Re: Help with test results

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BUMPING this message to VALERIE and JOSIE

I just wanted to update the thread about the doctor's appt. today and her

analysis of my test results..

she did indeed confirm the hashimoto thyroiditis, but instead of T3 only, she

wants to put me on 1 grain of Armour...

I asked her about doing Cytomel and while she wasn't totally opposed to it, her

response was that she had 'good results' with hashi patients using natural

thyroid (like Armour)

I'm a bit confused as to whether or not I should proceed with this treatment as

I have read that taking T4 for individuals who are RT3 dominant can present

problems...when i asked her about this, she seemed unconcerned (although she did

not totally EXCLUDE using cytomel) she just seemed to believe that Armour would

be the best approach...

I would love to hear ''s and Josie's (and others of course) take on

this...

Would I be better off to forego the Armour and do the cytomel (cynomel)

treatment myself Or should I defer to the doctor's 'prescription' for Armour...

Any and all comments would be GREATLY appreciated...

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> Hi,

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> I'm still learning but I can already see without doing any calculations that

you have an RT3 problem. This is because you have a high normal FT4 reading and

a low T3

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> Was that a FT3 or just T3?

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> Here is your T3/RT3 ratio

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> 2700/319 = 8.46

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> If that was a FT3 reading this ratio need to be above 20

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> But if is was just a T3 result then the ratio needs to be above 10

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> So either way you have an RT3 problem-no wonder you have hypo symptoms and

feel ill!

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> It quite likely you will need T3 only meds

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> Lets see what the mods have to say about the rest of your results.........

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> Take care

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> Josie

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> Test results:

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> Reverse t3 319 (90-350)

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> Ferritin 179 (high 13-150)

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> Thyroid Peroxidase TPO 109 (high 0-34)

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> Antithryroglobulin AB <20 (0-40)

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> TSH 2.010 ( 0.450-4.500)

> T4 Free Direct 1.32 (0.82-1.77)

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> Triiodothyronine 2.7 (2.0-4.4)

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