Re: Questions from new member

[Guest guest]

Others on this board have more experience than I (I am yet another newbie

here!), but from my understanding of the writings of the T3 experienced docs,

that no matter what your ratio is, you will not begin to feel well until your

reverse T3 is down into the range around 100. The way to get it there is to

eliminate T4 replacement meds like NT, Synthroid, Levoxyl, etc. and take T3

only.

I am doing this now; my rT3 a few weeks ago was 300. I went off Levoxyl and am

taking only Cytomel now. I was on a combination of those two for several years

I am panhypopituitary so have no functioning adrenals, ovaries, growth hormone

or thyroid; I replace everything with about 7 different hormones every day. I

took replacement thyroid with T4 for many years (NT, Thyrolar, Levoxyl, etc) but

think that has been responsible for my never feeling very well. I would like to

hear others' stories about getting their reverse T3 down, how they felt along

the way, and how is it taking T3 alone long term when one has no functioning

thyroid at all?

-Kate

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> Hi to all and thanks in advance for any help I can get here. I am 33 yrs post

TT. I am on Armour, 2 grains. Was on Synthroid for many years and last 7yrs

before Armour, on Unithroid. My FT4 was always high on T4 only meds, sometimes

over range. Don't know FT3 cause none done at that time. I had no insurance

until this year, so I was ordering all my bloodwork for last 5 yrs over the

internet.

> Last year I decided to do a Reverse T3 test because I have never felt good,

even on dessicated meds. My results from the 6/18/09 test are:

> FT3- 6.4, 2.3-4.2 range; T3 - 318, 90-350 range. I did take my 2 grains of

Armour 2 hours before the blood draw, which I never otherwise do.

> My normal FT3 results are consistently 3.1 or 3.9 without taking morning meds.

My FT4 results are always around 1.26.

> Now, doing the math for the results I got, I am at 20.1, just within the

normal range of 20 or above. Using my usual FT3 results, even taking the higher

3.9 result, my result is 12.26 (3.9x1000/318.)

> Should I retake the Reverse T3 test again, without taking my morning meds? My

ferritin levels are usually at least 90. All my other #'s are good. Just feel

like crap. My TSH is around 0.003. Lot's of people would kill for these #'s. I

feel mostly hypothyroid. Don't get it.

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[Guest guest]

> how is it taking T3 alone long term when one has no functioning thyroid at

all?

The amount of T3 I take my thyroid will be completely shut down.

I am doing very well on T3 only and planning to stay like that

permanently

Nick

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for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

www.thyroid-rt3.com

[Guest guest]

Yes, go to www.drlowe.com for tons of explanation on why it's perfectly safe and

healthy to be on just t3 forever.

Kathleen

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> > how is it taking T3 alone long term when one has no functioning thyroid at

all?

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> The amount of T3 I take my thyroid will be completely shut down.

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> I am doing very well on T3 only and planning to stay like that

> permanently

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> Nick

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> for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

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> www.thyroid-rt3.com

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