More questions about T3 and ferritin

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Good morning, all,

FT3/RT3 ratio was 11.55, so I switched from 3 grains of Armour last week to

31.25 mcg Cynomel. I held at 31.25 for four days, then bumped to 37.5 (dosing 5

times per day).

I am now at day six, and I have a headache in the front of my head. My feet,

ankles, and calves are swollen and hard as rocks (they always are swollen some,

but this seems quite a bit more than usual).

I'm sure my ferritin is still low, probably about 30; it was 20 when I had it

checked in April. I'm guessing at 30, and don't have the money to have it

checked again right now. I have no symptoms, though - no hair loss, hgb and hct

were in normal range when last checked. I attributed the elevated RT3 to low

ferritin.

Blood pressure is ok, running about 125/80, and pulse is anywhere from 82 to 95.

Basal this morning was 97.8 at 5:30 a.m., by 8:30 a.m. it was 98.4.

I recently ran out of the mag citrate that I was taking, and cut my potassium

supplement in half because gastro doc told me I have gastritis. 1/4 tsp of

Epsom salt in half a glass of water takes the headache away, but after an hour

it comes right back. Also encountered occasional headaches about half an hour

after I take my T3. These come and go within 10 or 15 minutes.

Am I already taking too much T3 for the level of ferritin I probably have?

Other than having more labs done, how could I tell? And, what symptoms can I

expect to have while in transition between nth and T3 only?

I'm pretty worried about this swelling, which I believe is myxedema. It is

non-pitting. I also have various lumps on me, under the skin but not like

lipomas or anything - on back of left calf, on top of trochanteric bursa on left

hip, right hip is headed there, too. I think these are mucin deposits, and I've

probably been hypo and untreated for a long time. Just started nth in February.

Any advice? Many thanks,

Bette

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SOunds liek the T3 is just causing some stress to your low iron system.

I owuld nto increase any more till you get iron up more.

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> Good morning, all,

>

> FT3/RT3 ratio was 11.55, so I switched from 3 grains of Armour last week to

31.25 mcg Cynomel. I held at 31.25 for four days, then bumped to 37.5 (dosing 5

times per day).

>

> I am now at day six, and I have a headache in the front of my head. My feet,

ankles, and calves are swollen and hard as rocks (they always are swollen some,

but this seems quite a bit more than usual).

>

> I'm sure my ferritin is still low, probably about 30; it was 20 when I had it

checked in April. I'm guessing at 30, and don't have the money to have it

checked again right now. I have no symptoms, though - no hair loss, hgb and hct

were in normal range when last checked. I attributed the elevated RT3 to low

ferritin.

>

> Blood pressure is ok, running about 125/80, and pulse is anywhere from 82 to

95. Basal this morning was 97.8 at 5:30 a.m., by 8:30 a.m. it was 98.4.

>

> I recently ran out of the mag citrate that I was taking, and cut my potassium

supplement in half because gastro doc told me I have gastritis. 1/4 tsp of

Epsom salt in half a glass of water takes the headache away, but after an hour

it comes right back. Also encountered occasional headaches about half an hour

after I take my T3. These come and go within 10 or 15 minutes.

>

> Am I already taking too much T3 for the level of ferritin I probably have?

Other than having more labs done, how could I tell? And, what symptoms can I

expect to have while in transition between nth and T3 only?

>

> I'm pretty worried about this swelling, which I believe is myxedema. It is

non-pitting. I also have various lumps on me, under the skin but not like

lipomas or anything - on back of left calf, on top of trochanteric bursa on left

hip, right hip is headed there, too. I think these are mucin deposits, and I've

probably been hypo and untreated for a long time. Just started nth in February.

>

> Any advice? Many thanks,

>

> Bette

>

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[Guest guest]

Now a new " situation. "

Basal temp dropped almost an entire degree in the last two days, from 97.8 to

96.9. Daytime temps are all over the place for the last two days...98.4, 98.9,

98.1. My 8:30 a.m. temp 2 days ago was 98.4. Today it is 97.8.

Temps two days ago were 97.8 (, 98.4, 98.9, 98.4. Then yesterday I had 97.4

(, 98.1, 98.1, 98.0. Already I see an adrenal-fatigue-like fluctuation in

temperature.

I was taking Solaray Adrenal Support caps from February until late May, but

stopped them because I thought I didn't need them any more. Now it appears that

I do. Stress at home will do that to us, I guess. I have a few Solarays left,

so took one this morning and already smeared myself with a half-teaspoon of HC

cream, which I think would be about 20 mg, but no telling how much of that I'll

actually absorb and use. I did feel a mini-dump after doing that, though, so

some good came of it, and it shows that I'm most likely pooling a bit.

Does this sound right to y'all? I should say that I really do feel pretty darn

good, but that may just be in comparison to feeling pretty darn bad for years

and years before this. *L*

Another question, since y'all are so smart...any ideas on where I could go on

the 'net to find similar smart people to talk to about gastro issues? I have

deficiencies of B12, D3, K, protein, and ferritin, and am nearly certain that

it's intestinal malabsorption (and dysfunction, because K should be manufactured

there). I cannot seem to find a smart GI doc, so guess I'm on my own with this

as well.

Thanks,

Bette

> > Good morning, all,

> >

> > FT3/RT3 ratio was 11.55, so I switched from 3 grains of Armour last week to

31.25 mcg Cynomel. I held at 31.25 for four days, then bumped to 37.5 (dosing 5

times per day).

> >

> > I am now at day six, and I have a headache in the front of my head. My

feet, ankles, and calves are swollen and hard as rocks (they always are swollen

some, but this seems quite a bit more than usual).

> >

> > I'm sure my ferritin is still low, probably about 30; it was 20 when I had

it checked in April. I'm guessing at 30, and don't have the money to have it

checked again right now. I have no symptoms, though - no hair loss, hgb and hct

were in normal range when last checked. I attributed the elevated RT3 to low

ferritin.

> >

> > Blood pressure is ok, running about 125/80, and pulse is anywhere from 82 to

95. Basal this morning was 97.8 at 5:30 a.m., by 8:30 a.m. it was 98.4.

> >

> > I recently ran out of the mag citrate that I was taking, and cut my

potassium supplement in half because gastro doc told me I have gastritis. 1/4

tsp of Epsom salt in half a glass of water takes the headache away, but after an

hour it comes right back. Also encountered occasional headaches about half an

hour after I take my T3. These come and go within 10 or 15 minutes.

> >

> > Am I already taking too much T3 for the level of ferritin I probably have?

Other than having more labs done, how could I tell? And, what symptoms can I

expect to have while in transition between nth and T3 only?

> >

> > I'm pretty worried about this swelling, which I believe is myxedema. It is

non-pitting. I also have various lumps on me, under the skin but not like

lipomas or anything - on back of left calf, on top of trochanteric bursa on left

hip, right hip is headed there, too. I think these are mucin deposits, and I've

probably been hypo and untreated for a long time. Just started nth in February.

> >

> > Any advice? Many thanks,

> >

> > Bette

> >

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> > We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our

experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.