Re: should I increase t3 medication any further

September 4, 2010

I would NOT raise T3 beyond this till 12 weeks into T3 onyl. That is

due to the fact your thyroi dis simply poling till the T4 and then RT3

degrades adn flals out of the receptors. You need a full iron panel NOT

just ferritin labs to determine iron status as that wil show the true

poicture.

> Hi , I just listened to you on talkshoe last night and you said you

should be on HC for 2wks before starting t3. I had been taking thyroid hormone

from compounding chemist since 18.6.10, I had got to 210mg and had added 25mg t3

by the 19.8.10, (this was before I had my saliva cortisol results back.) I had

thyroid blood tests done 19/8/10 which were TSH<0.01 (0.40-4.00) Ft4 27

(9.0-19.0) Ft3 11.3(2.6-5.7)& RT3 773 (140-540) ratio FT3/RT3 1.46. My temps

were still low and still had hypo symptoms. My cortisol levels were low so GP

agreed to HC, am taking 20mg (10 5 5) 19/8 I stopped taking thyroid hormone(ie

T4 T3) and am now taking T3 only 100mg. My ferritin was 50 in May, but when I

went for my (14th) iron infusion 20/8 my ferritin had risen to 184, my iron

store were low so the pathologist said I could have 3 amps, said it could have

gone up because I'd had the flu, I'd never had this happen before - I will get

my ferritin checked again in 2wks. Is it detrimental t

> hat I didn't take the HC by itself for the 2wks? Do I just continue taking

the T3 and should I increase it any further or wait until the RT3 have cleared?

The GP I go to is happy to read any information I give him, which is great. My

sister who is a doctor has similar problems, hers have been going a lot longer,

but hopefully she can get the right treatment soon. I'm so grateful for the help

that you and others are giving, so that people like myself can find so much

helpful information. Do you suggest rechecking FT3& RT3 levels again? Thanks so

much for you help.

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