Re: Question for those who have tried to add T4 again

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As long as the ratio doesn't go too low again a little bit of RT3 is not

harmful. But remember it takeds 6-8 WEEKS for T4 to build anbd start

converting to either T3 or RT3. So I would raise it very slowly.

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> Hi everyone

> I am trying to add a little bit of naturethroid back into my T3 regimen, now

that I am having some luck with a paleo type of diet

> Now I am on 60 mcg of T3 plus 1/2 grain of naturethroid. So far I am

noticing an improvement in my hypo symptoms, but it has only been a week since I

started the naturethroid. I am still tired during the day, though, and I would

like to add more to see if I can convert.

> Here are my questions:

>

> Should I stay where I am for now for a while, to get my body adjusted to the

T4? I don't want to push it and crash...

>

> How long does it take to see if my body rejects the T4?

>

> How much T4 should I add back in?

>

> On my last RT3 tests my RT3 level was actually below normal. Does this mean I

have a littile bit of wiggle room? Meaning, if the T4 does convert to Rt3, it

might be simply back into the " normal " range for me, and therefor, okay?

>

>

> Thanks

> Liz

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I know all Val wanna say to me is "DON'T TAKE T4!" but I am trying this treatment plan by my new doc, Dr. Hertoghe now, so... I changed my 65 mcg of t3 to 120 mg ERFA Thyroid. I did an rT3 test today and will get the restults in 1+ week. I look forward to that. Wonder what the ratio is like., with your level of experience, how dangerous would you say it is to be on 2 grains of ERFA Thyroid, considering this is 20% T3 and 80% T4 roughly? Speaking of rT3 conversion and all...I was on T4 and just T4 in 2008 and into 2009. I did feel strange and bad, but, I never had a lot of heart arrhythmias and such on T4-only. I only got strange "laziness attacks" every evening, which made me flat out lie on my couch for 1 to 4 hours straight. I suspect LOW CORTISOL at the time.I know I asked you, Val, about

the FT3/rT3 ratio: If it's possible to NOT have problems if the ratio is less than 20 and you said it's impossible. Does this mean I _must_ have some of the problems I have now because my ratio is 19ish? (Last time I checked, almsot 6 weeks ago...)I must say all of this interests me A LOT, cause it's my LIFE we're talking about here...Best Regards, - Shaking into the night... (not a good thing imo!)

> Hi everyone

> I am trying to add a little bit of naturethroid back into my T3 regimen, now that I am having some luck with a paleo type of diet

> Now I am on 60 mcg of T3 plus 1/2 grain of naturethroid. So far I am noticing an improvement in my hypo symptoms, but it has only been a week since I started the naturethroid. I am still tired during the day, though, and I would like to add more to see if I can convert.

> Here are my questions:

>

> Should I stay where I am for now for a while, to get my body adjusted to the T4? I don't want to push it and crash...

>

> How long does it take to see if my body rejects the T4?

>

> How much T4 should I add back in?

>

> On my last RT3 tests my RT3 level was actually below normal. Does this mean I have a littile bit of wiggle room? Meaning, if the T4 does convert to Rt3, it might be simply back into the "normal" range for me, and therefor, okay?

>

>

> Thanks

> Liz

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>

>

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>

> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.

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Oh it is not dangerous at all. and you hAVE raised iron quite a bit

over this time so MAYBE you will be fine and not make too much RT3 now.

But this si a guess. Many of us go right back to making too much RT3

and that is not a guess. Time wil tell and there is little point

speculating.

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http://faqhelp.webs.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

http://artisticgrooming.net/

I know all Val wanna say to me is "DON'T TAKE T4!" but I am

trying this treatment plan by my new doc, Dr. Hertoghe now, so... I

changed my 65 mcg of t3 to 120 mg ERFA Thyroid. I did an rT3 test today

and will get the restults in 1+ week. I look forward to that. Wonder

what the ratio is like.

, with your level of experience, how dangerous would

you say it is to be on 2 grains of ERFA Thyroid, considering this is

20% T3 and 80% T4 roughly? Speaking of rT3 conversion and all...

