Re: Normal basal temp, low daytime temp

[Guest guest]

Generally, low+stable temps = hypothyroid. Stable temps usually indicate that

the adrenals are adequately supported. Since your temperatures are still low,

if you are having other hypothyroid symptoms, you may need thyroid.

Here's Nick's web page with temperature info:

http://thyroid-rt3.com/temperat.htm

Here's a link to Dr. Rind's temperature graph, we do not agree with everything

Dr. Rind says but this graph is a great tool for the " is it thyroid, adrenal, or

both? " question.

http://www.drrind.com/therapies/metabolic-temperature-graph

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> I don´t take any thyroid medicine or grandulars. I´ve been taking HC for a few

weeks and my basal temp, morning under-the-arm, has become normal

(36.4-36.6=97.6-97.9). Or a bit low depending on who you listen to... My daytime

temps are now stable but a bit low (36.7-36.8=98.0-98.3). My morning temps used

to be around 35.4 (95.7) so there´s a great improvement from only HC.

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> Will these temps tell me that I still need T3 or other thyroid medicine? Or

does this show that my problem is adenals?

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> My labs are:

> Bloodtests:

> TSH 0.25 (0.27-4.2)

> T3 4,8 (?-4.8)

> T4 19 (12-22)

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> 24 Hour Urine:

> T3 340 (592-1850)- very low according to the lab

> T4 1974 (347-1994)

> T3:T4 ratio 0.2 (0.5-2.0)- very low

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> Also low cortisol (saliva test) and rather low DHEA.

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>Will these temps tell me that I still need T3 or other thyroid medicine? Or

does this show that my problem is adenals?

Looks like a lot of your problem was adrenal.

I would leave it another month or so on HC and then get new thyroid

labs and see how they look.

Nick

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www.thyroid-rt3.com

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>Will these temps tell me that I still need T3 or other thyroid medicine? Or

does this show that my problem is adenals?

Looks like a lot of your problem was adrenal.

I would leave it another month or so on HC and then get new thyroid

labs and see how they look.

Nick

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for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

www.thyroid-rt3.com

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Thank you! I will do that. So my very low T3 in the urine test (340 - reference

592-1885) can be a result of adrenal issues only?

When I measure daytime temps, is it important at what time of the month I do

that as a woman? I know that the basal temps can vary during the menstrual

cycle.

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> >Will these temps tell me that I still need T3 or other thyroid medicine? Or

does this show that my problem is adenals?

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> Looks like a lot of your problem was adrenal.

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> I would leave it another month or so on HC and then get new thyroid

> labs and see how they look.

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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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[Guest guest]

Temperature and the female cycle: I'll quote Moderator Nick: " The optimum is for

an average of 98.6 on the first half of the cycle and a little higher post

ovulation "

from

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/message/41356

I am sorry but I am not familiar with the T3 urine test.

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> > >Will these temps tell me that I still need T3 or other thyroid medicine? Or

does this show that my problem is adenals?

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> > Looks like a lot of your problem was adrenal.

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> > I would leave it another month or so on HC and then get new thyroid

> > labs and see how they look.

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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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>Thank you! I will do that. So my very low T3 in the urine test (340 - reference

592-1885) can be a result of adrenal issues only?

The serum test was top of range.

I don't know for certain and am speculating here that the T3 in the

urine might reflect what's getting through to the cells while your

serum T3 is showing it pooling in the blood. If this is the case it

could be useful, has anyone else done comparisons between serum and

urine T3 tests???

If I am right the urine T3 will go up as a result of taking the HC as

the HC has made the serum T3 available

Nick

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