Confusion with my Free T3/Reverse T3 ratio

[Guest guest]

Hey Everyone,

I am a 30 year old, female from Australia and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism

in 2002 and took levo-thyroxine 100mcg 1 tab daily from then until March 2010

when I was switched to natural desiccated thyroid before my reverse T3 results

came back (they took 8 weeks to come back!). Anyway - in mid May it was

discovered I had an issue with reverse T3 as my reverse T3 level was above the

normal range. Here are my results:

3rd March 2010

Free T3: 5.2 pmol/L (2.8-6.8)

Reverse T3: 472 pmol/L (170-450)

(I have many more results to post - should I post them all here? Or some here

and some in the adrenals group?)

This is how I worked out my ratio:

5.2/472 = 0.011

This does not seem right to me. I feel VERY silly for asking this question but

how do I work out the ratio? And what is my ratio? Is it as bad as it seems?

Thank you so much for your help.

Alana

[Guest guest]

You rratio is 11 which is not good but I have seen worse. Adrenal labs

sould be posted ot the adrenasls group, and Ferriitn and irn panels

which I recommend on BOTH groups can post to both. Iron affects both

thyroid (BIG TIME) and adrneals pretty much too. please read Nick's T3

website for a starter course on what we have found to work.

http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/

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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]

Thanks for your help Steph. Now I know for sure I am on the right path with my

treatment. I really appreciate all that you do for us!

Alana

> >

> > Hey Everyone,

Here are my results:

> >

> > 3rd March 2010

> >

> > Free T3: 5.2 pmol/L (2.8-6.8)

> > Reverse T3: 472 pmol/L (170-450)

> >

> > This is how I worked out my ratio:

> >

> > 5.2/472 = 0.011

> >

> > This does not seem right to me. I feel VERY silly for asking this question

but how do I work out the ratio? And what is my ratio? Is it as bad as it seems?

> >

> > Thank you so much for your help.

> >

> > Alana

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your help Steph. Now I know for sure I am on the right path with my

treatment. I really appreciate all that you do for us!

Alana

> >

> > Hey Everyone,

Here are my results:

> >

> > 3rd March 2010

> >

> > Free T3: 5.2 pmol/L (2.8-6.8)

> > Reverse T3: 472 pmol/L (170-450)

> >

> > This is how I worked out my ratio:

> >

> > 5.2/472 = 0.011

> >

> > This does not seem right to me. I feel VERY silly for asking this question

but how do I work out the ratio? And what is my ratio? Is it as bad as it seems?

> >

> > Thank you so much for your help.

> >

> > Alana

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your help Steph. Now I know for sure I am on the right path with my

treatment. I really appreciate all that you do for us!

Alana

> >

> > Hey Everyone,

Here are my results:

> >

> > 3rd March 2010

> >

> > Free T3: 5.2 pmol/L (2.8-6.8)

> > Reverse T3: 472 pmol/L (170-450)

> >

> > This is how I worked out my ratio:

> >

> > 5.2/472 = 0.011

> >

> > This does not seem right to me. I feel VERY silly for asking this question

but how do I work out the ratio? And what is my ratio? Is it as bad as it seems?

> >

> > Thank you so much for your help.

> >

> > Alana

> >

>