I was on T4 and just T4 in 2008 and into 2009. I did feel

strange and bad, but, I never had a lot of heart arrhythmias and such

on T4-only. I only got strange "laziness attacks" every evening, which

made me flat out lie on my couch for 1 to 4 hours straight. I suspect

LOW CORTISOL at the time.

I know I asked you, Val, about the FT3/rT3 ratio: If it's

possible to NOT have problems if the ratio is less than 20 and you said

it's impossible. Does this mean I _must_ have some of the problems I

have now because my ratio is 19ish? (Last time I checked, almsot 6

weeks ago...)

I must say all of this interests me A LOT, cause it's my

LIFE we're talking about here...

Best Regards,

- Shaking into the night... (not a good thing imo!)

> Hi everyone

> I am trying to add a little bit of naturethroid back into my T3

regimen, now that I am having some luck with a paleo type of diet

> Now I am on 60 mcg of T3 plus 1/2 grain of naturethroid. So far I

am noticing an improvement in my hypo symptoms, but it has only been a

week since I started the naturethroid. I am still tired during the day,

though, and I would like to add more to see if I can convert.

> Here are my questions:

>

> Should I stay where I am for now for a while, to get my body

adjusted to the T4? I don't want to push it and crash...

>

> How long does it take to see if my body rejects the T4?

>

> How much T4 should I add back in?

>

> On my last RT3 tests my RT3 level was actually below normal. Does

this mean I have a littile bit of wiggle room? Meaning, if the T4 does

convert to Rt3, it might be simply back into the "normal" range for me,

and therefor, okay?

>

>

> Thanks

> Liz

>

>

>

>

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

>

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

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

doctor.

[Guest guest]

Hi Val

Thanks for the reply. Does it always take that long (6-8 weeks)? I suppose I

will have to wait 6 weeks to add any more then. So any initial improvement now

is probably from the T3 in the naturethroid, right?

Thanks

Liz

> > Hi everyone

> > I am trying to add a little bit of naturethroid back into my T3 regimen, now

that I am having some luck with a paleo type of diet

> > Now I am on 60 mcg of T3 plus 1/2 grain of naturethroid. So far I am

noticing an improvement in my hypo symptoms, but it has only been a week since I

started the naturethroid. I am still tired during the day, though, and I would

like to add more to see if I can convert.

> > Here are my questions:

> >

> > Should I stay where I am for now for a while, to get my body adjusted to the

T4? I don't want to push it and crash...

> >

> > How long does it take to see if my body rejects the T4?

> >

> > How much T4 should I add back in?

> >

> > On my last RT3 tests my RT3 level was actually below normal. Does this mean

I have a littile bit of wiggle room? Meaning, if the T4 does convert to Rt3, it

might be simply back into the " normal " range for me, and therefor, okay?

> >

> >

> > Thanks

> > Liz

> >

> >

> >

> >

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

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

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Probably.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

http://faqhelp.webs.com/

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

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

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

http://artisticgrooming.net/

> Hi Val

> Thanks for the reply. Does it always take that long (6-8 weeks)? I suppose I

will have to wait 6 weeks to add any more then. So any initial improvement now

is probably from the T3 in the naturethroid, right?

> Thanks

> Liz

>

>

>>

>>> Hi everyone

>>> I am trying to add a little bit of naturethroid back into my T3 regimen, now

that I am having some luck with a paleo type of diet

>>> Now I am on 60 mcg of T3 plus 1/2 grain of naturethroid. So far I am

noticing an improvement in my hypo symptoms, but it has only been a week since I

started the naturethroid. I am still tired during the day, though, and I would

like to add more to see if I can convert.

>>> Here are my questions:

>>>

>>> Should I stay where I am for now for a while, to get my body adjusted to the

T4? I don't want to push it and crash...

>>>

>>> How long does it take to see if my body rejects the T4?

>>>

>>> How much T4 should I add back in?

>>>

>>> On my last RT3 tests my RT3 level was actually below normal. Does this mean

I have a littile bit of wiggle room? Meaning, if the T4 does convert to Rt3, it

might be simply back into the " normal " range for me, and therefor, okay?

>>>

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>> Liz

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

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

>>>

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

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

[Guest guest]

>, with your level of experience, how dangerous would you say it is to be

on 2 grains of ERFA Thyroid, considering this is 20% T3 and 80% T4 roughly?

