should you take your T3 before a blood test?

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone

I am trying to figure out if I am hyperthyroid or not. I usually don't take

cytomel the morning of my tests for FT3, etc, but now I am wondering if that is

giving me false lower results on my tests

I just posted these on the adrenal board, but here are my latest labs:

I am wondering if the second (latest) result is because I might have mistakenly

taken cytomel before the test.

pre florinef:

>

> A couple of months ago, taking 80 mcg cytomel and 55 mg of HC

>

> T3-- 368 (rr 230-420)

> sodium 139 ( rr 135-146)

> Potassium 4.6 (rr 3.5-5.3)

>

one month ago-ish

> taking 0.1 mg of florinef, 80 mcg cytomel, 35 mg HC

>

> T3--650 (rr 230-420)

> sodium 138 (rr 230-420)

> potassium 4.6 (rr 3.5-5.3)

>

[Guest guest]

I take my T3 asusual the day before testing but NONE the AM of the test

till after it. Peaks of T3 tell you nothign what you need to knwo is the

steady serum state acheived by your odse which is steady at about 10-12

hours from last dose.

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http://nthadrenalsweb.org/

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://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

[Guest guest]

I take my T3 asusual the day before testing but NONE the AM of the test

till after it. Peaks of T3 tell you nothign what you need to knwo is the

steady serum state acheived by your odse which is steady at about 10-12

hours from last dose.

--

http://nthadrenalsweb.org/

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://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

[Guest guest]

Okay, good to know...

Thanks

Liz

>

> I take my T3 asusual the day before testing but NONE the AM of the test

> till after it. Peaks of T3 tell you nothign what you need to knwo is the

> steady serum state acheived by your odse which is steady at about 10-12

> hours from last dose.

>

> --

>

> http://nthadrenalsweb.org/

>

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://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

[Guest guest]

Okay, good to know...

Thanks

Liz

>

> I take my T3 asusual the day before testing but NONE the AM of the test

> till after it. Peaks of T3 tell you nothign what you need to knwo is the

> steady serum state acheived by your odse which is steady at about 10-12

> hours from last dose.

>

> --

>

> http://nthadrenalsweb.org/

>

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://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>

[Guest guest]

Okay, good to know...

Thanks

Liz

>

> I take my T3 asusual the day before testing but NONE the AM of the test

> till after it. Peaks of T3 tell you nothign what you need to knwo is the

> steady serum state acheived by your odse which is steady at about 10-12

> hours from last dose.

>

> --

>

> http://nthadrenalsweb.org/

>

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://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

>