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Haven't posted in a while as things have been going along O.K with the SRT3 up

until just recently.

Just to refresh my situation,

I am on SRT3 x 3 times daily, and got up to 15,15,5 my doc did another morning

saliva test to check E/P/T and AM Cortisol,DHEAs,Melatonoin,

These are the results: Test done 3rd May

Cortisol AM 30.5 [6.00-42.00]nmol/L

Melatonin AM 1 [ 0.3] pg/ml

Progesterone(P4) 188.0 LOW

DHEAs 7.0 [2.5 -25.0]nmol/L

Testosterone 137.0 [25.0 -190.0]pmol/L

Salivary Estrogens,

Estradiol E2 >200.0 [37.0 -184]pmol/L V.HIGH

Estrone E1 45.0 [9.6 -20.0]pg/ml HIGH

Estriol E3 <1.0 [0.0 - 41.0]pg/ml LOW

Total Saliva Estrogens 246

E1 % 18.3

E2 % 81.3

E3 % 0.4

E3/[E2+E1] 0.00 [>1.0 Ratio V.LOW

P4/E2 Ratio [saliva] 0.9 [4.0- 108.0] LOW

Estrogen Dominance is the result as you can see, so the doc prescribed

Progesterone 160mg [as natural compounded capsules], and also told me to wean

off the Sandrena Gel which was estradiol 0.1%, which I have done.

I'm also taking as per docs suggestion Indolplex [DIM] to help with rebalancing

the Estrogen.

She told me not to raise my T3 dose any further as the Progesterone may have the

effect of making it work better, but I think she is missing the point about

dosing.

I have been holding on the SRT3 dose as above since the 31st May and started the

Progesterone on the 7th June and the Indolplex on the 28th May, but now I feel

like I'm going backwards,this is just not working, I've been very crabby,

emotional, and feel like I want to just explode a lot of the time this past

week, basal temp went down at the start of the week to 35.8, but have now

started to rise a little, it's almost like PMS with adrenal symptoms thrown

in,tight throat ,air hunger etc, but I am supposedly post Meno, and have had

Hysto, but something is sure causing it, I thought with taking the Progesterone

things would have improved, but I'm thinking that the SRT3 needs to be raised?

Pulse is up and down, not high tho 68 to 76

I am doubtful about the Cortisol Test at 30.5 as the AM was 6.8, back in

November and I'm certainly not bouncing out of Bed in the Morning.

I'm taking Sea Salt on my food [as I can't drink it Yuk!] Vit B's,C,D,E, Zinc,

Pot/Mag 250mg, stopped Iron as I have High Ferritin and was concerned at

supplementing extra. Also not on HC of any kind as doc thinks I'm only mildly

adrenal.??

Also I keep reading that the SRT3 is weaker than the normal T3, but can someone

explain how this can be, if you have say 10mcg of one and 10mcg of the other

surely that is what they are how can it be weaker, what is the difference?

I am also just past the 12 weeks since starting the SRT3 its obvious to me that

I'm not going to clear my RT3 on this dose and feel that I am just going back

into Hypo state?

I am at a loss please can you advise.

Thanks so much,Val, Nick, other Mods you do such a wonderful job.

Sandy

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Testign sex hormones while you are on them should always be done with

SERUM labs not salivary as they show false highs in saliva or blood

spot., Yoour symptoms sound like a combo of hypo an lwo estrogen. The

differncein SRT3 and regular I believe is in the absorbtion. I believe

it is a difficult med to compound (judging based in the discrepancieis

between EVERY brand I ahve taken) evne the big pharmaceutical companys

have problems with potency. The generic is no better.

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

http://faqhelp.webs.com/

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

http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

http://artisticgrooming.net/

> Haven't posted in a while as things have been going along O.K with the SRT3 up

until just recently.

> Just to refresh my situation,

> I am on SRT3 x 3 times daily, and got up to 15,15,5 my doc did another morning

saliva test to check E/P/T and AM Cortisol,DHEAs,Melatonoin,

>

> These are the results: Test done 3rd May

>

> Cortisol AM 30.5 [6.00-42.00]nmol/L

> Melatonin AM 1 [ 0.3] pg/ml

> Progesterone(P4) 188.0 LOW

> DHEAs 7.0 [2.5 -25.0]nmol/L

> Testosterone 137.0 [25.0 -190.0]pmol/L

> Salivary Estrogens,

> Estradiol E2>200.0 [37.0 -184]pmol/L V.HIGH

> Estrone E1 45.0 [9.6 -20.0]pg/ml HIGH

> Estriol E3<1.0 [0.0 - 41.0]pg/ml LOW

>

> Total Saliva Estrogens 246

>

> E1 % 18.3

> E2 % 81.3

> E3 % 0.4

> E3/[E2+E1] 0.00 [>1.0 Ratio V.LOW

> P4/E2 Ratio [saliva] 0.9 [4.0- 108.0] LOW

>

> Estrogen Dominance is the result as you can see, so the doc prescribed

> Progesterone 160mg [as natural compounded capsules], and also told me to wean

off the Sandrena Gel which was estradiol 0.1%, which I have done.

> I'm also taking as per docs suggestion Indolplex [DIM] to help with

rebalancing the Estrogen.

> She told me not to raise my T3 dose any further as the Progesterone may have

the effect of making it work better, but I think she is missing the point about

dosing.

>

> I have been holding on the SRT3 dose as above since the 31st May and started

the Progesterone on the 7th June and the Indolplex on the 28th May, but now I

feel like I'm going backwards,this is just not working, I've been very crabby,

emotional, and feel like I want to just explode a lot of the time this past

week, basal temp went down at the start of the week to 35.8, but have now

started to rise a little, it's almost like PMS with adrenal symptoms thrown

in,tight throat ,air hunger etc, but I am supposedly post Meno, and have had

Hysto, but something is sure causing it, I thought with taking the Progesterone

things would have improved, but I'm thinking that the SRT3 needs to be raised?

Pulse is up and down, not high tho 68 to 76

>

> I am doubtful about the Cortisol Test at 30.5 as the AM was 6.8, back in

November and I'm certainly not bouncing out of Bed in the Morning.

>

> I'm taking Sea Salt on my food [as I can't drink it Yuk!] Vit B's,C,D,E, Zinc,

Pot/Mag 250mg, stopped Iron as I have High Ferritin and was concerned at

supplementing extra. Also not on HC of any kind as doc thinks I'm only mildly

adrenal.??

>

> Also I keep reading that the SRT3 is weaker than the normal T3, but can

someone explain how this can be, if you have say 10mcg of one and 10mcg of the

other surely that is what they are how can it be weaker, what is the difference?

>

> I am also just past the 12 weeks since starting the SRT3 its obvious to me

that I'm not going to clear my RT3 on this dose and feel that I am just going

back into Hypo state?

> I am at a loss please can you advise.

>

> Thanks so much,Val, Nick, other Mods you do such a wonderful job.

>

> Sandy

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