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

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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.

>

>