T3 dosage - just starting, going on vacation, need help

[Guest guest]

Hi! I am getting ready to start dosing T3 only. Over on the adrenal forum

someone suggested Isocort and I should receive that today. I persuaded my doc to

switch me to T3 only and she wrote a script for Cytomel (got liothyronine from

the pharm)- wants me to take 1 - 25 mcg tab twice a day. Do I need to start

lower than that and work up or just split the dosage up more during the day? I

tried to take it as she suggested but felt a little strange, freaked out and

went back on Erfa! (plus I didn't have the Isocort yet) I read Val's comment

somewhere that T3 can lower cortisol. I don't think I can afford for that to

happen. Thanks for your help!

Below are my labs from May and March. Cortisol is at the very bottom.

Here are thyroid labs from 5/17. On 60 mg Erfa once daily. Doc wanted me to take

60 mg Erfa in the a.m. and 30mg (which I had to split) in the p.m. However I was

itching and reduced the dosage to stop the itching then neglected to start

taking the p.m. 30 mg dose again, so it's not surprising my TSH was a little

more elevated than it normally is. Although a ferritin test was requested (and I

saw the order by the doc) for some reason the lab didn't do it?!

MAY LABS

TSH 2.42 (.34 - 4.82 uIU/ml)

FT4 .38 (.77 - 1.61 ng/dL)**

FT3 230 (230 - 420 pg/dL)**

RT3 20 (11-32 ng/dL)

vitD 41 (20 - 100 ng/mL) - I am supplementing 2000 IU daily

Insulin 17 (<17 uIU/mL)**

c-reactive protein < 0.30 (0.00 - 0.30 MG/DL)

CRP-quant 2.3 (1.0 - 3.0 MG/L avg relative cardiovasc. risk)

HGBA1C 5.8 (4.8-6.0%)

Fasting Glucose 104 (70-110 mg/dL)

** = what my doc flagged on the labs. Doc was concerned that FT4 was too low?!

MARCH LABS

Erfa Thyroid 60 mg 1x daily + 30 mg at

night - feeling decent as long as I'm using Pregnenolone cream. Doc dialed down

the Erfa dosage from 2 grains after TSH was 0.0 at my last appointment. We

finally did a ZRT test in March (after almost 2 years of dessicated thyroid

treatment in one form or another).

Here are the results:

Estradiol 0.8L* pg/ml (1.3 - 3.3) premenopausal (luteal)

Progesterone 44L* pg/ml (75-270)

Ratio: Pg/E2 55L* (Optimal: 100-500 when E2 1.3 - 3.3 pg/ml)

Testosterone 22 pg/ml (16-55, age dependent)

DHEAS 3.4 ng/ml (2-23, age dependent)

Cortisol morning 5.4 ng/ml (3.7 - 9.5)

noon 2.1 ng/ml (1.2 - 3.0)

evening 0.5L* ng/ml (0.6 - 1.9)

night 0.3L* ng/ml (0.4 - 1.0)

Here are the thyroid labs that were done about the same time as the ZRT saliva

panel in March:

TSH = 0.0 (0.34 - 4.82 uIU/ml)

Free T4 = 0.68 (0.77 - 1.61 ng/dL)

Free T3 = 352 (230-420 pg/dL)

no RT3 was done at this time, however on Nov. 2009 RT3 = 216 (90 - 350 pg/ml)

[Guest guest]

OUCH! tHERE IS 9MCG t3 IN EACH GRAIN OF erfa, SO GOING OT 50MCG ALL AT

ONCE IS A shock TO YOUR SYSTEM AND COULD TOTALLY CRASH YOUR ADENALS.

You shoud start wiht 5mcg twice a day. I woudl call and see if she will

give oyu a script for 5mcg tablets do you cna adjust your dose slowly.

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> Hi! I am getting ready to start dosing T3 only. Over on the adrenal forum

someone suggested Isocort and I should receive that today. I persuaded my doc to

switch me to T3 only and she wrote a script for Cytomel (got liothyronine from

the pharm)- wants me to take 1 - 25 mcg tab twice a day. Do I need to start

lower than that and work up or just split the dosage up more during the day? I

tried to take it as she suggested but felt a little strange, freaked out and

went back on Erfa! (plus I didn't have the Isocort yet) I read Val's comment

somewhere that T3 can lower cortisol. I don't think I can afford for that to

happen. Thanks for your help!

>

> Below are my labs from May and March. Cortisol is at the very bottom.

