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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
Switching from cytomel and synthroid to naturethroid/Westhroid
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<blockquote data-quote="Vettester Chris" data-source="post: 9522" data-attributes="member: 696"><p>Justin, regarding the dosage comparisons of T4 only & NDT's, I have seen some varied opinions on some other health and thyroid forums, and STTM.com. When you sift through all the chemistry in the Synthroid you will probably find that 1 grain of NDT will equal around 70-to-80 mcg of Synthroid and some of the other T4 only meds when it all metabolizes. Again, that's been tossed around in other discussions with folks that have transitioned to Armour. </p><p></p><p>On your labs, your T4 storage is sitting 40% of the reference range and FT3 is at 53%. Your FT3/RT3 ratio is GREAT, I don't see anything that would indicate pooling. I would suggest aiming to get BOTH your FT4 & FT3 labs in the 50% to 80% range of their respective labs, 50% being the bare minimal and titrate your dosage up to a range where you feel good and can sustain. Me think you will probably start seeing the results you're looking for when both sets of labs get around the 65% range; say 1.4 to 1.5ng/dl on the FT4 and maybe around the 3.6'sh area for FT3. That's just all speculation on my end, so please work close with your physician and take it REAL SLOW as you try to achieve that optimal zone.</p><p></p><p>Got to run, but yes, cortisol will play a BIG role in how the thyroid functions. Usually low cortisol is the culprit and pooling will be evident, but this doesn't appear to an issue on your end. However, these stats could change as things progress, so it could take several rounds of labs to see if things are proportional as you increase thyroid hormone dosages, and as you get other components (e.g., HC therapy) dialed in. I'd also suggest making sure your Vitamin D level is good (IMO >60).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vettester Chris, post: 9522, member: 696"] Justin, regarding the dosage comparisons of T4 only & NDT's, I have seen some varied opinions on some other health and thyroid forums, and STTM.com. When you sift through all the chemistry in the Synthroid you will probably find that 1 grain of NDT will equal around 70-to-80 mcg of Synthroid and some of the other T4 only meds when it all metabolizes. Again, that's been tossed around in other discussions with folks that have transitioned to Armour. On your labs, your T4 storage is sitting 40% of the reference range and FT3 is at 53%. Your FT3/RT3 ratio is GREAT, I don't see anything that would indicate pooling. I would suggest aiming to get BOTH your FT4 & FT3 labs in the 50% to 80% range of their respective labs, 50% being the bare minimal and titrate your dosage up to a range where you feel good and can sustain. Me think you will probably start seeing the results you're looking for when both sets of labs get around the 65% range; say 1.4 to 1.5ng/dl on the FT4 and maybe around the 3.6'sh area for FT3. That's just all speculation on my end, so please work close with your physician and take it REAL SLOW as you try to achieve that optimal zone. Got to run, but yes, cortisol will play a BIG role in how the thyroid functions. Usually low cortisol is the culprit and pooling will be evident, but this doesn't appear to an issue on your end. However, these stats could change as things progress, so it could take several rounds of labs to see if things are proportional as you increase thyroid hormone dosages, and as you get other components (e.g., HC therapy) dialed in. I'd also suggest making sure your Vitamin D level is good (IMO >60). [/QUOTE]
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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
Switching from cytomel and synthroid to naturethroid/Westhroid
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