Re: To sensitive to the ingredients in TRT Injections

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Greg Pope <fprappas@...> wrote:

> As far as allergies go, no, only seasonal hayfever, no skin ailments etc. No

food allergies. Not allergic to penicilin or any other drugs..

Well, that makes your reaction even more puzzling.

> I don't feel optimized.  I have not been the same after the

Armour reformulation. Went very hypo on the new armour.    I do better, but

not optimized on the Nature-Throid then on the new Armour.  I go by the FT3

and FT4 tests not the TSH.  MY RT3 is in check.  My FT3 was above range and my

FT4 was in the middle part of the range.

Have you considered Erfa from Canada? That's what I take. It's a possibility

that you are overmedicated; I know being hyper can make allergies worse, and

some break out in hives. Phil posted a link here to Dr. no's website

yesterday about what he considers optimal thyroid labs. I'd never seen the

combo of FT3 and total T4 used, but with my labs, it makes much more sense. I

simply could not get optimized using FT3 top of range or over and FT4 middle. I

believe that is too much thyroid for quite a few, and they are only able to

tolerate it because of the HC they're on. You can tolerate any amount if you

take more HC. You might try lowering your dose some; it might allow you to wean

off the HC. The fact that you don't feel right is also a clue that your dose is

off.

I'm guessing you've been advised that the average dose is 3-5 grains. I

disagree and feel most optimize between 1.5-3.0. My hubby is doing pretty good

on 2 grains. His FT3 was over range when he was on 2.5 grain. You might try

dropping a half grain to start and see if you feel better.

From: http://www.definitivemind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52

A useful target if considering primarily lab tests for optimizing thyroid

hormone is the following:

TSH <= 1.0

Free T3 between 3.3 to 3.9

Total T4 between 8-12

If at least one lab test is below these ranges, then a person may exhibit signs

of hypothyroidism.

T4 levels are important since the brain does its own conversion of T4 to T3. The

brain compartment can have different T4 and T3 levels than the rest of the body.

The brain and body are in two different compartments, separated by the blood

brain barrier. In Alzheimer's disease, brain thyroid levels are lower than the

rest of the body.

TSH is not as important a measurement compared to measuring Free T3 and Total

T4. If a person has some metabolic problem - including having heart disease,

diabetes, low iron, etc. then the nervous system cannot function well and TSH

will be abnormally low since the brain will have difficulty monitoring thyroid

hormone and making TSH.

Barb