What do new labs mean? HIGH FT3/T3 and low FT4.

[Guest guest]

I got my latest labs and I don't talk to my doctor until next week, so I'm

curious about

what these numbers mean and what I should be asking my doctor. Since my FT4 is

so low,

do I need more T4? With my FT3/T3 so high, does it mean the T3 isn't getting

into the

cells but pooling up in my blood (because of the reverse T3)?

I'm being treated for hypoT and adrenal fatigue. About a week ago, I went

through 2

weeks of feeling really hyper, agitated, fast pulse and elevated anxiety. Now

I've been

calmer, but I'm fatigued, sleepy, my muscles ache and the brain fog is worse.

The only

change in my thyroid med between the labs was the addition of 5 mcg Cytomel in

the

afternoon. I have been on 60 mg Armour since November. Also added between labs

was

3,000 iu of Vit. D3. I also took myself off of Pravachol (cholesterol lowering

drug) 1 month

ago to see if it eliminated the aches in my legs. At first I thought it was

helping, but now

the aches are back and my cholesterol is worse.

Thanks!!

My labs:

Now

TSH - 0.14 (0.30 - 5.00)

FT4 - 0.7 (0.6 - 1.6)

FT3 - 490 (230 - 4 2 0)

T3 Total - 243 (60 - 181)

Reverse T3 - still pending

December (same ranges as above)

TSH - 0.16

FT4 - 0.6

FT3 - 333

T3 Total - 158

Reverse T3 - 251 (elevated)

[Guest guest]

You say you are being treated for adrenal fatigue how are you being

treated? When cortisol is too low the T3 cvannot enter the cells to

work, thus it builds up in the blood to high levels and looks liek it is

too high when your cells are starving fro thyroid. It is low thyroid

that causes high cholesterol and the pain in joints and muscles. I have

brought my cholesterol from 640 to 200 by just getting proper amoutns of

thyroid in me.

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[Guest guest]

>

> You say you are being treated for adrenal fatigue how are you being

> treated? When cortisol is too low the T3 cvannot enter the cells to

> work, thus it builds up in the blood to high levels and looks liek it is

> too high when your cells are starving fro thyroid. It is low thyroid

> that causes high cholesterol and the pain in joints and muscles. I have

> brought my cholesterol from 640 to 200 by just getting proper amoutns of

> thyroid in me.

>

I'm taking Adreset (ginseng, rhodiola, cordyceps), DGL licorice and

phosphatidylserine.

Through another post, you recommended that I start tracking temps and start on

HC (you

looked at my saliva tests and said the cortisol was too low). I have been using

HC first

thing in the am for about 5 days (Corticool), but it's hard to measure such a

small amount

with the syringe I got, so I just squeeze a dab on my finger. My temps are

consistently

around 98.1 so far, but they may be elevated since it's a few days before my

period. When

I talk to my doc next week, I will have lots of questions for her. I know it

takes a long time

to get optimized with thyroid meds, but I've been treated for 7 months and I

still feel

crummy. Adding 5 mcgs of cytomel is such a low dose that I wasn't expecting to

see the

FT3/T3 rise that much. Thanks, Val!

[Guest guest]

5MCG T3 is such a tiny dose the ONLY way it shows on labs is if you are

not able to utilize it properly.

--

Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/