Re: Help with new labs - I, anyone

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Lori,

I do think your FT4 is getting low, and seeing the trend, I think you don't

want it to continue. I recall that feeling " slow " when FT4 was at 0.8.

Perhaps you could do 250mg for 3 days, then 200 3 days, and 150 for a week,

OR do 250 for 1/2 a week to 1 week and then 200 the next week; then get

labs again (since you are pregnant, if I'm not mistaken). 300 to 150 is a

significant drop. I'm not sure if you can monitor by pulse rate when

pregnant, to see if you feel hyper. I know that whenever I reduce, I feel a

little lift for a day or two after, though not a surge, and then I settle

down to an even keel, so I know that I've done well with my own dose

reductions.

I have to say I have limited experience, and these are just my suggestions

-- so please use your judgement! You have been doing well.

At 08:24 PM 8/29/2003, you wrote:

>I just had more blood work done yesterday. Here is the latest:

>

>8-28-03

>FT3 - 3.84 (range 1.7 - 3.7)

>FT4 - 1.0 (range .7 - 1.9)

>TSH - 0.01 (range .3 - 5.0)