>

> Here are thyroid labs from 5/17. On 60 mg Erfa once daily. Doc wanted me to

take 60 mg Erfa in the a.m. and 30mg (which I had to split) in the p.m. However

I was itching and reduced the dosage to stop the itching then neglected to start

taking the p.m. 30 mg dose again, so it's not surprising my TSH was a little

more elevated than it normally is. Although a ferritin test was requested (and I

saw the order by the doc) for some reason the lab didn't do it?!

>

> MAY LABS

> TSH 2.42 (.34 - 4.82 uIU/ml)

> FT4 .38 (.77 - 1.61 ng/dL)**

> FT3 230 (230 - 420 pg/dL)**

> RT3 20 (11-32 ng/dL)

> vitD 41 (20 - 100 ng/mL) - I am supplementing 2000 IU daily

> Insulin 17 (<17 uIU/mL)**

> c-reactive protein< 0.30 (0.00 - 0.30 MG/DL)

> CRP-quant 2.3 (1.0 - 3.0 MG/L avg relative cardiovasc. risk)

> HGBA1C 5.8 (4.8-6.0%)

> Fasting Glucose 104 (70-110 mg/dL)

>

> ** = what my doc flagged on the labs. Doc was concerned that FT4 was too low?!

>

>

> MARCH LABS

> Erfa Thyroid 60 mg 1x daily + 30 mg at

> night - feeling decent as long as I'm using Pregnenolone cream. Doc dialed

down the Erfa dosage from 2 grains after TSH was 0.0 at my last appointment. We

finally did a ZRT test in March (after almost 2 years of dessicated thyroid

treatment in one form or another).

> Here are the results:

>

> Estradiol 0.8L* pg/ml (1.3 - 3.3) premenopausal (luteal)

> Progesterone 44L* pg/ml (75-270)

> Ratio: Pg/E2 55L* (Optimal: 100-500 when E2 1.3 - 3.3 pg/ml)

> Testosterone 22 pg/ml (16-55, age dependent)

> DHEAS 3.4 ng/ml (2-23, age dependent)

> Cortisol morning 5.4 ng/ml (3.7 - 9.5)

> noon 2.1 ng/ml (1.2 - 3.0)

> evening 0.5L* ng/ml (0.6 - 1.9)

> night 0.3L* ng/ml (0.4 - 1.0)

>

> Here are the thyroid labs that were done about the same time as the ZRT saliva

panel in March:

> TSH = 0.0 (0.34 - 4.82 uIU/ml)

> Free T4 = 0.68 (0.77 - 1.61 ng/dL)

> Free T3 = 352 (230-420 pg/dL)

> no RT3 was done at this time, however on Nov. 2009 RT3 = 216 (90 - 350 pg/ml)

>

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[Guest guest]

WOW! I am so glad I posted! I have been halving and quartering my 25 mcg tabs. I

leave tomorrow on vacation I'm not sure I'll be able to get the script since I

haven't seen her lately and she's about 80 miles away! Today I took 12.5 in the

am and another quarter dose at 11 and 3 .. feeling kind of buzzy, now I know

why! Do I increase dosage about every couple of days or more like weekly?

> > Hi! I am getting ready to start dosing T3 only. Over on the adrenal forum

someone suggested Isocort and I should receive that today. I persuaded my doc to

switch me to T3 only and she wrote a script for Cytomel (got liothyronine from

the pharm)- wants me to take 1 - 25 mcg tab twice a day. Do I need to start

lower than that and work up or just split the dosage up more during the day? I

tried to take it as she suggested but felt a little strange, freaked out and

went back on Erfa! (plus I didn't have the Isocort yet) I read Val's comment

somewhere that T3 can lower cortisol. I don't think I can afford for that to

happen. Thanks for your help!

> >

> > Below are my labs from May and March. Cortisol is at the very bottom.

> >

> > Here are thyroid labs from 5/17. On 60 mg Erfa once daily. Doc wanted me to

take 60 mg Erfa in the a.m. and 30mg (which I had to split) in the p.m. However

I was itching and reduced the dosage to stop the itching then neglected to start

taking the p.m. 30 mg dose again, so it's not surprising my TSH was a little

more elevated than it normally is. Although a ferritin test was requested (and I

saw the order by the doc) for some reason the lab didn't do it?!