Speaking of rT3 conversion and all...

The biggest potential problem with sitting on 2 grains is being under

medicated considering that the normal range for people to feel well is

3 to 5 grains (see STTM) and that 65 of T3 is equivalent to 2.5 grains

if you are converting will, equivalent to more grains if you don't

convert well.

You are in danger of being on the edge of hypo still.

Nick

[Guest guest]

>, with your level of experience, how dangerous would you say it is to be

on 2 grains of ERFA Thyroid, considering this is 20% T3 and 80% T4 roughly?

Speaking of rT3 conversion and all...

The biggest potential problem with sitting on 2 grains is being under

medicated considering that the normal range for people to feel well is

3 to 5 grains (see STTM) and that 65 of T3 is equivalent to 2.5 grains

if you are converting will, equivalent to more grains if you don't

convert well.

You are in danger of being on the edge of hypo still.

Nick

[Guest guest]

>, with your level of experience, how dangerous would you say it is to be

on 2 grains of ERFA Thyroid, considering this is 20% T3 and 80% T4 roughly?

Speaking of rT3 conversion and all...

The biggest potential problem with sitting on 2 grains is being under

medicated considering that the normal range for people to feel well is

3 to 5 grains (see STTM) and that 65 of T3 is equivalent to 2.5 grains

if you are converting will, equivalent to more grains if you don't

convert well.

You are in danger of being on the edge of hypo still.

Nick

[Guest guest]

Thanks for chippin' in here Nick..Yeah, I don't feel that 2 grains is all that much either, and my blood samples don't show that I am hyper. But I could have problems tolerating 2 grains of ERFA Thyroid due to low Ferritin. It's only 31. WILL FERRITIN SINK IF I DRAW TOO MUCH BLOOD TOO OFTEN??? As you know, I've done blood samples quite often in the past year or so. Trying to find out what's up/what's wrong with me!I just got electrolytes from yesterday: Sodium 140, Potassium 4.2, they all look fine! So I am not shaking (my main symptom right now) because of that! Why do You recon I am "vibrating" Nick? :\ It's mainly in my legs, mostly right, but also in the rest of my body..Hertoghes assistant told me to quite taking 5 mcg T3 before bedtime, so I did, last night. Don't notice much difference today other than I

feel a bit more hypo today than I did yesterday. I do think I need more ERFA Thyroid, but something is causing me to shake! :pDon't know if it's dangerous to shake but it doesn't feel good. My Hematocrit is up to 54 (getting higher) and I have a 17.5 Hemoglobin, and a lot of reds. So I am NOT anemic!Maybe Hertoghe is right.. Maybe I just need to correct all my hormones (Growth, DHEA, etc.) before the Thyroid hormones will start working properly again. Such a puzzle...

>, with your level of experience, how dangerous would you say it is to be on 2 grains of ERFA Thyroid, considering this is 20% T3 and 80% T4 roughly? Speaking of rT3 conversion and all...

The biggest potential problem with sitting on 2 grains is being under

medicated considering that the normal range for people to feel well is

3 to 5 grains (see STTM) and that 65 of T3 is equivalent to 2.5 grains

if you are converting will, equivalent to more grains if you don't

convert well.

You are in danger of being on the edge of hypo still.

 

Nick

[Guest guest]

Thanks for chippin' in here Nick..Yeah, I don't feel that 2 grains is all that much either, and my blood samples don't show that I am hyper. But I could have problems tolerating 2 grains of ERFA Thyroid due to low Ferritin. It's only 31. WILL FERRITIN SINK IF I DRAW TOO MUCH BLOOD TOO OFTEN??? As you know, I've done blood samples quite often in the past year or so. Trying to find out what's up/what's wrong with me!I just got electrolytes from yesterday: Sodium 140, Potassium 4.2, they all look fine! So I am not shaking (my main symptom right now) because of that! Why do You recon I am "vibrating" Nick? :\ It's mainly in my legs, mostly right, but also in the rest of my body..Hertoghes assistant told me to quite taking 5 mcg T3 before bedtime, so I did, last night. Don't notice much difference today other than I

feel a bit more hypo today than I did yesterday. I do think I need more ERFA Thyroid, but something is causing me to shake! :pDon't know if it's dangerous to shake but it doesn't feel good. My Hematocrit is up to 54 (getting higher) and I have a 17.5 Hemoglobin, and a lot of reds. So I am NOT anemic!Maybe Hertoghe is right.. Maybe I just need to correct all my hormones (Growth, DHEA, etc.) before the Thyroid hormones will start working properly again. Such a puzzle...

