Re: 12th week results- need help

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If your average temperatures are not too high, and/or you have no other hyper

symptoms, I'm not sure I'd see the reason to decrease Cynomel.

See Val's posts on too-low TSH:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/message/39920

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/message/40610

Ferritin tests can come back false-high, due to inflammation or other reasons.

It may be worthwhile to have an iron panel test done, to get a more complete

picture of your iron status.

At 12 weeks my own RT3 was 35, which I understand was good.

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> Sorry I am just reposting b/c my orginal got missed yesterday.

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> I have been taking 50 mcg of cynomel for around 12 weeks now. My temps are

stable w/ an occasional fast pulse. I discontinued my iron intake to retest my

ferritin but realize at the moment according to lab values I don't need it.

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> I would appreciate any thoughts on my labs and if I should back down on my

cynomel dose at this point and if these values look relatively normal. Also

where do you want to see rt3 at this point or should i be more concerned about

the ratio?

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> thanks : )

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> CURRENT RESULTS

> 6/14/10

> Reverse T3 216 pg/mL range 90-350

> Ferritin, Serum 218 High range 13-150

> T4,Free(Direct) 0.79 Low range 0.82-1.77

> Triiodothyronine,Free 5.7 High range 2.0-4.4

> Thyroxine (T4) 4.3 Low range 4.5-12.0

> TSH <0.006 Low range 0.450-4.500

> RT3 ratio = 26.38

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> PAST RESULTS

> 3/14/10

> Reverse T3 309 range 90-350

> Ferritin, Serum 48 range 10-322

> T4,Free(Direct) 1.23 range 0.82-1.77

> Triiodothyronine,Free,Serum 2.8 range 2.0-4.4 01

> Thyroxine (T4) 8.3 range 4.5-12.0 01

> TSH 3.610 range 0.450-4.500

> RT3 ratio =9.06

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