> >

> > MAY LABS

> > TSH 2.42 (.34 - 4.82 uIU/ml)

> > FT4 .38 (.77 - 1.61 ng/dL)**

> > FT3 230 (230 - 420 pg/dL)**

> > RT3 20 (11-32 ng/dL)

> > vitD 41 (20 - 100 ng/mL) - I am supplementing 2000 IU daily

> > Insulin 17 (<17 uIU/mL)**

> > c-reactive protein< 0.30 (0.00 - 0.30 MG/DL)

> > CRP-quant 2.3 (1.0 - 3.0 MG/L avg relative cardiovasc. risk)

> > HGBA1C 5.8 (4.8-6.0%)

> > Fasting Glucose 104 (70-110 mg/dL)

> >

> > ** = what my doc flagged on the labs. Doc was concerned that FT4 was too

low?!

> >

> >

> > MARCH LABS

> > Erfa Thyroid 60 mg 1x daily + 30 mg at

> > night - feeling decent as long as I'm using Pregnenolone cream. Doc dialed

down the Erfa dosage from 2 grains after TSH was 0.0 at my last appointment. We

finally did a ZRT test in March (after almost 2 years of dessicated thyroid

treatment in one form or another).

> > Here are the results:

> >

> > Estradiol 0.8L* pg/ml (1.3 - 3.3) premenopausal (luteal)

> > Progesterone 44L* pg/ml (75-270)

> > Ratio: Pg/E2 55L* (Optimal: 100-500 when E2 1.3 - 3.3 pg/ml)

> > Testosterone 22 pg/ml (16-55, age dependent)

> > DHEAS 3.4 ng/ml (2-23, age dependent)

> > Cortisol morning 5.4 ng/ml (3.7 - 9.5)

> > noon 2.1 ng/ml (1.2 - 3.0)

> > evening 0.5L* ng/ml (0.6 - 1.9)

> > night 0.3L* ng/ml (0.4 - 1.0)

> >

> > Here are the thyroid labs that were done about the same time as the ZRT

saliva panel in March:

> > TSH = 0.0 (0.34 - 4.82 uIU/ml)

> > Free T4 = 0.68 (0.77 - 1.61 ng/dL)

> > Free T3 = 352 (230-420 pg/dL)

> > no RT3 was done at this time, however on Nov. 2009 RT3 = 216 (90 - 350

pg/ml)

> >

> >

> >

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

> >

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

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

[Guest guest]

Every 3 days is fine on these low doses, but if oyu have problems liek

adrenaline symptoms slwo th eincreases down to 5-7 days.

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/

> WOW! I am so glad I posted! I have been halving and quartering my 25 mcg tabs.

I leave tomorrow on vacation I'm not sure I'll be able to get the script since I

haven't seen her lately and she's about 80 miles away! Today I took 12.5 in the

am and another quarter dose at 11 and 3 .. feeling kind of buzzy, now I know

why! Do I increase dosage about every couple of days or more like weekly?

>

>

>>

>>> Hi! I am getting ready to start dosing T3 only. Over on the adrenal forum

someone suggested Isocort and I should receive that today. I persuaded my doc to

switch me to T3 only and she wrote a script for Cytomel (got liothyronine from

the pharm)- wants me to take 1 - 25 mcg tab twice a day. Do I need to start

lower than that and work up or just split the dosage up more during the day? I

tried to take it as she suggested but felt a little strange, freaked out and

went back on Erfa! (plus I didn't have the Isocort yet) I read Val's comment

somewhere that T3 can lower cortisol. I don't think I can afford for that to

happen. Thanks for your help!

>>>

>>> Below are my labs from May and March. Cortisol is at the very bottom.

>>>

>>> Here are thyroid labs from 5/17. On 60 mg Erfa once daily. Doc wanted me to

take 60 mg Erfa in the a.m. and 30mg (which I had to split) in the p.m. However

I was itching and reduced the dosage to stop the itching then neglected to start

taking the p.m. 30 mg dose again, so it's not surprising my TSH was a little

more elevated than it normally is. Although a ferritin test was requested (and I

saw the order by the doc) for some reason the lab didn't do it?!

>>>

>>> MAY LABS

>>> TSH 2.42 (.34 - 4.82 uIU/ml)

>>> FT4 .38 (.77 - 1.61 ng/dL)**

>>> FT3 230 (230 - 420 pg/dL)**

>>> RT3 20 (11-32 ng/dL)

>>> vitD 41 (20 - 100 ng/mL) - I am supplementing 2000 IU daily

>>> Insulin 17 (<17 uIU/mL)**

>>> c-reactive protein< 0.30 (0.00 - 0.30 MG/DL)

>>> CRP-quant 2.3 (1.0 - 3.0 MG/L avg relative cardiovasc. risk)

>>> HGBA1C 5.8 (4.8-6.0%)

>>> Fasting Glucose 104 (70-110 mg/dL)

>>>

>>> ** = what my doc flagged on the labs. Doc was concerned that FT4 was too

low?!

