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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
Who is currently taking Thyroid medication ?..
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<blockquote data-quote="VacationMan" data-source="post: 206316" data-attributes="member: 12425"><p>In my particular case, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's - severe hypothyroid. Low FT4, low FT3, extremely elevated thyroid antibodies, TSH in the high 20's (should be less than 4)...the works. Basically, my immune system is out of whack and is trying to kill off my thyroid.</p><p></p><p>First indication that I noticed: I was tired all the time and was gaining weight that no amount of dieting would resolve. The thyroid is the thermostat of the human body and more-or-less controls the metabolism.</p><p></p><p>Started off at the usual starting point - on levothyroxine (AKA: Synthroid). Ended up on a 88 mcg dose of the T4 med, and managed to get FT4 in range but FT3 was still lagging and TSH was still high. Had a look at RT3 and sure enough that was elevated. Doc added 5 mcg of liothyronine (AKA: Cytomel) to the mix [to offset the elevated RT3] and it helped, but TSH was still elevated. We ended up increasing the T3 drug to 10 mcg. Next set of labs should tell the tale.</p><p></p><p>Can I tell a difference? Absolutely! Lots more energy and I no longer "poop out" in the afternoon. Excess weight is slowly melting away too.</p><p></p><p>Only negative side effect is that 45 minute wait each morning before I can have my coffee and a light breakfast. Everything else has been positive.</p><p></p><p>So, have you been diagnosed with a thyroid condition...or...are you just thinking about taking the meds for [insert reason here]...or...is this just curiosity?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VacationMan, post: 206316, member: 12425"] In my particular case, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's - severe hypothyroid. Low FT4, low FT3, extremely elevated thyroid antibodies, TSH in the high 20's (should be less than 4)...the works. Basically, my immune system is out of whack and is trying to kill off my thyroid. First indication that I noticed: I was tired all the time and was gaining weight that no amount of dieting would resolve. The thyroid is the thermostat of the human body and more-or-less controls the metabolism. Started off at the usual starting point - on levothyroxine (AKA: Synthroid). Ended up on a 88 mcg dose of the T4 med, and managed to get FT4 in range but FT3 was still lagging and TSH was still high. Had a look at RT3 and sure enough that was elevated. Doc added 5 mcg of liothyronine (AKA: Cytomel) to the mix [to offset the elevated RT3] and it helped, but TSH was still elevated. We ended up increasing the T3 drug to 10 mcg. Next set of labs should tell the tale. Can I tell a difference? Absolutely! Lots more energy and I no longer "poop out" in the afternoon. Excess weight is slowly melting away too. Only negative side effect is that 45 minute wait each morning before I can have my coffee and a light breakfast. Everything else has been positive. So, have you been diagnosed with a thyroid condition...or...are you just thinking about taking the meds for [insert reason here]...or...is this just curiosity? [/QUOTE]
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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
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