Re: My T3 levels are dropping!

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>

> For the very frist time my thyroid test results are showing that my

T3

> levels are out of range. I am experiencing tightness in my neck,

> shortness of breath and increased anxiety. This has only come

about

> since following this program. (I have Hashimoto's disease).

>

> I have also gained a couple of pounds back the last couple of days

even

> though I am being strict with my diet.

>

> What should I do? I read that low carb diets can have this effect

on

> T3 levels.

>

> I am on Synthorid. I know that that doesn't supply T3 hormone but I

> didn't run into this problem until now.

>

> Any advice? The tightness in my neck and shortness of breath is

very

> uncomfortable to live with.

Hi Sandy. The shortness of breath isn't only caused by the thyroid.

It can also be caused by detoxification. Your thyroid will go

through some changes, up and down, which are nothing to be concerned

about. There are many more toxins being circulated throughout the

body because candida and other bacteria are being killed off, and

other toxins are being removed.

Toxins make the cell membranes stiff/rigid so the thyroid and other

organs are less after to function, and hormones that are produced

aren't able to get into the cells where they are needed. Also

thyroid tests don't indicate what is going on in the cells

themselves, so they aren't very accurate.

Both thyroid and adrenal malfunction ares involved in many symptoms -

see this article which has a chart of symptoms:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/treat19.php

Also check out the kinds of thyroid tests Dr. Rind recommends so you

can get a better picture of what is happening: here's the test

section:http://www.drrind.com/thyroidscale.asp

Dr. Rind also discusses thyroid meds. Here's his website:

http://www.drrind.com/

The best, Bee

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> Hi Sandy. The shortness of breath isn't only caused by the

thyroid.

> It can also be caused by detoxification. Your thyroid will go

> through some changes, up and down, which are nothing to be

concerned

> about. There are many more toxins being circulated throughout the

> body because candida and other bacteria are being killed off, and

> other toxins are being removed.

>

> Toxins make the cell membranes stiff/rigid so the thyroid and other

> organs are less after to function, and hormones that are produced

> aren't able to get into the cells where they are needed. Also

> thyroid tests don't indicate what is going on in the cells

> themselves, so they aren't very accurate.

>

> Both thyroid and adrenal malfunction ares involved in many

symptoms -

> see this article which has a chart of symptoms:

> http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/treat19.php

>

> Also check out the kinds of thyroid tests Dr. Rind recommends so

you

> can get a better picture of what is happening: here's the test

> section:http://www.drrind.com/thyroidscale.asp

>

> Dr. Rind also discusses thyroid meds. Here's his website:

> http://www.drrind.com/

>

> The best, Bee

>

Bee,

So are you saying I should just sit tight for a bit? I was actually

thinking of talking to my doctor about adding a T3 medicine to my

Synthroid.

Sandy

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>

>

>

> > Hi Sandy. The shortness of breath isn't only caused by the

> thyroid.

> > It can also be caused by detoxification. Your thyroid will go

> > through some changes, up and down, which are nothing to be

> concerned

> > about. There are many more toxins being circulated throughout

the

> > body because candida and other bacteria are being killed off, and

> > other toxins are being removed.

> >

> > Toxins make the cell membranes stiff/rigid so the thyroid and

other

> > organs are less after to function, and hormones that are produced

> > aren't able to get into the cells where they are needed. Also

> > thyroid tests don't indicate what is going on in the cells

> > themselves, so they aren't very accurate.

> >

> > Both thyroid and adrenal malfunction ares involved in many

> symptoms -

> > see this article which has a chart of symptoms:

> > http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/treat19.php

> >

> > Also check out the kinds of thyroid tests Dr. Rind recommends so

> you

> > can get a better picture of what is happening: here's the test

> > section:http://www.drrind.com/thyroidscale.asp

> >

> > Dr. Rind also discusses thyroid meds. Here's his website:

> > http://www.drrind.com/

> >

> > The best, Bee

> >

> Bee,

>

> So are you saying I should just sit tight for a bit? I was

actually

> thinking of talking to my doctor about adding a T3 medicine to my

> Synthroid.

+++You can sit tight if you wish, or you can get the tests Dr. Rind

recommends. Then you will have a baseline to go by. In another 3

months you could get tested again, and over time your thyroid will

normalize.

Another member had TSH levels increase since starting on this

program, so that tells me the body is doing a lot of self

adjustment/rebalancing, etc.

Bee

>

> Sandy

>

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> +++You can sit tight if you wish, or you can get the tests Dr. Rind

> recommends. Then you will have a baseline to go by. In another 3

> months you could get tested again, and over time your thyroid will

> normalize.

> Bee

Bee, My doctor does run all the tests that Dr. Rind suggests and then

some. He runs a complete thyroid panel on me every month. I will be

tested again next week. Hopefully my levels will improve over the next

three months. So if you were me, you would hold off in adding any T3

until then? (I'm only on Synthroid now).

Thanks so much. This thyroid condition is so frustrating.

Sandy

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>

> Bee, My doctor does run all the tests that Dr. Rind suggests and

then

> some. He runs a complete thyroid panel on me every month. I will

be

> tested again next week. Hopefully my levels will improve over the

next

> three months. So if you were me, you would hold off in adding any

T3

> until then? (I'm only on Synthroid now).

>

> Thanks so much. This thyroid condition is so frustrating.

Hi Sandy. The thyroid is only one of many important organs in the

body that malfunction when you have candida, but more attention is

given to the thyroid by doctors than to some other important organs,

like the adrenals and liver.

