RE: New here with random question

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My random question is this...I have not ever had a problem with low ferritin until I started on Whole thyroid Extract and my rt3 Dominance got worse. So, Im wondering if having high rt3 can cause low ferritin even if you are supplementing? And, in turn, would this mean that clearing the rt3 will help raise low ferritin? I only ask because Im not sure if Im going to be able to get my ferritin up high enough with oral supplementing alone, and Im not sure where in New Zealand (where I live) I can access iron IV's. So my hope is that as I begin clearing the rt3 my ferritin might start to go up. Or is this just wishful thinking? I will continue to supplement and if I feel that the low iron is still causing me issues Im happy to double my oral dose.also, I have never had low Vitamin D until I started the Whole Thyroid extract, so Im wondering if high rt3 causes problems with vitamin D as well. a bit of a "chiken or egg, what came first" scenario! So now I have added vitamin to my regime.Just to put my situation into perspective, my rt3 results as of 24 May 2010 were:rt3: 495 Range (230 - 540 pmol/L)

Hi Jo,

I'm am still really new at this but I had a few ideas when I read this.

Good ferritin levels are needed to help thyroid hormone to be properly utilized into the cells. So maybe what happened when you started the thyroid extract was lots more ferritin was used to push your extra thyroid hormone into the cells. So it was being used up more quickly and your ferritin levels therefore decreased?!

I think your right it is this chicken or the egg thing- T3 helps your body hold onto iron but Iron is needed to help the body use and hold onto T3.

Vitamin D I think is almost just as important as ferritn my understanding is that it too helps utilize thyroid hormone into the cells. So the same thing could havre been happening.

T4 is the pro hormone for RT3. I'm not sure what thyroid extract contains but It probably contains T4 and this will have been making RT3 instead of T3 and so this is why your RT3 got worse.

Sounds like you need to be on just T3, is that what you are starting tomorrow?

What might be helpful is to have a full iron panel done. Then post the results here and someone can have a look at them for you.

I live in the UK and buy my iron from USA. It is fantastic. Have a look. You may not need to have iron IV's. These supplements don't cause any tummy problem and others on this group have had good results with them

http://www.iherb.com/Bluebonnet-Nutrition-Chelated-Iron-90-Vcaps/11571?at=0

Good luck

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Dear Jo

Glad to hear that you established the cause of your conversion issues. You mention that you will start the protocol tomorrow, and since I'm fairly new to this group, I wonder if you can clarify what you mean by 'the protocol'.

Stan

Hi everyoneI have been watching this group for a couple of weeks now as I suspected I had rt3 Dominance. I got my test results last week that confirmed my suspicions, so I am about to start the protocol tomorrow, exciting!My random question is this...I have not ever had a problem with low ferritin until I started on Whole thyroid Extract and my rt3 Dominance got worse. So, Im wondering if having high rt3 can cause low ferritin even if you are supplementing? And, in turn, would this mean that clearing the rt3 will help raise low ferritin? I only ask because Im not sure if Im going to be able to get my ferritin up high enough with oral supplementing alone, and Im not sure where in New Zealand (where I live) I can access iron IV's. So my hope is that as I begin clearing the rt3 my ferritin might start to go up. Or is this just wishful thinking? I will continue to supplement and if I feel that the low iron is still causing me issues Im happy to double my oral dose.also, I have never had low Vitamin D until I started the Whole Thyroid extract, so Im wondering if high rt3 causes problems with vitamin D as well. a bit of a "chiken or egg, what came first" scenario! So now I have added vitamin to my regime.Just to put my situation into perspective, my rt3 results as of 24 May 2010 were:rt3: 495 Range (230 - 540 pmol/L)So! I didnt even need to work out the ratio's to know I have a problem! Thanks everyone for all your pioneering work in this area. Your thought's/ questions/ experiences are invaluable!Jo