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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
Elevated Reverse T3 - is that hypothyroid or.... ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vettester Chris" data-source="post: 58475" data-attributes="member: 696"><p>The elevated RT3 is a reflection of something else going on in your body. T4 converts to T3 ---Free T3, and it (T4) also converts to Reverse T3. Higher rates of Reverse T3 conversion take place when there's deficiencies & imbalances in areas such as cortisol, iron, electrolytes, and also in times when you're sick and/or under stress requiring the body to conserve energy and reduce ATP.</p><p></p><p>It's usually good to compare FT3 & RT3 in a ratio synopsis, yours being 12.1 .... (FT3/RT3)*100. Usually 20 or more is a good ratio to be at, anything less is obviously an imbalance of too much RT3, which you already know.</p><p></p><p>Both your FT4 and FT3 are sitting in the 66% area of their respective reference ranges. Usually, when it's an adrenal or iron problem, a person will see FT4 sitting below 50% (sometimes much, much lower), and FT3 will pool and sit higher. This could be explained if your were on any thyroid meds, but surely that would have been mentioned in your opening post? Take RT3 out of the equation and one might think all is OK, based on your TSH, FT3, and FT4, all looking great! However, RT3 is a factor, so you need to dig a bit deeper to find out what's going on?</p><p></p><p>At the time of labs, were you dealing with a cold, flu, and illness that could explain this? A temporary sickness could explain the elevated RT3, but no variance with FT4 & FT3?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vettester Chris, post: 58475, member: 696"] The elevated RT3 is a reflection of something else going on in your body. T4 converts to T3 ---Free T3, and it (T4) also converts to Reverse T3. Higher rates of Reverse T3 conversion take place when there's deficiencies & imbalances in areas such as cortisol, iron, electrolytes, and also in times when you're sick and/or under stress requiring the body to conserve energy and reduce ATP. It's usually good to compare FT3 & RT3 in a ratio synopsis, yours being 12.1 .... (FT3/RT3)*100. Usually 20 or more is a good ratio to be at, anything less is obviously an imbalance of too much RT3, which you already know. Both your FT4 and FT3 are sitting in the 66% area of their respective reference ranges. Usually, when it's an adrenal or iron problem, a person will see FT4 sitting below 50% (sometimes much, much lower), and FT3 will pool and sit higher. This could be explained if your were on any thyroid meds, but surely that would have been mentioned in your opening post? Take RT3 out of the equation and one might think all is OK, based on your TSH, FT3, and FT4, all looking great! However, RT3 is a factor, so you need to dig a bit deeper to find out what's going on? At the time of labs, were you dealing with a cold, flu, and illness that could explain this? A temporary sickness could explain the elevated RT3, but no variance with FT4 & FT3? [/QUOTE]
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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
Elevated Reverse T3 - is that hypothyroid or.... ?
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