Wait until after your test next week, depending upon the results it

may be important to also take natural thyroid instead of synthroid,

or in combination with synthroid. I take both since I have no

thyroid and my doctor put me on Synthroid for so long that my body

had trouble with the conversions.

Bee

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I'm not sure if I'm understanding this correctly, but Sandy, T3

replacement meds are cytomel (which I take and have upped to give me

an energy boost). Synthroid is T4.

-- In , " Bee " <beeisbuzzing2003@...> wrote:

>

>

> >

> > Bee, My doctor does run all the tests that Dr. Rind suggests and

> then

> > some. He runs a complete thyroid panel on me every month. I will

> be

> > tested again next week. Hopefully my levels will improve over the

> next

> > three months. So if you were me, you would hold off in adding any

> T3

> > until then? (I'm only on Synthroid now).

> >

> > Thanks so much. This thyroid condition is so frustrating.

>

> Hi Sandy. The thyroid is only one of many important organs in the

> body that malfunction when you have candida, but more attention is

> given to the thyroid by doctors than to some other important organs,

> like the adrenals and liver.

>

> Wait until after your test next week, depending upon the results it

> may be important to also take natural thyroid instead of synthroid,

> or in combination with synthroid. I take both since I have no

> thyroid and my doctor put me on Synthroid for so long that my body

> had trouble with the conversions.

>

> Bee

>

[Guest guest]

>

> I'm not sure if I'm understanding this correctly, but Sandy, T3

> replacement meds are cytomel (which I take and have upped to give me

> an energy boost). Synthroid is T4.

>

>

,

My TSH is pretty good. It's my T3 levels which have dropped way out

of range. So I am thinking of asking my doc put me on Cytomel and

hope that I don't get a reaction. Feeling like this is just awful.

I researched this a lot today and found that low carb diet can lower

your T3 levels. I don't know what to do. No wonder I haven't been

able to lose anymore weight. Low T3 puts the brakes on your

metabolism.

If I incrrease my carb intake can I get my T3 levels back up

naturally does anyone know?

Sandy

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> >

> > I'm not sure if I'm understanding this correctly, but Sandy, T3

> > replacement meds are cytomel (which I take and have upped to give me

> > an energy boost). Synthroid is T4.

> >

> >

>

> ,

>

> My TSH is pretty good. It's my T3 levels which have dropped way out

> of range. So I am thinking of asking my doc put me on Cytomel and

> hope that I don't get a reaction. Feeling like this is just awful.

>

> I researched this a lot today and found that low carb diet can lower

> your T3 levels. I don't know what to do. No wonder I haven't been

> able to lose anymore weight. Low T3 puts the brakes on your

> metabolism.

>

> If I incrrease my carb intake can I get my T3 levels back up

> naturally does anyone know?

>

> Sandy

I wonder if carbs can do that. I've been taking cytomel, 5mcg 3x a

day (up from only once a day) and it has done very little for me.

What kind of carbs are you thinking? I can't stand feeling this way

either, and in turn, my immune system slows down like mud and the

yeast grows like mad!

jessica

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> > If I increase my carb intake can I get my T3 levels back up

> > naturally does anyone know?

> >

> > Sandy

>

> I wonder if carbs can do that. I've been taking cytomel, 5mcg 3x a

> day (up from only once a day) and it has done very little for me.

> What kind of carbs are you thinking? I can't stand feeling this way

> either, and in turn, my immune system slows down like mud and the

> yeast grows like mad!

>

> jessica

>

,

I am hoping that by increasing my carb intake I will be able to bring

my T3 levels back up but I don't know if it will. Any thyroid

experts out there?

I was going to get it from vegetables. What else can we get it from

on this program? No grains, nuts, seeds, or dairy are allowed. Just

meat, vegetables, butter, fat and eggs. I don't know what to do. I

am so sorry that you feel so bad. It must be really hard on your

family. I have run out of sympathy from mine. I guess sticking with

me through benzo withdrawl was hard enough on them.

Sandy

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>

> I am hoping that by increasing my carb intake I will be able to bring

my T3 levels back up but I don't know if it will. Any thyroid

experts out there?

>

> I was going to get it from vegetables. What else can we get it from

> on this program? No grains, nuts, seeds, or dairy are allowed. Just

> meat, vegetables, butter, fat and eggs. I don't know what to do. I

> am so sorry that you feel so bad. It must be really hard on your

> family. I have run out of sympathy from mine. I guess sticking with

> me through benzo withdrawl was hard enough on them.

Hi Sandy. The question is: Are you going to treat your thyroid, which

is out of whack because of candida, or cure candida (the cause)? You

cannot cure your candida if you increase carbs, since candida feeds off

of all carbs. However it is impractical to eliminate all carbs to cure

candida, and it isn't necessary.

Also you shouldn't rely on thyroid tests because they cannot and do not

test what is going on inside your cells. So you can do whatever it

takes to increase your thyroid levels OR continue on the candida

program and cure your candida, which will normalize your thyroid.

Here's a Success Story about thyroid, to give you encouragement:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/success/ss1a.php

Did you know that I lost my thyroid due to over-medicating when I had

candida? Actually my medication levels were low, and I took natural

dessicated thyroid, and I also took iodine supplements. After about 1

1/2 years on the candida program my thyroid went into a tizzy. At some

point it went from very low to extremely high, called Grave's Disease.

I had instinctively stopped the meds about 2 months before finding this

out. But you know more about it than I did back then. So you can keep

on top of it, by knowing when you must lower and/or stop thyroid meds

according to your symptoms, and by getting tested once a month.

Bee