Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 High T3 can mean the T3 isn't getting into the cells and is just accumulating due to low cortisol. Was that Free T3 or T3 you are talking about? I think Val can answer this better with potential RT3 issues but I don't think it has to do with being on Armour perse and I personally wouldn't suggest Synthroid which is just T4 because it won't address why the T3 is high and not getting to the cells. If it is an RT3 issue, the Synthroid can make it worse. Cheri Low T4/High T3 Does anyone have any thoughts on why my T3 would be so high and my T4 so low? I started Armour in Oct. '07 and have been working my way up. My TSH is 5.68 and my T4 at the bottom of the range, but my T3 over the range (don't have the actual numbers in front of me) so my endo wants to put me on 50mg Synthroid every other day in addition to the 2 grains of Armour I'm on. He says that is the problem with being on Armour, the high T3 to T4 radio. I get my ferritin checked in 6 weeks, but it had been slowly coming up (was at 7 in Dec). Should I start on the Synthroid? Thanks for any advice!! Karlene . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 --- karlie0766 wrote: > Does anyone have any thoughts on why my T3 would be > so high and my T4 > so low? I started Armour in Oct. '07 and have been > working my way up. =================== Are you taking the ARmour prior to testing? 2008 walking miles Goal 600 miles for 2008 January miles - 32 miles Year - 32 miles ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 >>My TSH is 5.68 and my T4 at the bottom of the range, but my T3 over the range (don't have the actual numbers in front of me) so my endo wants to put me on 50mg Synthroid every other day in addition to the 2 grains of Armour I'm on. He says that is the problem with being on Armour, the high T3 to T4 radio.<< UGH run from this doctor. He does nto understand thyroid replacement AT ALL. Unfortunately docotrs such as this are MUCH more common than ones that understand adrenals and thyroid interaction. Have you had adrneal saliva testing done? The first thing that would come to mind on this low dose of Armoru and over range T3 is low cortisol. Cortisol is needed for the T3 to enter the cells so when it is low the T3 jkist builds in the blood looking really high and the TSH stays high as the body is still screaming for more T3. Adding T4 to this will onmly make matters worse! The trick is to replace the cortiosl you are missing and then your T3 will go down, and probably reflect that you are actually still quite hypothyroid on this dose and neeed more Amroru but you need cortisl replacement first. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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