Re: Labs just in, need help!

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>Just got my labs and need opinions please.

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>TSH: 3.64 range 0.45 ----4.500

Hypo if you don't feel well

>FT4 1.38 range 0.82 ---- 1.77

>FT3 2.1 range 2.0----4.4

Very low for where the FT4 is, you are hypo and the T4 is not

converting to T3

>Reverse T3 320 range 90-----350

Very high, this is where the T4 is going!

The important ratio is FT3/RT3 which in your case is

2100/320 = 6.5 = horrible. This needs to be 20 or better to feel well.

The other labs I don't know enough about to comment on but 2 important

ones are missing, Ferritin, which need to be at least 70, and saliva

cortisol. There is a good chance these will both be out.

You will need to get Ferritin up by supplementing iron, check daily

average temperatures and if they are unsteady check saliva cortisol.

If that is out you will need to support your adrenals.

Once those pre-requisites are in place you will need to stop any

thyroid replacement you are on at the moment and go onto T3 only with

weekly increases for 3 months or so at which point the RT3 which is

causing you resistance to thyroid hormone will clear and you can drop

the T3 dose accordingly.

After than you can try swapping back to natural but you might find

it's better to stay permanently on T3.

There is a lot about this on this web site, have a read through it and

feel free to ask questions

www.thyroid-rt3.com

Nick