs and a question (again)

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I posted what is below last week. Val suggested prior to that I cut back to

50 mcg. of cynomel per day because my last ferritin was low (31). I had been

up to 125 mcg and hadn't cleared even though it's been 10 months since

starting. I'm having a hard time functioning on only 50 mcg. and I'm gaining

about a pound per day. What is the harm in increasing my cynomel while

supplementing with iron?

Also, any veg/vegans out there able to raise their ferritin level by adding

red meat to their diet?

What exactly do my lab numbers mean? Am I getting closer, or is something

else going on?

Thanks,

Finch Drake

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I started taking cynomel last July. I have never been on any thyroid

medicine before. Two weeks ago I was taking 25 mcg every three hours. I have

not felt rT3 clear. Realized two weeks ago my ferritin level is only 31. I

am now taking 12.5 mcg of cynomel 4 times a day and have starting

supplementing with iron. When I had the blood drawn, I did not realize how

pertinent it was to have an iron panel and test for sodium and potassium, so

I don't have a current lab on that. This month's test are first, followed by

April, 2009. I also included the other 3 tests to find out if there is any

connection with the thyroid. I am on a grain free diet, so my chiro doesn't

understand why my A1C would be elevated. The cardiac inflammation doesn't

make sense either, unless it's because of the low vit. D levels. The vit. D

levels don't make sense either. I have been supplementing with 6,000 IU for

a year. I'm now on 8,000.

Lab from 4/2010

TSH <.006

T4 .8

T3 Uptake 26

Free T4 .2

rT3 33

A1C 5.8

C Reactive Protein, Cardiac 3.10

Vit. D 37.8

Lab from 4/2009

TSH 2.028

T4 7.3

T3 Uptake 31

Free T4 2.3

rT3 348

Iron, Serum 98

Iron Saturation 28

Ferritin 31

Sodium 134

Potassium 4.0

A1C 5.6

C Reactive Protein, Cardiac 3.06

Vit. D 10.4