Please help - my Dr has given up

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Hi

I went to my Dr today to talk about RT3 as I have been on Armour for

nearly 6 months and am still experiencing extreme fatigue (esp when

standing or walking). He said for me to take 20mcg of Slow release T3

plus he wants me to take 50mcg of Thyroxine and to up my Armour from

2.25 grains 1BD ( I think that means 2x daily).

He also said that I should leave work and go bush by myself to rest.

I don't know what to do.

I don't think it is wise from my research to take both T3 and T4 plus

Armour.

Shouldn't I either be increasing the Armour OR trying T3 only ( I think

I would prefer the later). If so, how do I do this?

I am taking 22mg HC and 1/4 Florinef.

Please can somebody give me some advice. If this fatigue continues I

will have to give up work altogther and my DH said he will have to find

work in the mines to support us. This means 2 weeks away - 1 week home.

I just can't see a way forward and am crying non stop atm.

Thanks

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>>FT3 16/06/2007 4.9 2.6-5.7

FT4 16/06/2007 15 9.0-19.0

TPO Ab 16-Jun 168.7 <5.6

TG Ab 16/06/2007 12.1 <4.1

No I haven't been tested for RT3

The Dr said that no one does tests for RT3 in our state and that the

blood would have to be frozen and sent to the other side of the

country and it is very expensive.<<

Your doctor is full of crap. You can order the RT3 test your self from

https://orders.directlabs.com/dl-locator/order_tests.aspx

It costs $89

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Val

This much I have come to realise is true...............

I should have mentioned that I am in Western Australia.

I just rang the lab on the other side of Aust and will get the blood

sent there next week.

Do I stay on the Armour meantime and maybe even increase the dose?

How long do I stop taking Armour before having the bloodwork done?

Thanks so much Val. I think I would just pack it all in if I didn't

have the advice from you guys.

> Your doctor is full of crap. You can order the RT3 test your self

from

> https://orders.directlabs.com/dl-locator/order_tests.aspx

> It costs $89

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I would take the Armoru you have been taking as usual. If you change the

dose you will not hget accurate labs.

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Val--

How long before taking the blood do you need to have stoped taking

the Armour? I am wondering if I could get the test done today.

Thanks

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> I would take the Armoru you have been taking as usual. If you

change the

> dose you will not hget accurate labs.

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I do not liekw ot test T3 untilk early AM with not taking any Armoru yet

so the same would be true of Rt3 I assume, butI am really not sure it

would make much difference for that test.

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Thanks Val

I will take it tomorrow morning then.

While I wait for the results I think I should increase the Armour or

add some T3. Would you agree?

Thanks

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> I do not liekw ot test T3 untilk early AM with not taking any Armoru

yet

> so the same would be true of Rt3 I assume, butI am really not sure it

> would make much difference for that test.

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I would not increase Armoru till you know if you have too much RT3, but

adding in some T3 would not hurt.

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That sounds good to me. Thank you so much Val. I do hope you are

recovering.

I know that its hard to take the time and space when you know that

others are

needing your support. If I can ever do anything for you please let me

know.

Geraldine

wrote:

I would not increase Armoru till you know if you have too much

RT3, but

adding in some T3 would not hurt.

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Val

I think i need to swap to T3 as I just don't feel very good on

Armour. The fatigue has been really bad and lately I have been crying

and irritable.

I took some SRT3 (approx 7mcg) this morning and have felt pretty good

today (well at least no crying or feeling low). I prob should wait

for the blood results but I just couldn't face another week as I was.

I hope I am not doing anything dangerous. I am due to take another

SRT3 now.

Another complication is that I feel like I am coming down with a cold

and this prob is so as my two sons are home with this. I will take

some extra HC and hope that I don't get a thyroid dump.

Am I doing anything really wrong? I would rather it was not SR but

thats all I have a script for (my thinking is that if I go hyper it

should only last 4 hours not up to 12 hours with SR)

Your thoughts would be appreciated

Are you feeling any better?

BTW - I thought that if there are any books that you would like to

purchase then I am willing to donate some money towards supporting

your learning as I am sure many others would be too. I am not sure

how we could arrange this as I am in Australia but maybe you could

put a wish list up and we could purchase via paypal?

Geraldine

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> >>Could you please adivise how to add some T3? I take 90mg of

ARmour in

> the morning and then 45mg in the afternoon.Should I replace one of

> these capsules with the 20mg T3 or add one to the Armour?<<

>

> What is it youare tryiong ot do? Switch ti T3 or just boost your T3

levels? Sorry I need SOME information to be able to formulate an

intelligent answer.

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Any cold, sinus or flu symptoms have to be suspicious for low cortisol

symptoms, os pleaes give yourself some extra in big stress doses till

you are feeling well agian. I am finally getting over this bug, but

still having to take diarrhea meds aboitu 1-2 times a dya but certainly

not the 10+ times a day I was up to, and i have returned ot a very busy

holiday work wekend so will be unavailable later todya. 7 dogs to groom

an a client that waits for her three will keep me away from the computer

till I return home this evening. Try the SR. It may work better for

others than it did for me, but don;t give up oin T3 therapy if it does not.

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