Re: Re: Help! Thyroid vs adrenal symptoms?

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T4 is produced by the thyroid. Your body converts it to T3. Sometimes teh

body will start making Reverse T3 instead. If I remember correctly this

often happens when you have too much T3 in your bloodstream (or maybe it's

T4). Anyway when you get lots of RT3, it clogs up the receptors so the T3

can't get into the cells. The solution is to supplement with T3 meds only

until the RT3 gets cleared out. This is a very simplistic answer and I'm

sure I'm leaving stuff out,b ut that is the general idea. :-0

Cheire

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you

learn.--C.S.

> Thanks, Cheri. Ah. I was afraid you might say that! I am at a loss

> though what to do now as I am completely ignorant about RT3 and T3

> meds. I have seen discussions about it here and it seems complicated.

> Doubly so right now as my brain is futz. Is there a place I can go

> that will explain it and tell me how to proceed as I don't want to be

> a pest. Should I stop all thyroid-s completely and get a T3 med

> instead? What is it called?

> I self-treat as I am terrified of doctors-- that issue I mentioned was

> not the first, or even the second time doctors have almost killed me.

> I have not done the Rind graphing. I will do that and see if my temps

> are stable, and I will get some extra Vit D.

> I'll do some research! I looked on STTM and didn't see any thing, but

> may be I looked in the wrong place.

> Thanks again, Theda

>

>

>

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11:24 AM

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T4 is produced by the thyroid. Your body converts it to T3. Sometimes teh

body will start making Reverse T3 instead. If I remember correctly this

often happens when you have too much T3 in your bloodstream (or maybe it's

T4). Anyway when you get lots of RT3, it clogs up the receptors so the T3

can't get into the cells. The solution is to supplement with T3 meds only

until the RT3 gets cleared out. This is a very simplistic answer and I'm

sure I'm leaving stuff out,b ut that is the general idea. :-0

Cheire

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you

learn.--C.S.

> Thanks, Cheri. Ah. I was afraid you might say that! I am at a loss

> though what to do now as I am completely ignorant about RT3 and T3

> meds. I have seen discussions about it here and it seems complicated.

> Doubly so right now as my brain is futz. Is there a place I can go

> that will explain it and tell me how to proceed as I don't want to be

> a pest. Should I stop all thyroid-s completely and get a T3 med

> instead? What is it called?

> I self-treat as I am terrified of doctors-- that issue I mentioned was

> not the first, or even the second time doctors have almost killed me.

> I have not done the Rind graphing. I will do that and see if my temps

> are stable, and I will get some extra Vit D.

> I'll do some research! I looked on STTM and didn't see any thing, but

> may be I looked in the wrong place.

> Thanks again, Theda

>

>

>

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11:24 AM

[Guest guest]

T4 is produced by the thyroid. Your body converts it to T3. Sometimes teh

body will start making Reverse T3 instead. If I remember correctly this

often happens when you have too much T3 in your bloodstream (or maybe it's

T4). Anyway when you get lots of RT3, it clogs up the receptors so the T3

can't get into the cells. The solution is to supplement with T3 meds only

until the RT3 gets cleared out. This is a very simplistic answer and I'm

sure I'm leaving stuff out,b ut that is the general idea. :-0

Cheire

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you

learn.--C.S.

> Thanks, Cheri. Ah. I was afraid you might say that! I am at a loss

> though what to do now as I am completely ignorant about RT3 and T3

> meds. I have seen discussions about it here and it seems complicated.

> Doubly so right now as my brain is futz. Is there a place I can go

> that will explain it and tell me how to proceed as I don't want to be

> a pest. Should I stop all thyroid-s completely and get a T3 med

> instead? What is it called?

> I self-treat as I am terrified of doctors-- that issue I mentioned was

> not the first, or even the second time doctors have almost killed me.

> I have not done the Rind graphing. I will do that and see if my temps

> are stable, and I will get some extra Vit D.

> I'll do some research! I looked on STTM and didn't see any thing, but

> may be I looked in the wrong place.

> Thanks again, Theda

>

>

>

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11:24 AM

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Gradually. can give you the conversion since I don't know how much

Armour is swapped for Cytomel. You might have it correct. Cheri

-----Original Message-----

Thanks, Cheri! I did a little research last night--so...I should stop

taking the Thyroid-S and switch to all Cytomel? Should I do that all

at once or gradually? And I think I read to replace 25mcg Cytomel for

each grain of Thyroid?

Thanks!

Theda

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Yes you start with 25mcg Cytomel for each groian of Amrour but only

change out 1 grain a week, thwn when Armour is all stopped, oyu will

need ot raise the Cytomel by temps until you have a normal body temp

average of 98.6.

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