2 weeks in and more T3 needed

April 2, 2010

Hi,

I'm 2 weeks in my T3 treatment and I'm finding that I'm needing a lot of T3. I

was on synthroid beforehand, and had an FT3/RT3 ratio of 6.

I'm finding that my RT3 is making me quite hypo, and I can increase my T3 a lot

and take it, and feel a bit better. Last Sunday I was feeling a bit odd ~3pm, so

I doubled my T3 dose from 6.25 to 12.5 and I really noticed the difference, and

so did my friend. I became more animated and lively. I'm taking 45 mcg HC.

Yesterday I took

6:30 - 12.5

9:30 - 12.5

12:30 - 12.5

3:30 - 6.25

10:30 - 6.25

and I was feeling a bit low/cold in the evening. Temps are pretty stable but

low, but I find that my RT3 can lower them a bit. I think my RT3 is caused by

high cortisol, and it's got worse over the last few months so that I have to

split up my meals to avoid feeling rough.

Got up today and felt a bit low, so I decided to double my 1st dose to 25, took

BP and temps before hand and the 30 mins later

Temp ~ 97.2, no change

BP 72 ~ no change

So I'm thinking that I may need more T3 than most people to get stable. Nick, I

read somewhere that you took up to 200mcg of T3. Any advice on how to ramp up my

T3 so that I can feel stable, or should I just slowly try higher doses, checking

my temps, BP before and after to see the effect, beneficial or not.

Thanks

Rod

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