help!--T3 problems

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Since I've now had 3 iron IV's, I thought I would be able to take T3 without problems and gradually increase my dose. On Saturday I took 10 mcg SR T3 and went shopping, only to suddenly become extremely weak in the store. That eased after I took 5 mcg regular T3 sublingually. I took another dose 3 hours later, then SR T3 in the evening. No more weakness.

Since I'd had no problems with regular T3, I decided to take only that on Sunday, and no SR. I took 5 mcg doses every 3 hours, totalling 30 mcg. By midday I was exhausted, and after my fourth dose in late afternoon, I began feeling jittery. So this morning I went back to SR, a 10 mcg dose at 5:30 a.m. In less than 2 hours I started feeling weak and wobbly in the knees. This is exactly what happened on Saturday, so I again did what I'd done on Saturday--I took a sublingual dose of 5 mcg regular T3.

If I take SR, I get weak within a couple of hours or less. If I take regular T3, by midday I'm feeling wiped out from exhaustion, and by mid-afternoon I'm jittery. Whether taking SR or regular, I've never exceeded 30 mcg/day. Since I've just had 3 iron IV's, my ferritin levels should be allowing me to tolerate T3. During the days of the iron IV's, my average temps were above normal (98.7-98.9). The first day after the IV's were over, the daily average plummeted to 98.3 and has been consistently low since then. But my average temps for the past 6 days are stable within .2-.3 degrees, so adrenals seem supported at 20 mg/day HC.

I'm very confused. I can't tell which form of T3 is best for me, how much I should be taking, what these symptoms indicate, or why nothing seems to be stabilizing. Can I get some help understanding what's happening and how best to proceed? Thanks so much.

Peggy