thyroid question re low cholesterol, was Re: help/advice with new

[Guest guest]

> > > Just saw this thread. Just as a comment...my cholesterol

lowered

> > > from 200 to 140 this year....only thing I did differently was

start

> > > HC and Cytomel in April. My diet stayed the same...with the

> > > exception of adding coconut oil. I always thought it was the

> > > coconut oil...but could it be the HC or t3???

>

[Guest guest]

I thought I sent a link to a site with info on the dangers of low

cholesterol.

In brief, cholesterol under 160 leads to increased risk of cancers, and

several other problems, not least of which is a greatly increased risk

of strokes.

I'd rather stay hypo than have my cholesterol remain this low.

Low cholesterol also leads to increased hormone problems, like I didn't

have enough already at a normal cholesterol??

sol

nafoel wrote:

> Also...is 150 too low? I checked my labs and the last one was 150,

> not 143.

>

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[Guest guest]

Val,

My reading indicates that anything under 160 is too low, and carries

all the serious risks of low cholesterol. 180-200 is considered healthy

by most of those who don't subscribe to the lower is better myths.

sol

T wrote:

> I would not think 150 was too low but would worry if it went lower.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Well I think still you are better off wiht a BIT loiw cholesterol than

hypo. But as I said lowering the T3 a BIT should allow it to come up to

normal ranges. My labs say 180 is top number... so I am still a tiny bit

high and do not worry about it at 200,

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T wrote:

> Well I think still you are better off wiht a BIT loiw cholesterol than

> hypo. But as I said lowering the T3 a BIT should allow it to come up to

> normal ranges.

But..............68.75 to 75 mcg is what I had been on for at least a

month, and had been attempting to raise above 62.5 for at least a month

before that, all before the blood test. So, help me here, maybe I'm

missing something, but I don't see what good lowering only to 75 mcg is

going to do? That only removes the last 6.25 raise I did that took place

after the blood test.

> My labs say 180 is top number... so I am still a tiny bit

> high and do not worry about it at 200,

>

All my labs going back to 1984 have had 200 as the top number. And I was

perfectly happy at 215. Keep in mind I have never before had a total

chol under 177. Never in 24 years of records. For me 143 is a horrible

number. And I truly fear the risks of low cholesterol every bit as much

as hypo, after all, I've likely had hypo for decades without dying, but

I've NEVER had low cholesterol before. I think they are very serious

risks, every bit as serious as being hypo. If I had only lowered to 180,

I'd be fine with it. And if I didn't have the liver enzymes to worry

about, also....

FWIW, I would not plan to stay off thyroid entirely forever, just long

enough to start with an endo or get re-tested by my current PA, without

having to lie about what I'm taking. There is ONE clinic in this town

with TWO doctors and a couple PAs. I don't want to get fired by my PA. I

need her for other routine medical stuff, like my Rx antihistamines, etc.

Maybe I should just chill out, but I can't stop this panic attack. Maybe

I should go stress dose a little HC, LOL.

sol

[Guest guest]

An interesting idea, but I dont' see any signs of better overall hormone

balance. Considering I didn't realize I had apparently gone hyper maybe

I would not notice increase in other hormones either. It seem to me like

if that isn't the reason for the lowering, I now have no chance of

improving other hormones, or cortisol either. Nothing to make them with

now, in either case? I still have a hard time believing this could be

an accurate result, even while I am in the midst of total panic.

sol

Nil wrote:

> excuse my ignorance if this is a stupid answer but could it be that hc helped

cholesterol to be converted to other hormones and this is the reason your

cholesterol came down. it could be that it is being utilized more than it is

being generated.

>

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[Guest guest]

Done, as of today! Will let you know how it goes.

I have lost all the bit of confidence I was building in my ability to

recognize and separate symptoms. I really see now how shocked you must

have been when you found out your T3 really was so high! It feels like I

ran into a tree. Completely blindsided.

sol

T wrote:

> As you did this raise after the labs, whic I missed, go to 50mcg. That

> will be asignificant lower and still giev oyu SOMETHING.

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