>, with your level of experience, how dangerous would you say it is to be on 2 grains of ERFA Thyroid, considering this is 20% T3 and 80% T4 roughly? Speaking of rT3 conversion and all...

The biggest potential problem with sitting on 2 grains is being under

medicated considering that the normal range for people to feel well is

3 to 5 grains (see STTM) and that 65 of T3 is equivalent to 2.5 grains

if you are converting will, equivalent to more grains if you don't

convert well.

You are in danger of being on the edge of hypo still.

 

Nick

[Guest guest]

Thanks for chippin' in here Nick..Yeah, I don't feel that 2 grains is all that much either, and my blood samples don't show that I am hyper. But I could have problems tolerating 2 grains of ERFA Thyroid due to low Ferritin. It's only 31. WILL FERRITIN SINK IF I DRAW TOO MUCH BLOOD TOO OFTEN??? As you know, I've done blood samples quite often in the past year or so. Trying to find out what's up/what's wrong with me!I just got electrolytes from yesterday: Sodium 140, Potassium 4.2, they all look fine! So I am not shaking (my main symptom right now) because of that! Why do You recon I am "vibrating" Nick? :\ It's mainly in my legs, mostly right, but also in the rest of my body..Hertoghes assistant told me to quite taking 5 mcg T3 before bedtime, so I did, last night. Don't notice much difference today other than I

feel a bit more hypo today than I did yesterday. I do think I need more ERFA Thyroid, but something is causing me to shake! :pDon't know if it's dangerous to shake but it doesn't feel good. My Hematocrit is up to 54 (getting higher) and I have a 17.5 Hemoglobin, and a lot of reds. So I am NOT anemic!Maybe Hertoghe is right.. Maybe I just need to correct all my hormones (Growth, DHEA, etc.) before the Thyroid hormones will start working properly again. Such a puzzle...

>, with your level of experience, how dangerous would you say it is to be on 2 grains of ERFA Thyroid, considering this is 20% T3 and 80% T4 roughly? Speaking of rT3 conversion and all...

The biggest potential problem with sitting on 2 grains is being under

medicated considering that the normal range for people to feel well is

3 to 5 grains (see STTM) and that 65 of T3 is equivalent to 2.5 grains

if you are converting will, equivalent to more grains if you don't

convert well.

You are in danger of being on the edge of hypo still.

 

Nick

[Guest guest]

>

>Yeah, I don't feel that 2 grains is all that much either, and my blood samples

don't show that I am hyper. But I could have problems tolerating 2 grains of

ERFA Thyroid due to low Ferritin. It's only 31. WILL FERRITIN SINK IF I DRAW TOO

MUCH BLOOD TOO OFTEN??? As you know, I've done blood samples quite often in the

past year or so. Trying to find out what's up/what's wrong with me!

Ferritin of 31 says you have either cleared what was causing a false

high and inflammation or have lost a lot of iron through being more

hypo since your thyroid dose has been dropped by Dr H (or some

combination of both).

Donating 0.5 litre of blood to the blood transfusion service will

lower Ferritin. How much blood at they taking for samples???

>

>I just got electrolytes from yesterday: Sodium 140, Potassium 4.2, they all

look fine! So I am not shaking (my main symptom right now) because of that! Why

do You recon I am " vibrating " Nick? :\ It's mainly in my legs, mostly right, but

also in the rest of my body..

Val says adrenal, sounds right to me. Have you tried stress dosing 5mg

to see what happens????

>

>Hertoghes assistant told me to quite taking 5 mcg T3 before bedtime, so I did,

last night. Don't notice much difference today other than I feel a bit more hypo

today than I did yesterday. I do think I need more ERFA Thyroid, but something

is causing me to shake!

