Re: Question to mods about low dose Armour thyroid and reduction in rT3 ratio

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Stan, my ratio is 10.78! And my doctor had me only on 1/2 gr Naturthroid. My

rt3 3 weeks ago was 27....my ft3 was 290, and ft4 was .9 on the same ranges as

yours. I'm not even going to chance it with Armour or Naturethroid again since

we can easily live on t3 alone. I'm just going to start the cytomel as soon as

I get it in. Tired of being short of breath and tired all of the time. Ugh.

(I'm not a moderator....so just telling you my recent experience). I've had a

lot of stress in my life, and possible my adrenals were causing the ft4 to

convert to rt3. Anyone else have thoughts on this?

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> Dear Val Nick and other mods,

>

> A month ago, after an unsuccessful 3 weeks of levoxyl, my labs (Quest) were

> :

>

> TSH 5.75 (normal range 0.4 - 4.50)

> fT4 0.9 (normal range 0.8-1.8)

> fT3 299 (normal range 230 - 420)

> rT3 20 (normal range 11 - 32)

>

> ratio fT3/rT3 = 15

>

> On the ZRT saliva test, I was elevated on cortisol on the morning and

> evening samples (1 and 3).

>

> My doctor has decided that I should start Armour Thyroid 15 mg and every 2

> weeks increase by 15 mg, and after 6 weeks at 90 mg Armour thyroid, get new

> labs.

>

> I've read here that with a low ratio (<20), the T3 gets converted to rT3

> but my doctor doesn't think this is an issue? Has anyone had any experience

> with treating this low a ratio with low dose Armour and increasing dosage in

> 2 week increments and seen good results? Please advise.

>

> Stan

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