Re: Re: Help! Doc wants me off T3

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It is VERY normal for T4 to drop rapidly and alot when on just T3 as it

is supressed. Thsi si how taking T3 onyl removes RT3 by supressing it's

prohomrone, T4.

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/

> Thanks for your reply, at this point I really appreciate a positve response!

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> I actually do feel better, that's just it. water retention is getting better,

heart rate feels calmer/lower whatever, it's not beating hard anymore...actually

not true, it does but when that starts is how I remember to take the next dose.

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> Hoping someone can tell me if it is normal for FT4 to drop by so much when

switching to T3 only???

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>> Well, I'm no expert BUT everybody is different. What one feels like at .24

another person may feel like at .86, just examples. So it varies. It really

comes down to how YOU feel. Just listen to what the mods say, they are more of

an expert than I am. I just wanted to throw in my two cents worth! LOL

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>> To: RT3_T3

>> Sent: Thu, June 17, 2010 12:43:13 PM

>> Subject: Help! Doc wants me off T3

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>> Hi, new here and could use some help.

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>> Labs October 2009

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>> Tsh 0.50 range 0.38-5.5

>> Ft3 4.7 range 3.5-6.5

>> Ft4 16 range 10-20

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>> Started 1 grain ERFA worked up to 2 by Feb 2010

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>> Feb 2010 labs:

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>> TSH 0.01 range 0.38-5.5

>> Ft3 7 range 3.5-6.5

>> Ft4 18 range 10-20

>> TPO Antibodies< 10 range> 30

>> Ferritin 80

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>> Feeling progressively more hypo, despite labs. In Canada, can't seem to find

anywhere to get tested for RT3 but after reading this group for a while decided

to try and see if T3 only would work.

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>> Labs June 2010, taken 12 hours after last dose, total taken 37.5 split in 4

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>> TSH 0.06 (0.38-5.5)

>> FT3 3.9 (3.5-6.5)

>> FT4 5.0 ( 10.5-20)

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>> Ferritin 128

>> Folate>50

>> Sodium 137 (135-145)

>> Potassium 4.5 (3.5-5)

>> B12 501 (150-650)

>> D3 110 (21-135)

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>> This is under a new doc who wants me off T3 and says I should never have gone

on ERFA at all because " TSH was low " .

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>> Question, am I on the right track?

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