5mg is not enough to make any difference either way

>Don't know if it's dangerous to shake but it doesn't feel good. My Hematocrit

is up to 54 (getting higher) and I have a 17.5 Hemoglobin, and a lot of reds. So

I am NOT anemic!

>Maybe Hertoghe is right.. Maybe I just need to correct all my hormones (Growth,

DHEA, etc.) before the Thyroid hormones will start working properly again. 

Maybe, getting Ferritin in place first sounds a good move, to keep

that you need to not be hypo.

New info from Val recently says that a " false high " on Ferritin can be

looked at from the % saturation figure, anything less than 35% is of

concern,

Nick

[Guest guest]

>

>Yeah, I don't feel that 2 grains is all that much either, and my blood samples

don't show that I am hyper. But I could have problems tolerating 2 grains of

ERFA Thyroid due to low Ferritin. It's only 31. WILL FERRITIN SINK IF I DRAW TOO

MUCH BLOOD TOO OFTEN??? As you know, I've done blood samples quite often in the

past year or so. Trying to find out what's up/what's wrong with me!

Ferritin of 31 says you have either cleared what was causing a false

high and inflammation or have lost a lot of iron through being more

hypo since your thyroid dose has been dropped by Dr H (or some

combination of both).

Donating 0.5 litre of blood to the blood transfusion service will

lower Ferritin. How much blood at they taking for samples???

>

>I just got electrolytes from yesterday: Sodium 140, Potassium 4.2, they all

look fine! So I am not shaking (my main symptom right now) because of that! Why

do You recon I am " vibrating " Nick? :\ It's mainly in my legs, mostly right, but

also in the rest of my body..

Val says adrenal, sounds right to me. Have you tried stress dosing 5mg

to see what happens????

>

>Hertoghes assistant told me to quite taking 5 mcg T3 before bedtime, so I did,

last night. Don't notice much difference today other than I feel a bit more hypo

today than I did yesterday. I do think I need more ERFA Thyroid, but something

is causing me to shake!

5mg is not enough to make any difference either way

>Don't know if it's dangerous to shake but it doesn't feel good. My Hematocrit

is up to 54 (getting higher) and I have a 17.5 Hemoglobin, and a lot of reds. So

I am NOT anemic!

>Maybe Hertoghe is right.. Maybe I just need to correct all my hormones (Growth,

DHEA, etc.) before the Thyroid hormones will start working properly again. 

Maybe, getting Ferritin in place first sounds a good move, to keep

that you need to not be hypo.

New info from Val recently says that a " false high " on Ferritin can be

looked at from the % saturation figure, anything less than 35% is of

concern,

Nick

[Guest guest]

>

>Yeah, I don't feel that 2 grains is all that much either, and my blood samples

don't show that I am hyper. But I could have problems tolerating 2 grains of

ERFA Thyroid due to low Ferritin. It's only 31. WILL FERRITIN SINK IF I DRAW TOO

MUCH BLOOD TOO OFTEN??? As you know, I've done blood samples quite often in the

past year or so. Trying to find out what's up/what's wrong with me!

Ferritin of 31 says you have either cleared what was causing a false

high and inflammation or have lost a lot of iron through being more

hypo since your thyroid dose has been dropped by Dr H (or some

combination of both).

Donating 0.5 litre of blood to the blood transfusion service will

lower Ferritin. How much blood at they taking for samples???

>

>I just got electrolytes from yesterday: Sodium 140, Potassium 4.2, they all

look fine! So I am not shaking (my main symptom right now) because of that! Why

do You recon I am " vibrating " Nick? :\ It's mainly in my legs, mostly right, but

also in the rest of my body..

Val says adrenal, sounds right to me. Have you tried stress dosing 5mg

to see what happens????

>

>Hertoghes assistant told me to quite taking 5 mcg T3 before bedtime, so I did,

last night. Don't notice much difference today other than I feel a bit more hypo

today than I did yesterday. I do think I need more ERFA Thyroid, but something

is causing me to shake!

5mg is not enough to make any difference either way

>Don't know if it's dangerous to shake but it doesn't feel good. My Hematocrit

is up to 54 (getting higher) and I have a 17.5 Hemoglobin, and a lot of reds. So

I am NOT anemic!

