Hi NIck I need your advice if possible.

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I have posted my basic test results below. I am not on any Thyroid meds now or in the past.My theory is that my thyroid works quite well and produces T3 and T4 in the right concentrations but I am suffering from FT4/RT3 conversion and sensitivity issues.Could my thyroid be somewhat normal in producing T4/T3 but the main problem be this mis-conversion of T4 to RT3 due to 20 years of vegetarianism causing chronic low ferritin levels plus the significant stress upon me in the last 5 years combining to produce resistance in the cell receptors?If so is it conceivable that I can realistically expect to support adrenals hopefully with Adaptogens, continue to raise my ferritin levels with iron tabs, clear my RT3 with T3 only in 12 or so weeks THEN wean off the T3 after clearance allowing my then supported adrenals and ferritin levels to promote normal function of conversion of T4 to T3 by my thyroid once again? Do you think I have a chance of working this with SRT3?What Adaoptogens actually work? Kind regardsWayne Range February May June July/AugRenin3 -- 403264+Aldosterone100-950190440Aldosterone/Renin ratio2--7567Red Cell Folate Assay545-33708695562343THS0.4-4.0010.71.1 0.9Free T410 - 2017 19Free T32.8 - 6.85 4.8Anti Thyroglobulin Ab<6039 42Anti Thyroid Peroxidase Ab<6018 43Red Cell Porphryn0--900430530Reverse T3 170--450 462+449Serum Leptin2.0 - 5.62.4Sodium137 - 147142140 140Potassium3.5 - 5.04.44.4 4.8Serum Ferritin Assay20-3204842 60 / 4061/ 55Iron10--331829 17 / 1832/ 25Transferrin IBC45 - 70 69 / 6171/ 68Transferrin Saturation %16 - 50 25 / /2945/ 37Serum Vit B12 Assay162-811 888+354453Red cell Magnesium5.2-7.55.4Here are my recent saliva labs (19 July 10)Cortisol8am 43.2 H (6.0 – 42.0) nmol/LMidday 3.4 (0.0 – 11.0) nmol/L 4pm 3.8 (2.0 – 11.0) nmol/L8pm 3.2 (1.0 – 8.0) nmol/LDaily total 53.6 (11.0 – 76.0) nmol/LMidnight 3.1 (0.0 – 5.0) extra test added nmol/LDHEAS am 7.3 (5.0 – 30.0) nmol/LDHEAS/Cortisol am ratio 0.17 L (0.20 – 0.60) ratioMelatonin Midnight 10 (10 – 40) pg/mLProgesterone (P4) 139 <159 pmol/LTestosterone 370 (100 – 720) pmol/LEstrogensEstradiol (E2) 5.0 <6 pmol/LEstrone (E1) 23.0 H (9.6 – 20.0) pg/mLEstriol (E3) <1.0 (0.00 – 25.0) pg/mLE3/[E2+E1] 0.04 L .1.0 RatioP4/E2 Ratio 27.8 (4.0 – 108.0) RatioIodine was in normal range

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>If so is it conceivable that I can realistically expect to support

>adrenals hopefully with Adaptogens, continue to raise my ferritin levels

>with iron tabs, clear my RT3 with T3 only in 12 or so weeks THEN wean

>off the T3 after clearance allowing my then supported adrenals and

>ferritin levels to promote normal function of conversion of T4 to T3 by

>my thyroid once again?

It is not impossible, I have not seen many people achieve it though

You can sort out iron and adrenals, go T3 only until you clear and

then try tapering down and see what happens, if you get worse again

then just taper back up

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>Do you think I have a chance of working this with SRT3?

It's a lot easier with standard T3, you need a lot of dose changes,

every week for possibly 14 weeks, and that is so much easier with

standard release T3 that you can take more or less of.

Nick