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Interpret Thyroid Labs - Fatigue Symptoms
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<blockquote data-quote="Gman86" data-source="post: 154066" data-attributes="member: 15043"><p>Ya T4 only treatment just doesn’t make sense. I can’t picture any scenario where it would be ideal over NDT, synthetic T4/T3 combo, or T3 only.</p><p></p><p>I was on NDT only, at 2.5 grains, and my free T3 shot up to 7.3. While on nothing my free T3 was 3.7. On the 2.5 grains my RT3 shot up from 11 to 22. Looking back, I probably didn’t even need thyroid treatment. But anyways, if I could go back and do it again, I would of just started by taking 1/2 grain of NDT, and then getting labs done after a month. The reason I would only do a low dose before getting labs done, is because I would want to see if the low dose was just adding onto my natural production, or if it was enough to suppress my natural production, and leave me with a free T3 level below my baseline at 3.7. I also would test on the low dose to see if it raised my RT3 at all. If it didn’t, I could continue raising my NDT dose. If it did, I know I couldn’t go any higher with the NDT dose, and would have to drop the NDT and go on T3 only to get free T3 levels up.</p><p></p><p>Your case is tough, you have no clue where your free T3 level is, and no clue if the 2 grains has raised your RT3, and you’re about to increase to 3 grains. If the 2 grains is raising your RT3 already, going to 3 grains is just going to make you feel worse. You really need to stick with 2 grains and get some labs done, imo.</p><p></p><p>To answer your question about free T4, it’s not needed to feel optimal. I’m a member of the STTM fb group, and I’ve lost count of how many people on there are feeling optimal while on T3 only. Having mid range free T4 levels is ideal, due to it being like a reserve. So you can go longer periods without dosing, and still feel fine because your body has that reserve to pull from and turn into free T3. While on T3 only, you will have a low reserve of free T4, but as long as you don’t mind dosing daily, or multiple times per day, T3 only is perfectly fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gman86, post: 154066, member: 15043"] Ya T4 only treatment just doesn’t make sense. I can’t picture any scenario where it would be ideal over NDT, synthetic T4/T3 combo, or T3 only. I was on NDT only, at 2.5 grains, and my free T3 shot up to 7.3. While on nothing my free T3 was 3.7. On the 2.5 grains my RT3 shot up from 11 to 22. Looking back, I probably didn’t even need thyroid treatment. But anyways, if I could go back and do it again, I would of just started by taking 1/2 grain of NDT, and then getting labs done after a month. The reason I would only do a low dose before getting labs done, is because I would want to see if the low dose was just adding onto my natural production, or if it was enough to suppress my natural production, and leave me with a free T3 level below my baseline at 3.7. I also would test on the low dose to see if it raised my RT3 at all. If it didn’t, I could continue raising my NDT dose. If it did, I know I couldn’t go any higher with the NDT dose, and would have to drop the NDT and go on T3 only to get free T3 levels up. Your case is tough, you have no clue where your free T3 level is, and no clue if the 2 grains has raised your RT3, and you’re about to increase to 3 grains. If the 2 grains is raising your RT3 already, going to 3 grains is just going to make you feel worse. You really need to stick with 2 grains and get some labs done, imo. To answer your question about free T4, it’s not needed to feel optimal. I’m a member of the STTM fb group, and I’ve lost count of how many people on there are feeling optimal while on T3 only. Having mid range free T4 levels is ideal, due to it being like a reserve. So you can go longer periods without dosing, and still feel fine because your body has that reserve to pull from and turn into free T3. While on T3 only, you will have a low reserve of free T4, but as long as you don’t mind dosing daily, or multiple times per day, T3 only is perfectly fine. [/QUOTE]
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