dosing strategy

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Nick,

Its been about 5-6 weeks since i switched from erfa to cytomel, I have worked up

to 100 ug but still have profound hypo symptoms. my a.m. temp is 97.5 and

stable, getiing up to 98.4 by afternoon.Do I just keep increasing cytomel until

i feel better and temps start to rise?\Thanks,

Oh yes, one big improvement is I sleep better, but still wake up feeling tired.

> >>> Blood 3/5/10

> >>>

> >>> Dhea sulfate 163 25-240

> >>> pregnenolone 12 13-208

> >>> cortisol a.m. 19 4-22

> >>> T3 Free 314 230-420

> >>> T4 free 1.1 .8-1.8

> >>> tsh 1.37 .4-4.5

> >>> tyroid perox ab<10<35

> >>> thyroglob ab<20<20

> >>> hemoglob A1c 5.5%<6

> >>>

> >>> Blood 5/19/10

> >>>

> >>> Iron 138 45-170

> >>> TIBC 331 250-450

> >>> % sat 42 20-50

> >>> UIBC 193 110-370

> >>> Ferritin 37 20-380

> >>> FT3 372 230-420

> >>> Ft4 1.0 .8-1.8

> >>> T3 Uptake 32.2 27.8-40.7

> >>> tsh .51 .4-4.5

> >>> estradiol 34 13-54

> >>> testosterone total 403 250-1100

> >>> testost free 101.2 35-155

> >>> testost.% free 2.51 1.5-2.2

> >>>

> >>> Started on gentle iron 2 pills daily.also i have been on testosterone for

2

> >>> years, 120mg injections weekly.when these were taken i was on 3 grains

erfa.

> >>>

> >>> Saliva 5/24/10 Diagnostechs

> >>>

> >>> Cortisol AM 23 13-24

> >>> noon 7 5-10

> >>> PM 6 3-8

> >>> midnight 17 1-4

> >>>

> >>> I do suffer from insomnia as well.isophos at night helps w low dose

melatonin.

> >>>

> >>> Saliva 6/24/10 ZRT labs

> >>>

> >>> Cortisol am 9.5 3.7-9.5

> >>> noon 3.0 1.2-3.0

> >>> eve 1.5 .6-1.9

> >>> night .7 .4-1.0

> >>> Blood spot zrt

> >>>

> >>> PSA 1.3<5.4

> >>> FT4 1.6 .7 - 2.5

> >>> FT3 4.1 2.5-6.5

> >>> TSH<.2 .5-3.0

> >>> TPO 27 0-150

> >>>

> >>> Bloods 6/24/10

> >>>

> >>> IGF 1 314 87-238

> >>> Vit d 52.4 32-100

> >>> Sex hormone binding 18.3 14.5-48

> >>> Ferritin 112 30-400

> >>>Reverse T3 363 90-350