Re: Input on Recent Labs Please

[Guest guest]

> I'm wondering if 87.5 t3 is just a tad too much for me. Does EVERYONE have to

be over range on t3 only to feel well? Is near the very top good enough if your

temps are good and you feel well on that dose?

Kathleen, I think it varies whether one needs to be slightly over range on FT3

or not; probably due to different forms and severities of resistance. If I'd

found a dose I felt well on I'd stick with it.

>

> Got my latest thyroid labs:

>

> 87.5 t3, did not take ANY meds prior to test, including HC

> Labs done 10 hours after last dose of t3.

>

> ft3 5.1 (1.6 - 5.6)

> ft4 <.3 (.8 - 1.6)

> TSH .011 (.40 - 4.51)

>

> Problem is, this is the 2nd time I've tried to go up to 87.5 and both times I

feel SUPER anxious, jittery, panicky to the point I feel CRAZY, basals 98.3

during non-luteal phase, temps jump to 99 or 99.1 one hour after up, then crash

later, as low as 98.0 sometimes, pulse going up to 88.

>

> If I stress dose, then temps jump to 98.8. Seems like I don't have enough

cortisol to handle 87.5 even though I take 40 HC OR is 87.5 just too much for

me?

>

> On 75, I still feel hypo.

>

> I'm wondering if 87.5 t3 is just a tad too much for me. Does EVERYONE have to

be over range on t3 only to feel well? Is near the very top good enough if your

temps are good and you feel well on that dose?

>

> Some people just go by temps and in that case, they don't even know what their

labs are.

>

> Or do I just need more HC temporarily until my body/adrenals get used to the

87.5? Hate to take more than 40 HC, though.

>

> I dropped to 81.25 for 2 days and today my temps are looking more normal:

>

> basal 98.1

> temp 1 hour after up -- 98.6

> temp at 3 hours - 98.4

>

> I was still feeling horribly jacked and anxious 1 hour after up. However, BP

was rising on standing and temps were okay, so I didn't stress dose, just rode

it out.

>

> Any advise appreciated.

>

> Kathleen

>

[Guest guest]

The other thing is this lab's range for ft3 is much higher cutoff than Quest,

although ft4 and tsh is almost the same and their other ranges are all the same

for my other tests. I suspect that Quest just uses a lower cutoff for ft3 and

that if I tested at quest again I would get the same number and be over range

for sure.

Soooo, maybe I AM over range and I do need a tad less to feel well. Will be

going by temps for now.

Also, the more I read, I also think: (1) HC is too high now that I've cleared

and (2) I need estrogen!!! I just started this week so will see how it goes but

I really think I have cleared and high SHBG put already borderline estrogen in

the gutter.

THanks, Margery,

Kathleen

> >

> > Got my latest thyroid labs:

> >

> > 87.5 t3, did not take ANY meds prior to test, including HC

> > Labs done 10 hours after last dose of t3.

> >

> > ft3 5.1 (1.6 - 5.6)

> > ft4 <.3 (.8 - 1.6)

> > TSH .011 (.40 - 4.51)

> >

> > Problem is, this is the 2nd time I've tried to go up to 87.5 and both times

I feel SUPER anxious, jittery, panicky to the point I feel CRAZY, basals 98.3

during non-luteal phase, temps jump to 99 or 99.1 one hour after up, then crash

later, as low as 98.0 sometimes, pulse going up to 88.

> >

> > If I stress dose, then temps jump to 98.8. Seems like I don't have enough

cortisol to handle 87.5 even though I take 40 HC OR is 87.5 just too much for

me?

> >

> > On 75, I still feel hypo.

> >

> > I'm wondering if 87.5 t3 is just a tad too much for me. Does EVERYONE have

to be over range on t3 only to feel well? Is near the very top good enough if

your temps are good and you feel well on that dose?

> >

> > Some people just go by temps and in that case, they don't even know what

their labs are.

> >

> > Or do I just need more HC temporarily until my body/adrenals get used to the

87.5? Hate to take more than 40 HC, though.

> >

> > I dropped to 81.25 for 2 days and today my temps are looking more normal:

> >

> > basal 98.1

> > temp 1 hour after up -- 98.6

> > temp at 3 hours - 98.4

> >

> > I was still feeling horribly jacked and anxious 1 hour after up. However, BP

was rising on standing and temps were okay, so I didn't stress dose, just rode

it out.

> >

> > Any advise appreciated.

> >

> > Kathleen

> >

>

[Guest guest]

The other thing is this lab's range for ft3 is much higher cutoff than Quest,

although ft4 and tsh is almost the same and their other ranges are all the same

for my other tests. I suspect that Quest just uses a lower cutoff for ft3 and

that if I tested at quest again I would get the same number and be over range

for sure.

