Guest guest Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 If it were me - and I was faced with this- I would clean up the liver. The liver is important in your immune function, thyroid function, hormone balancing, digestion ... the list goes on. You might as well clean up the source rather than piling on a medication (T3) to desensitize the receptors. It doesn't fix the underlying issue and the chances of you having to deal with it again are great. Buist, ND HC Two options New labs show high RT3, but decent Frees. I have Hashimoto’s. Mostly I feel pretty good, but I have dry eyes/mouth, and am often tired, probably due to being shortchanged in the sleep department regularly. I take 125mcg synthroid, 20mcg cytomel, 12.5 iodine, supplements, probiotics, omegas, lotensin (blood pressure), ambien, estrodiol patch. In the past, Armour gave me migraines.I have two options, and am not sure which direction to go: 1. continue with my current thyroid meds and work on liver to reduce RT3OR 2. Reduce (or eliminate) T4, increase T3 to reduce RT3Here are my labs:Free T3 – 3.6 (2.0-4.4)Free T4 - .47 (.82-1.77)Iron – 102 (50-170)TIBC – 349 (250-450)IRON SAT – 29% (15-50%)Ferritin - 107 (8-252)Estrodiol 43.5 (doc says 80+)Progesterone .3 (doc says 10+)Vit D – 83 (32-100)Sodium – 138 (135-153)Potassium – 4.2 (3.2 – 5.3)Glucose 90 – (70-110)SGOT/AST – 14 (10-38)SGPt/ALT – 35 (21-62)Triglycerides - 198 (<159) High – used to be way higherCholesterol 152 (0-200)HDL – 37 (>50) LowLDL 115 (<130)VLDL – 39 (7-27) HighWould you suggest either of my choices, and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Option 1 has been successful for some. Option 2 has made some people worse. Read a different viewpoint here: http://tiredthyroid.com/rt3.html > > New labs show high RT3, but decent Frees. I have Hashimoto¹s. Mostly I > feel pretty good, but I have dry eyes/mouth, and am often tired, probably > due to being shortchanged in the sleep department regularly. I take 125mcg > synthroid, 20mcg cytomel, 12.5 iodine, supplements, probiotics, omegas, > lotensin (blood pressure), ambien, estrodiol patch. In the past, Armour > gave me migraines. > > I have two options, and am not sure which direction to go: > 1. continue with my current thyroid meds and work on liver to reduce RT3 > OR > 2. Reduce (or eliminate) T4, increase T3 to reduce RT3 > > Here are my labs: > Free T3 3.6 (2.0-4.4) > Free T4 - .47 (.82-1.77) > > Iron 102 (50-170) > TIBC 349 (250-450) > IRON SAT 29% (15-50%) > Ferritin - 107 (8-252) > > Estrodiol 43.5 (doc says 80+) > Progesterone .3 (doc says 10+) > > Vit D 83 (32-100) > > Sodium 138 (135-153) > Potassium 4.2 (3.2 5.3) > Glucose 90 (70-110) > SGOT/AST 14 (10-38) > SGPt/ALT 35 (21-62) > > Triglycerides - 198 (<159) High used to be way higher > Cholesterol 152 (0-200) > HDL 37 (>50) Low > LDL 115 (<130) > VLDL 39 (7-27) High > > Would you suggest either of my choices, and why? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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