Sittin on the fence is PANICKING

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Elaine

Blood tests came back and methomercazole hasn't brought down T3 and T4 and TSH

is even more suppressed. Have been put on higher dose of Methomer.

Previously 30 mg per day for 2 weeks

Now been put on 45mg for the next week to see what happens. All blood counts

were fine. Antibodies still to come.

July blood test

T4 32 (range 10-20)

T3 9 (Range 3.5-6.5

TSH 0.017 (RANGE .35-5.0

August blood test on 30mg Methomerc.(today)

T4 37 (range 10-20)

T3 11.21 (range 3.5-6.5)

TSH 0.007 (range .35-5.0)

Now starting on 45 mg per day

I feel all jumbled up now.

I have been dragging myself around for 2 weeks on 30mg thinking I was more

hyper, only to find the blood tests say I'm more hyper and need more drugs.

I felt so bad last night that I halved my dose for the evening and felt great

today.

Whats going on? Help!!!! I'm going nuts!

Liz

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Sorry: When i was saying that I am jumbled up, I meant that I have been feeling

hypo not hyper on 30mg and now I have to take 45mg. I'm going nuts.

Liz

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liz.jameson@...

Sittin on the fence is PANICKING

Elaine

Blood tests came back and methomercazole hasn't brought down T3 and T4 and TSH

is even more suppressed. Have been put on higher dose of Methomer.

Previously 30 mg per day for 2 weeks

Now been put on 45mg for the next week to see what happens. All blood counts

were fine. Antibodies still to come.

July blood test

T4 32 (range 10-20)

T3 9 (Range 3.5-6.5

TSH 0.017 (RANGE .35-5.0

August blood test on 30mg Methomerc.(today)

T4 37 (range 10-20)

T3 11.21 (range 3.5-6.5)

TSH 0.007 (range .35-5.0)

Now starting on 45 mg per day

I feel all jumbled up now.

I have been dragging myself around for 2 weeks on 30mg thinking I was more

hyper, only to find the blood tests say I'm more hyper and need more drugs.

I felt so bad last night that I halved my dose for the evening and felt great

today.

Whats going on? Help!!!! I'm going nuts!

Liz

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liz.jameson@...

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On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 16:54:34 +1000 " on "

writes:

> Sorry: When i was saying that I am jumbled up, I meant that I have

> been feeling hypo not hyper on 30mg and now I have to take 45mg.

> I'm going nuts.

Thyroid does do dramatic stuff to us emotionally. A close friend/relative

of mine who's a psychiatrist though I was on the fast track for Graves

psychosis since I went untreated so long. If you have the time, try to

work on your mental health - go easy on yourself when it comes to getting

anything done beyond the basic minimums (e.g. housework), endorse

yourself mightily for anything you do get done, and (one of my favorites)

you may want to find a few good email sources for daily shots of humor

and inspiration (2 separate lists; haven't seen too much inspiring humor

;-).

I don't have your posting of the tests but wonder, was it Free T3 and T4

or Total? Don't even think of a dose increase unless you had the Free

testing, and even then, there may be other tests you should have first.

My eyes totally glaze over when people start to talk about stuff like TSH

receptors, etc., but therein may lie the answer for you.

Have a great weekend (or continue to in your case), Fay

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