Soooo, maybe I AM over range and I do need a tad less to feel well. Will be

going by temps for now.

Also, the more I read, I also think: (1) HC is too high now that I've cleared

and (2) I need estrogen!!! I just started this week so will see how it goes but

I really think I have cleared and high SHBG put already borderline estrogen in

the gutter.

THanks, Margery,

Kathleen

> >

> > Got my latest thyroid labs:

> >

> > 87.5 t3, did not take ANY meds prior to test, including HC

> > Labs done 10 hours after last dose of t3.

> >

> > ft3 5.1 (1.6 - 5.6)

> > ft4 <.3 (.8 - 1.6)

> > TSH .011 (.40 - 4.51)

> >

> > Problem is, this is the 2nd time I've tried to go up to 87.5 and both times

I feel SUPER anxious, jittery, panicky to the point I feel CRAZY, basals 98.3

during non-luteal phase, temps jump to 99 or 99.1 one hour after up, then crash

later, as low as 98.0 sometimes, pulse going up to 88.

> >

> > If I stress dose, then temps jump to 98.8. Seems like I don't have enough

cortisol to handle 87.5 even though I take 40 HC OR is 87.5 just too much for

me?

> >

> > On 75, I still feel hypo.

> >

> > I'm wondering if 87.5 t3 is just a tad too much for me. Does EVERYONE have

to be over range on t3 only to feel well? Is near the very top good enough if

your temps are good and you feel well on that dose?

> >

> > Some people just go by temps and in that case, they don't even know what

their labs are.

> >

> > Or do I just need more HC temporarily until my body/adrenals get used to the

87.5? Hate to take more than 40 HC, though.

> >

> > I dropped to 81.25 for 2 days and today my temps are looking more normal:

> >

> > basal 98.1

> > temp 1 hour after up -- 98.6

> > temp at 3 hours - 98.4

> >

> > I was still feeling horribly jacked and anxious 1 hour after up. However, BP

was rising on standing and temps were okay, so I didn't stress dose, just rode

it out.

> >

> > Any advise appreciated.

> >

> > Kathleen

> >

>

[Guest guest]

The other thing is this lab's range for ft3 is much higher cutoff than Quest,

although ft4 and tsh is almost the same and their other ranges are all the same

for my other tests. I suspect that Quest just uses a lower cutoff for ft3 and

that if I tested at quest again I would get the same number and be over range

for sure.

Soooo, maybe I AM over range and I do need a tad less to feel well. Will be

going by temps for now.

Also, the more I read, I also think: (1) HC is too high now that I've cleared

and (2) I need estrogen!!! I just started this week so will see how it goes but

I really think I have cleared and high SHBG put already borderline estrogen in

the gutter.

THanks, Margery,

Kathleen

> >

> > Got my latest thyroid labs:

> >

> > 87.5 t3, did not take ANY meds prior to test, including HC

> > Labs done 10 hours after last dose of t3.

> >

> > ft3 5.1 (1.6 - 5.6)

> > ft4 <.3 (.8 - 1.6)

> > TSH .011 (.40 - 4.51)

> >

> > Problem is, this is the 2nd time I've tried to go up to 87.5 and both times

I feel SUPER anxious, jittery, panicky to the point I feel CRAZY, basals 98.3

during non-luteal phase, temps jump to 99 or 99.1 one hour after up, then crash

later, as low as 98.0 sometimes, pulse going up to 88.

> >

> > If I stress dose, then temps jump to 98.8. Seems like I don't have enough

cortisol to handle 87.5 even though I take 40 HC OR is 87.5 just too much for

me?

> >

> > On 75, I still feel hypo.

> >

> > I'm wondering if 87.5 t3 is just a tad too much for me. Does EVERYONE have

to be over range on t3 only to feel well? Is near the very top good enough if

your temps are good and you feel well on that dose?

> >

> > Some people just go by temps and in that case, they don't even know what

their labs are.

> >

> > Or do I just need more HC temporarily until my body/adrenals get used to the

87.5? Hate to take more than 40 HC, though.

> >

> > I dropped to 81.25 for 2 days and today my temps are looking more normal:

> >

> > basal 98.1

> > temp 1 hour after up -- 98.6

> > temp at 3 hours - 98.4

> >

> > I was still feeling horribly jacked and anxious 1 hour after up. However, BP

was rising on standing and temps were okay, so I didn't stress dose, just rode

it out.

> >

> > Any advise appreciated.

> >

> > Kathleen

> >

>