>Maybe Hertoghe is right.. Maybe I just need to correct all my hormones (Growth,

DHEA, etc.) before the Thyroid hormones will start working properly again. 

Maybe, getting Ferritin in place first sounds a good move, to keep

that you need to not be hypo.

New info from Val recently says that a " false high " on Ferritin can be

looked at from the % saturation figure, anything less than 35% is of

concern,

Nick

[Guest guest]

I am just reading this and still confused how to later test to see T3/RT3 ratio; are you not supposed to be off T3 meds 2 wks prior to testing?> Hi everyone> I am trying to add a little bit of naturethroid back into my T3 regimen, now that I am having some luck with a paleo type of diet> Now I am on 60 mcg of T3 plus 1/2 grain of naturethroid. So far I am noticing an improvement in my hypo symptoms, but it has only been a week since I started the naturethroid. I am still tired during the day, though, and I would like to add more to see if I can convert.> Here are my questions:>> Should I stay where I am for now for a while, to get my body adjusted to the T4? I don't want to push it and crash...>> How long does it take to see if my body rejects the T4?>> How much T4 should I add back in?>> On my last RT3 tests my RT3 level was actually below normal. Does this mean I have a littile bit of wiggle room? Meaning, if the T4

does convert to Rt3, it might be simply back into the "normal" range for me, and therefor, okay?>>> Thanks> Liz>>>>> ------------------------------------>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.

[Guest guest]

I am just reading this and still confused how to later test to see T3/RT3 ratio; are you not supposed to be off T3 meds 2 wks prior to testing?> Hi everyone> I am trying to add a little bit of naturethroid back into my T3 regimen, now that I am having some luck with a paleo type of diet> Now I am on 60 mcg of T3 plus 1/2 grain of naturethroid. So far I am noticing an improvement in my hypo symptoms, but it has only been a week since I started the naturethroid. I am still tired during the day, though, and I would like to add more to see if I can convert.> Here are my questions:>> Should I stay where I am for now for a while, to get my body adjusted to the T4? I don't want to push it and crash...>> How long does it take to see if my body rejects the T4?>> How much T4 should I add back in?>> On my last RT3 tests my RT3 level was actually below normal. Does this mean I have a littile bit of wiggle room? Meaning, if the T4

does convert to Rt3, it might be simply back into the "normal" range for me, and therefor, okay?>>> Thanks> Liz>>>>> ------------------------------------>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.

[Guest guest]

I am just reading this and still confused how to later test to see T3/RT3 ratio; are you not supposed to be off T3 meds 2 wks prior to testing?> Hi everyone> I am trying to add a little bit of naturethroid back into my T3 regimen, now that I am having some luck with a paleo type of diet> Now I am on 60 mcg of T3 plus 1/2 grain of naturethroid. So far I am noticing an improvement in my hypo symptoms, but it has only been a week since I started the naturethroid. I am still tired during the day, though, and I would like to add more to see if I can convert.> Here are my questions:>> Should I stay where I am for now for a while, to get my body adjusted to the T4? I don't want to push it and crash...>> How long does it take to see if my body rejects the T4?>> How much T4 should I add back in?>> On my last RT3 tests my RT3 level was actually below normal. Does this mean I have a littile bit of wiggle room? Meaning, if the T4

does convert to Rt3, it might be simply back into the "normal" range for me, and therefor, okay?>>> Thanks> Liz>>>>> ------------------------------------>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.

[Guest guest]

>

>I am just reading this and still confused how to later test to see T3/RT3

ratio; are you not supposed to be off T3 meds 2 wks prior to testing?

No

If you need thyroid hormone you can't come off it for tests

Nick

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for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

www.thyroid-rt3.com

[Guest guest]

>

>I am just reading this and still confused how to later test to see T3/RT3

ratio; are you not supposed to be off T3 meds 2 wks prior to testing?

No

If you need thyroid hormone you can't come off it for tests

Nick

--

for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

www.thyroid-rt3.com

[Guest guest]

How is your B12? I know that in my case, this is an issue for me that I think is

causing a lot of problems that I am only just now realizing. You probably

already know all of that.

Liz