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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
My start on NDT
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<blockquote data-quote="WrenchHead80" data-source="post: 121130" data-attributes="member: 17451"><p>Finally got some results back. I don't have RT3 yet. Either they forgot or the results haven't come back yet.</p><p></p><p>As you can see there is a difference with not taking your NDT before labs. My FT3 is lower. As I have read it doesn't effect your FT4, which looks to be true. I'm "assuming" my FT3 may not be low enough to justify raising the dose as of now with a still low FT4 also?? Thoughts? I'm "assuming" my FT4 is still low because of the pooling issue. Normally FT4 would be higher given the ratio of FT4 and FT3 in NDT right?</p><p></p><p>On the plus side my iron levels are continuing to come up. I am surprised given the amount of iron supps I'm taking every night how long its taking to raise though. What are healthy iron levels in people? Mid or upper range on labs?</p><p></p><p>On another note I do feel better taking the whole NDT dose in the morning instead of splitting it. My temps are no longer really low and I can hit 98.6 by the afternoon. Maybe splitting a low dose NDT protocol, in my case 1 grain, wasn't a good idea.</p><p></p><p>I do notice I've been sweating more then usual though. Not sure if its thyroid related or me not taking my AI pills anymore since I went to daily test shots. I notice the back of my shirts are wet during the day. Just sitting in a chair getting a hair cut a few days ago, I noticed the back of my shirt was all wet afterwards. Any ideas what could be causing it???</p><p></p><p></p><p>Edit to add: Is this a posibliltiy?</p><p>"<strong>May lead to variations in free T3 & Free T4 levels</strong> - Some people experience very high free T3 levels and very low free T4 levels even when using low doses of NDT. This problem probably has to do with how each individual processes thyroid hormone in their body. "</p><p></p><p>AND</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9545109" target="_blank"><strong>May lead to immunogenic reaction</strong></a> (may not be ideal for patients with Hashimoto’s) (9) - There is a theoretical risk that taking a foreign pig-derived substance can "flare" up the immune system and worsen thyroid function in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. I don't think this is a reason to completely avoid NDT if you have Hashimoto's thyroiditis but you should be aware that it can happen.</p><p></p><p>The reason I ask is because I can get armour thyroid instead threw Defy threw my insurance. I've heard reports of Armour vary lately so I didn't want to do it just to save some money. But if the above is true, is their a chance Armour will give me better levels?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WrenchHead80, post: 121130, member: 17451"] Finally got some results back. I don't have RT3 yet. Either they forgot or the results haven't come back yet. As you can see there is a difference with not taking your NDT before labs. My FT3 is lower. As I have read it doesn't effect your FT4, which looks to be true. I'm "assuming" my FT3 may not be low enough to justify raising the dose as of now with a still low FT4 also?? Thoughts? I'm "assuming" my FT4 is still low because of the pooling issue. Normally FT4 would be higher given the ratio of FT4 and FT3 in NDT right? On the plus side my iron levels are continuing to come up. I am surprised given the amount of iron supps I'm taking every night how long its taking to raise though. What are healthy iron levels in people? Mid or upper range on labs? On another note I do feel better taking the whole NDT dose in the morning instead of splitting it. My temps are no longer really low and I can hit 98.6 by the afternoon. Maybe splitting a low dose NDT protocol, in my case 1 grain, wasn't a good idea. I do notice I've been sweating more then usual though. Not sure if its thyroid related or me not taking my AI pills anymore since I went to daily test shots. I notice the back of my shirts are wet during the day. Just sitting in a chair getting a hair cut a few days ago, I noticed the back of my shirt was all wet afterwards. Any ideas what could be causing it??? Edit to add: Is this a posibliltiy? "[B]May lead to variations in free T3 & Free T4 levels[/B] - Some people experience very high free T3 levels and very low free T4 levels even when using low doses of NDT. This problem probably has to do with how each individual processes thyroid hormone in their body. " AND [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9545109'][B]May lead to immunogenic reaction[/B][/URL] (may not be ideal for patients with Hashimoto’s) (9) - There is a theoretical risk that taking a foreign pig-derived substance can "flare" up the immune system and worsen thyroid function in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. I don't think this is a reason to completely avoid NDT if you have Hashimoto's thyroiditis but you should be aware that it can happen. The reason I ask is because I can get armour thyroid instead threw Defy threw my insurance. I've heard reports of Armour vary lately so I didn't want to do it just to save some money. But if the above is true, is their a chance Armour will give me better levels? [/QUOTE]
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My start on NDT
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