>>>

>>>

>>> MARCH LABS

>>> Erfa Thyroid 60 mg 1x daily + 30 mg at

>>> night - feeling decent as long as I'm using Pregnenolone cream. Doc dialed

down the Erfa dosage from 2 grains after TSH was 0.0 at my last appointment. We

finally did a ZRT test in March (after almost 2 years of dessicated thyroid

treatment in one form or another).

>>> Here are the results:

>>>

>>> Estradiol 0.8L* pg/ml (1.3 - 3.3) premenopausal (luteal)

>>> Progesterone 44L* pg/ml (75-270)

>>> Ratio: Pg/E2 55L* (Optimal: 100-500 when E2 1.3 - 3.3 pg/ml)

>>> Testosterone 22 pg/ml (16-55, age dependent)

>>> DHEAS 3.4 ng/ml (2-23, age dependent)

>>> Cortisol morning 5.4 ng/ml (3.7 - 9.5)

>>> noon 2.1 ng/ml (1.2 - 3.0)

>>> evening 0.5L* ng/ml (0.6 - 1.9)

>>> night 0.3L* ng/ml (0.4 - 1.0)

>>>

>>> Here are the thyroid labs that were done about the same time as the ZRT

saliva panel in March:

>>> TSH = 0.0 (0.34 - 4.82 uIU/ml)

>>> Free T4 = 0.68 (0.77 - 1.61 ng/dL)

>>> Free T3 = 352 (230-420 pg/dL)

>>> no RT3 was done at this time, however on Nov. 2009 RT3 = 216 (90 - 350

pg/ml)

>>>

>>>

>>>

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

>>>

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

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

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much! Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!

> >>

> >>> Hi! I am getting ready to start dosing T3 only. Over on the adrenal forum

someone suggested Isocort and I should receive that today. I persuaded my doc to

switch me to T3 only and she wrote a script for Cytomel (got liothyronine from

the pharm)- wants me to take 1 - 25 mcg tab twice a day. Do I need to start

lower than that and work up or just split the dosage up more during the day? I

tried to take it as she suggested but felt a little strange, freaked out and

went back on Erfa! (plus I didn't have the Isocort yet) I read Val's comment

somewhere that T3 can lower cortisol. I don't think I can afford for that to

happen. Thanks for your help!

> >>>

> >>> Below are my labs from May and March. Cortisol is at the very bottom.

> >>>

> >>> Here are thyroid labs from 5/17. On 60 mg Erfa once daily. Doc wanted me

to take 60 mg Erfa in the a.m. and 30mg (which I had to split) in the p.m.

However I was itching and reduced the dosage to stop the itching then neglected

to start taking the p.m. 30 mg dose again, so it's not surprising my TSH was a

little more elevated than it normally is. Although a ferritin test was requested

(and I saw the order by the doc) for some reason the lab didn't do it?!

> >>>

> >>> MAY LABS

> >>> TSH 2.42 (.34 - 4.82 uIU/ml)

> >>> FT4 .38 (.77 - 1.61 ng/dL)**

> >>> FT3 230 (230 - 420 pg/dL)**

> >>> RT3 20 (11-32 ng/dL)

> >>> vitD 41 (20 - 100 ng/mL) - I am supplementing 2000 IU daily

> >>> Insulin 17 (<17 uIU/mL)**

> >>> c-reactive protein< 0.30 (0.00 - 0.30 MG/DL)

> >>> CRP-quant 2.3 (1.0 - 3.0 MG/L avg relative cardiovasc. risk)

> >>> HGBA1C 5.8 (4.8-6.0%)

> >>> Fasting Glucose 104 (70-110 mg/dL)

> >>>

> >>> ** = what my doc flagged on the labs. Doc was concerned that FT4 was too

low?!

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> MARCH LABS

> >>> Erfa Thyroid 60 mg 1x daily + 30 mg at

> >>> night - feeling decent as long as I'm using Pregnenolone cream. Doc dialed

down the Erfa dosage from 2 grains after TSH was 0.0 at my last appointment. We

finally did a ZRT test in March (after almost 2 years of dessicated thyroid

treatment in one form or another).

