Re: Starting T3 only Questions -Mods Please

[Guest guest]

A few questions:

I would like to start the T3 only protocol

1.What sequence should I do things in?

2.Should I try to add t3 with my levoxyl and see my adrenal tolerance level and

add HC as I go along? If so, do I then wait for adrenals to stabilize before

adding T3?

3.Should I wait for ferritin to be in the 70-90 range, before starting T3 only?

4.Will the amount of HC I am taking be sufficient to go on T3 only?

I have posted on the adrenal forum as well.

Thanks in advance.

> > > I have Hashimoto's and Fibromyalgia with a whey protein food allergy. I

am on a vegan diet. Listed below are my latest lab test results.

> > >

> > > 25 OH Vitamin D Total

> > > 32 ng/mL 30-100

> > > Interpretation:

> > > Vitamin D Status 25 OH Vitamin D

> > > Deficiency<10 ng/mL

> > > Insufficiency 10-30 ng/mL

> > > Sufficiency 30-100 ng/mL

> > > Toxicity>100 ng/mL

> > >

> > > Lipid Panel (2020)

> > > Cholesterol 135 mg/dL<200

> > > Triglycerides 115 mg/dL 48-150

> > > HDL-cholesterol 47 mg/dL>40

> > > Coronary Risk Factor 2.9<5.0

> > >

> > > LDL-cholesterol [L] 65.0 mg/dL 75.0-130.0

> > >

> > > TSH 1.90 uIU/mL 0.34-5.60

> > >

> > > Ferritin 47 ng/mL 11-307

> > >

> > > Total T3 [L] 82.2 ng/dL 87.0-178.0

> > > Free T3 2.80 pg/mL 2.50-3.90

> > >

> > > Free T4 1.18 ng/dL 0.54-1.24

> > >

> > > T3, REVERSE [H] 39 ng/dL 11-32

> > >

> > > THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODIES<20 IU/mL<20

> > >

> > > THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODIES [H] 877 IU/mL<35

> > >

> > > The reason I have posted my lipid test results is because I had very low

cholesterol and the doctor said I needed to increase my cholesterol level since

cholesterol is the precursor to making hormones. I am taking cholesterol

supplements to increase my cholesterol. These numbers are the best that they

have ever been. I am hoping this will help with my adrenals.

> > >

> > > Currently I take:

> > > HC – 5 mg (morning), 2.5 (afternoon)

> > > Dermamag – magnesium oil

> > > Levoxyl – 50 mcg

> > > SRT3 – 2.25 mcg

> > > Sea salt – ½ teaspoon (morning and afternoon0

> > >

> > > I started SRT3 in April at .25 mcg and have worked my way up to 2.25

currently. I add about .25 a week. If I increase too much I get electrolyte

imbalance (muscle aches, weight loss) and usually takes me a week to recover

from it before I can add more T3. Please advise on how to increase T3. What

should I do differently to increase T3? I just added Ashwagandha ( I am not sure

if it is helping).

> > >

> > > Thanks in Advance

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > ------------------------------------

> > >

> > > We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our

experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.

[Guest guest]

The step-by-step how-to of our T3-only protocol is here (as are the answers to

most of your questions, sequence, etc.) at Moderator Nick's excellent website:

How to start page:

http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/dosing.htm

Main page:

http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/

Here's some general info from those pages:

You may not tolerate T3 well until iron and adrenals are both in good order.

We have not seen much good results with T4 plus T3. T3-only is what we have

seen work.

Hope this helps.

> > > > I have Hashimoto's and Fibromyalgia with a whey protein food allergy. I

am on a vegan diet. Listed below are my latest lab test results.

> > > >

> > > > 25 OH Vitamin D Total

> > > > 32 ng/mL 30-100

> > > > Interpretation:

> > > > Vitamin D Status 25 OH Vitamin D

> > > > Deficiency<10 ng/mL

> > > > Insufficiency 10-30 ng/mL

> > > > Sufficiency 30-100 ng/mL

> > > > Toxicity>100 ng/mL

> > > >

> > > > Lipid Panel (2020)

> > > > Cholesterol 135 mg/dL<200

> > > > Triglycerides 115 mg/dL 48-150

> > > > HDL-cholesterol 47 mg/dL>40

> > > > Coronary Risk Factor 2.9<5.0

> > > >

> > > > LDL-cholesterol [L] 65.0 mg/dL 75.0-130.0

> > > >

> > > > TSH 1.90 uIU/mL 0.34-5.60

> > > >

> > > > Ferritin 47 ng/mL 11-307

> > > >

> > > > Total T3 [L] 82.2 ng/dL 87.0-178.0

> > > > Free T3 2.80 pg/mL 2.50-3.90

> > > >

> > > > Free T4 1.18 ng/dL 0.54-1.24

> > > >

> > > > T3, REVERSE [H] 39 ng/dL 11-32

> > > >

> > > > THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODIES<20 IU/mL<20

> > > >

> > > > THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODIES [H] 877 IU/mL<35

> > > >

> > > > The reason I have posted my lipid test results is because I had very low

cholesterol and the doctor said I needed to increase my cholesterol level since

cholesterol is the precursor to making hormones. I am taking cholesterol

supplements to increase my cholesterol. These numbers are the best that they

have ever been. I am hoping this will help with my adrenals.

> > > >

> > > > Currently I take:

> > > > HC – 5 mg (morning), 2.5 (afternoon)

> > > > Dermamag – magnesium oil

> > > > Levoxyl – 50 mcg

> > > > SRT3 – 2.25 mcg

> > > > Sea salt – ½ teaspoon (morning and afternoon0

> > > >

> > > > I started SRT3 in April at .25 mcg and have worked my way up to 2.25

currently. I add about .25 a week. If I increase too much I get electrolyte

imbalance (muscle aches, weight loss) and usually takes me a week to recover

from it before I can add more T3. Please advise on how to increase T3. What

should I do differently to increase T3? I just added Ashwagandha ( I am not sure

if it is helping).

> > > >

> > > > Thanks in Advance

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ------------------------------------

> > > >

> > > > We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our

experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.