Re: What's wrong w/ me? I was feeling so good (Lab results)

[Guest guest]

-Here are my lab results from 2/17:

Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum is Free T3, right? If it is, then

that was 3.3 (2.3-4.2 range) Free t$ was 1.15 (0.61-1.76 range).

My ferritin was low back in Dec. We didn't recheck that in Feb. but

it was in the 30's in Dec. I've been taking iron daily. It needs

to be at 70, right? My doc thought 30 was fine so I didn't request

another test this last visit.

Do you need any other lab results?

Yes, I'm at 3 1/2 grains (210 mg.) I take 120 mg. in the AM, then 90

around 2:00 PM. I'm sleeping fine, in fact, that's all I want to

do. This is so much like I was before I felt so good.

I started feeling bad almost 3 weeks ago. I just felt drained,

thought I just needed to rest but it was a head cold coming on.

This was the first time I've not used Echinacea to help me get over

a cold and I've just been wiped out. I have a good day and then

it's bad for the next two. No energy, some brain fog (AGAIN, it had

gone away), headache. I've been over the head cold for a week now

but I feel bad, just like I did before the Armour.

I don't think I'm perimenopausal. I just turned 40 in January

though. The only hormone level I have right now is a high

testosterone level and DHEA was high. I haven't been able to

convince the doctor to run anymore hormonal tests. He thinks they

will all level out when I get my thyroid levels right.

What do you think I should do? Do you need more of my thyroid

results?

I appreciate your help very much!

Molly

-- In NaturalThyroidHormones , " loboshe "

wrote:

>

> Hi Molly. Don't feel bad--we've all been there before--when we

felt

> great, then BAMM...something new we had to figure out. And you

will!

>

> Am I understanding correctly that you are at 3 1/2 grains?

>

> Have you done labs recently, and if so, what was your free T3? How

> about your Ferritin--low Ferritin can cause the exact same

symptoms.

>

> What about female hormones?? Are you peri-meno, perhaps, which can

> cause similar symptoms?

>

> How long has the feel-bads been occuring? Did they start when the

> cold started, and when was that? Give us more details about when

it

> all started.

>

> A final area to explore are your adrenals. Have you tried the

pupil

> test mentioned in the ADRENALS folder? Do you have any problems

> sleeping at night?

>

> Janie

>

> > on my Armour and now, I'm feeling like I did last year this time

> > w/out Armour! I'm up to 210 mg. but I'm scared to move up

because

> I

> > think I read that when I get to 3 grains, I need to wait 4-5

weeks

> > before increasing. Is that right? I felt awful! I have had a

> head

> > cold but it's gone now. I ache, am tired, have a headache, no

> > energy and just feel bad. I was feeling so good and now.....

> >

> > HELP!!

> >

> > Molly

[Guest guest]

--

I would feel better if my ft4 was around 1.40 to 1.50. We are all

different though.

- In NaturalThyroidHormones , " hsmom1965 "

wrote:

>

> -Here are my lab results from 2/17:

> Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum is Free T3, right? If it is, then

> that was 3.3 (2.3-4.2 range) Free t$ was 1.15 (0.61-1.76 range).

>

> My ferritin was low back in Dec. We didn't recheck that in Feb.

but

> it was in the 30's in Dec. I've been taking iron daily. It needs

> to be at 70, right? My doc thought 30 was fine so I didn't

request

> another test this last visit.

>

> Do you need any other lab results?

>

> Yes, I'm at 3 1/2 grains (210 mg.) I take 120 mg. in the AM, then

90

> around 2:00 PM. I'm sleeping fine, in fact, that's all I want to

> do. This is so much like I was before I felt so good.

>

> I started feeling bad almost 3 weeks ago. I just felt drained,

> thought I just needed to rest but it was a head cold coming on.

> This was the first time I've not used Echinacea to help me get

over

> a cold and I've just been wiped out. I have a good day and then

> it's bad for the next two. No energy, some brain fog (AGAIN, it

had

> gone away), headache. I've been over the head cold for a week now

> but I feel bad, just like I did before the Armour.

>

> I don't think I'm perimenopausal. I just turned 40 in January

> though. The only hormone level I have right now is a high

> testosterone level and DHEA was high. I haven't been able to

> convince the doctor to run anymore hormonal tests. He thinks they

> will all level out when I get my thyroid levels right.

>

> What do you think I should do? Do you need more of my thyroid

> results?

>

> I appreciate your help very much!

>

> Molly

>

> -- In NaturalThyroidHormones , " loboshe "

> wrote:

> >

> > Hi Molly. Don't feel bad--we've all been there before--when we

> felt

> > great, then BAMM...something new we had to figure out. And you

> will!

> >

> > Am I understanding correctly that you are at 3 1/2 grains?

> >

> > Have you done labs recently, and if so, what was your free T3?

How

> > about your Ferritin--low Ferritin can cause the exact same

> symptoms.

> >

> > What about female hormones?? Are you peri-meno, perhaps, which

can

> > cause similar symptoms?

> >

> > How long has the feel-bads been occuring? Did they start when

the

> > cold started, and when was that? Give us more details about when

> it

> > all started.

> >

> > A final area to explore are your adrenals. Have you tried the

> pupil

> > test mentioned in the ADRENALS folder? Do you have any problems

> > sleeping at night?

> >

> > Janie

> >

> > > on my Armour and now, I'm feeling like I did last year this

time

> > > w/out Armour! I'm up to 210 mg. but I'm scared to move up

> because

> > I

> > > think I read that when I get to 3 grains, I need to wait 4-5

> weeks

> > > before increasing. Is that right? I felt awful! I have had

a

> > head

> > > cold but it's gone now. I ache, am tired, have a headache, no

> > > energy and just feel bad. I was feeling so good and now.....

> > >

> > > HELP!!

> > >

> > > Molly

[Guest guest]

It does look like you need to up your Armour. Most often, when you

find your optimal dose--the dose that removes all hypo symptoms--

your free T3 is at the top of range, if not over. Yours is only mid-

range.

Yes, your Ferritin was low enough last Dec. to correct it. Are you

taking enough iron, though? For example, I have to take 2-3 325 mg.

Ferrous Sulfate tablets to even begin to get it up to a good level.

Janie

>

> -Here are my lab results from 2/17:

> Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum is Free T3, right? If it is, then

> that was 3.3 (2.3-4.2 range) Free t$ was 1.15 (0.61-1.76 range).

>

> My ferritin was low back in Dec. We didn't recheck that in Feb.

but

> it was in the 30's in Dec. I've been taking iron daily. It needs

> to be at 70, right? My doc thought 30 was fine so I didn't

request

> another test this last visit.

>

>