Re: Just started T3 only...questions / T3 & iron timing

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Many people take their Cytomel sublingually, so don't have to worry about timing

it around the iron. Most T3's dissolve pretty quickly under the tongue, and

have very little flavor. I did have one U.S.-made brand that was rock-hard; I

had to crumble it up a little before I put it under my tongue.

Moderator Nick's website mentions sublingual dosing, here's a link:

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

There are several forms of iron, we've seen best results with iron bisglycinate,

here's links to two good ones:

http://www.iherb.com/Bluebonnet-Nutrition-Chelated-Iron-90-Vcaps/11571?at=0

and

http://www.amazon.com/Solgar-Gentle-Iron-veggie-caps/dp/B00013Z0QA/ref=sr_1_1?ie\

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=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1283475771&sr=8-1

We recommend 150-200 mg of elemental iron daily, taken in two separate doses.

Taking iron at the same time as some Vitamin C will help iron absorption.

(Starting a lot of iron can sometimes cause digestive upset; I started low and

tapered up to the recommended dose over about 2 weeks.)

We also recommend an " iron panel " test, in addition to the ferritin test.

(Because the ferritin test result can sometimes be falsely high from

inflammation or other causes). The iron panel will show % saturation, which

should be 35-45 for best thyroid utilization.

Hope this helps.

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> Back in July I had some more bloodwork which continued to show my Rt3 ratios

at Ft3/Rt3 2.6/287 or 9.1 (s/b 20 or higher I understand) and my T3/Ft3 another

time at 141/308 or 4.6 (s/b 4.6 or higher) .

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> After being on Naturethroid for 4 mos and not being able to raise w/out more

fibro pain, I decided to try t3 only.

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> My question is , is it normal to feel a great increase in heartbeat as we

increase t3? While my pulse seems okay even at 75, sometimes up to 90, I can

feel it very strongly throughout my body.

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> I also know that my ferritin is low and always has been. I have an rx for

iron to supplement. Do we need to really space that out from t3 like you do

Naturethroid?

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> Thanks,

> Jeanne

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> ps/. I am also feeling more hypo today , even my face is showing it with eye

swelling, but want to proceed slowly in raising t3. Any comments would be

appreciated

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