Re: Trouble swallowing / temps

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This is somewhat outside my own experience, but here's my two cents: temps that

keep dropping below normal may indicate a need to increase T3. Moderator Nick's

web page " Do I Need To Increase? " says " Your target is an average temperature of

98.6F " , from:

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

It makes sense to me that this is true whether pre- or post-clearance.

I do not think there is a specific time span to become optimally dosed, I feel

it is more a process of inching up until hypo symptoms are relieved and

temperatures stay closer to target. Nick's website mentions post-clearance

adjustment; " You will be going through the dose finding process again " , from:

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

Pooling is a possibility; if it were me I'd have my FT3 tested to see if it was

too high (If I remember correctly, Val feels best with hers around 6.2.) But it

seems less likely that you'd see the temperature increases you report if you

were pooling; the temp increases instead look to me like you are utilizing the

T3.

You probably already know this, but it's worth mentioning how important it is to

watch temperature stability/adrenal status, and also ensure your iron is

adequate (ferritin 70-90, % saturation 35-45). See Nick's web page:

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

I feel these are also important both pre- and post-clearance.

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> > Dry mouth has several possible causes. I had it years ago as a side effect

from a medication I was on (mine was not thyroid-related). It went away after I

discontinued the medication.

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> > Here are some links to info about it:

> > http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/dry_mouth.htm

> > http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/dental-health-dry-mouth

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> > Hope this helps.

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