> >>> Here are the results:

> >>>

> >>> Estradiol 0.8L* pg/ml (1.3 - 3.3) premenopausal (luteal)

> >>> Progesterone 44L* pg/ml (75-270)

> >>> Ratio: Pg/E2 55L* (Optimal: 100-500 when E2 1.3 - 3.3 pg/ml)

> >>> Testosterone 22 pg/ml (16-55, age dependent)

> >>> DHEAS 3.4 ng/ml (2-23, age dependent)

> >>> Cortisol morning 5.4 ng/ml (3.7 - 9.5)

> >>> noon 2.1 ng/ml (1.2 - 3.0)

> >>> evening 0.5L* ng/ml (0.6 - 1.9)

> >>> night 0.3L* ng/ml (0.4 - 1.0)

> >>>

> >>> Here are the thyroid labs that were done about the same time as the ZRT

saliva panel in March:

> >>> TSH = 0.0 (0.34 - 4.82 uIU/ml)

> >>> Free T4 = 0.68 (0.77 - 1.61 ng/dL)

> >>> Free T3 = 352 (230-420 pg/dL)

> >>> no RT3 was done at this time, however on Nov. 2009 RT3 = 216 (90 - 350

pg/ml)

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

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

> >>>

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

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

[Guest guest]

That's how I was started on T3, 5mcg twice a day. It worked fine and didn't overload me.

Then I titrated according to how I felt, very cautiously.

<>Roni

Immortality exists!

It's called knowledge!

Just because something isn't seen

doesn't mean it's not there<>> Hi! I am getting ready to start dosing T3 only. Over on the adrenal forum someone suggested Isocort and I should receive that today. I persuaded my doc to switch me to T3 only and she wrote a script for Cytomel (got liothyronine from the pharm)- wants me to take 1 - 25 mcg tab twice a day. Do I need to start

lower than that and work up or just split the dosage up more during the day? I tried to take it as she suggested but felt a little strange, freaked out and went back on Erfa! (plus I didn't have the Isocort yet) I read Val's comment somewhere that T3 can lower cortisol. I don't think I can afford for that to happen. Thanks for your help!>> Below are my labs from May and March. Cortisol is at the very bottom.>> Here are thyroid labs from 5/17. On 60 mg Erfa once daily. Doc wanted me to take 60 mg Erfa in the a.m. and 30mg (which I had to split) in the p.m. However I was itching and reduced the dosage to stop the itching then neglected to start taking the p.m. 30 mg dose again, so it's not surprising my TSH was a little more elevated than it normally is. Although a ferritin test was requested (and I saw the order by the doc) for some reason the lab didn't do it?!>> MAY LABS> TSH 2.42 (.34 - 4.82

uIU/ml)> FT4 .38 (.77 - 1.61 ng/dL)**> FT3 230 (230 - 420 pg/dL)**> RT3 20 (11-32 ng/dL)> vitD 41 (20 - 100 ng/mL) - I am supplementing 2000 IU daily> Insulin 17 (<17 uIU/mL)**> c-reactive protein< 0.30 (0.00 - 0.30 MG/DL)> CRP-quant 2.3 (1.0 - 3.0 MG/L avg relative cardiovasc. risk)> HGBA1C 5.8 (4.8-6.0%)> Fasting Glucose 104 (70-110 mg/dL)>> ** = what my doc flagged on the labs. Doc was concerned that FT4 was too low?!>>> MARCH LABS> Erfa Thyroid 60 mg 1x daily + 30 mg at> night - feeling decent as long as I'm using Pregnenolone cream. Doc dialed down the Erfa dosage from 2 grains after TSH was 0.0 at my last appointment. We finally did a ZRT test in March (after almost 2 years of dessicated thyroid treatment in one form or another).> Here are the results:>> Estradiol 0.8L* pg/ml (1.3 - 3.3)

premenopausal (luteal)> Progesterone 44L* pg/ml (75-270)> Ratio: Pg/E2 55L* (Optimal: 100-500 when E2 1.3 - 3.3 pg/ml)> Testosterone 22 pg/ml (16-55, age dependent)> DHEAS 3.4 ng/ml (2-23, age dependent)> Cortisol morning 5.4 ng/ml (3.7 - 9.5)> noon 2.1 ng/ml (1.2 - 3.0)> evening 0.5L* ng/ml (0.6 - 1.9)> night 0.3L* ng/ml (0.4 - 1.0)>> Here are the thyroid labs that were done about the same time as the ZRT saliva panel in March:> TSH = 0.0 (0.34 - 4.82 uIU/ml)> Free T4 = 0.68 (0.77 - 1.61 ng/dL)> Free T3 = 352 (230-420 pg/dL)> no RT3 was done at this time, however on Nov. 2009 RT3 = 216 (90 - 350 pg/ml)>>>> ------------------------------------>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor. Yahoo! Groups

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