Intro and A Question

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Hello! I am very grateful to be here. I'm in a state of confusion

and could use some help. I am on 30mcg of T3, which I stopped 3 days

before the test, and take 6 Isocort each day. I occasionally take a b-

complex, but it's not a high one. I take 1 tsp of CLO each day, but

still my Vitamin D is low, and I have had plenty of sub lately and

even in the winter I try to go out 15 min each day, plus I live in

So.Ca. The Reverse T3 has me puzzled along with the other thyroid

numbers. Any chance I coud be on too much T3? I started it in

November, then upped it again in April. It just seems that the more

T3 I take the worse my Tsh gets and my T3 numbers are. Please share

your thoughts

Here are my new labs, please tell me what you think. Putting it all

out there in case something matters.

TEST--------------VALUE---------RANGE

*WBC-------------6.8------------4.0-11.0

*RBC--------------4.39----------3.80-5.10

*Hemoglobin-----12.7----------11.3-15.5

*Hematocrit------38.1-----------35.5-47.0

*MCV--------------87-------------81-102

*MCH--------------28.9----------27.0-35.0

*MCHC------------33.4-----------31.0-37.0

*RDW-------------13.5-----------11.5-14.5

*PLATELET CT----231------------150-450

CORTISOL AM(blood)-----17.8-----------4.3-22.4

C-PEPTIDE---------1.03----------0.81-3.85

MAGNESIUM-----------1.8------------1.7-2.8

TRIGLYCERIDES---------38--------10-150

CHOLESTEROL-----------137-------133-199

HDL-----------------------68---------40-75

CHOLESTEROL/HDL RATIO-----2.0

LDL(CALC)---------------61----------57-100

VLDL(CALC)-------------7.6---------6.0-35.0

LDL/HDL RATIO---------0.9---------0.5-3.0

FASTING

GLUCOSE----------------76-----------65-99

BUN----------------------17-----------6-18

CREATENINE------------0.6----------0.6-1.4

BUN/CREATENINE------28-----------6-25 **HIGH**

SODIUM-----------------142----------131-150

POTASSIUM-------------3.6-----------3.5-5.5

CHLORIDE--------------103-----------95-108

BICARBONATE----------26------------21-31

OSMOLALITY SERUM---294-----------278-305

CALCIUM----------------9.4------------8.5-10.6

IONIZED CALCIUM-----4.2------------3.9-4.7

BILIRUBIN, TOTAL-----0.7------------0.1-1.4

AST/SGOT---------------15-------------0-48

ALT/SGPT----------------13------------0-52

ALKALINE PHOS.--------37------------30-130

TOTAL PROTEIN---------6.9------------6.0-8.5

ALBUMIN-----------------4.5------------3.5-5.0

GLOBUMIN---------------2.4------------1.8-3.8

A/G RATIO---------------1.9-------------1.1-2.5

TOTAL IRON-------------89---------------34-182

IRON BINDING CAPACITY, Unsat.----180-----130-375

IRON BINDING CAPACITY--------------269-----245-400

%SATURATION (CALC)------------33---------20-55

FERRITIN---------------22---------------------10-295

VITAMIN B12----------1190-----------210-925 ***HIGH**

PROLACTIN------------4.0------------2.8-29.9

FREE T4----------------1.12-----------0.80-1.80

FREE T3----------------2.4-------------2.3-4.2

TSH, 3RD GEN---------0.114--------0.350-5.50 **LOW**

T3 TOTAL--------------69.0----------80.0-200.0 **EXTRA LOW**

(results confirmed by repeat analysis)

REVERSE T3-----------548------------90-350 **HIGH**

ACTH-------------------22-------------9-46

LH----------------------11.41

midcycle------------8.7-76.3

FSH--------------------5.0

midcycle----------3.4-33.4

FOLIC ACID (FOLATE)------19.58-------2.60-16.00 **HIGH**

VITAMIN D, 25 HYDROXY------29.5-------31-100 **LOW**

10-30=VITAMIN D INSUFFIENCY

--I do go in the sun and also take 1 tsp CLO everyday

**Here's my older labs. The far numbers on the right with the **'s

next to them are in reference to Dr. Rinds scale.

12/2006 (NO MEDS)

WESTCLIFF LABS

TSH 1.069 (Range 0.350-5.50) **-2

FT4 0.99 (Range 0.80-1.80) **-3

FT3 2.7 (Range 2.3-4.2) **-3

07/2007 (NO MEDS)

WESTCLIFF LABS

TSH 2.894 (03.50-5.50) **+3

FT3 2.4 (2.3-4.2) **-5

11/2007 (ON ADRENALS, IODORAL, MAYBE T3 MEDS BUT JUST STARTED IF SO)

QUEST LABS

TSH 2.18 (0.40-4.50) **+1

FT3 2.46 (2.30-4.20) **-5

03/2008 (ON ISOCORT, IODORAL AND T3, BUT STOPPED ADRENAL FOR 4 WEEKS

BEFORE TEST)

ZRT-BLOODSPOT

TSH 0.7 (0.5-3.0) **-4

FT4 1.0 (0.7-2.5) **-2

FT3 1.9 (2.5-6.5) **-7 TO -8

Just in case it matters here are my adrenals and hormones:

My old labs from last July are on the left with " quotation marks

around them " . The new labs are to the right of the old ones and have

**stars** around them. Then after

that is the ranges.

Hormone Test " 6/29/2007 " **3/14/2008** Units Range

Estradiol (saliva) " 1.7 Ok " **1.8 Ok** pg/ml 1.3-3.3 Premenopausal

(Luteal)

Progesterone (saliva) " 63 L " **49 L** pg/ml 75-270 Premenopausal

(Luteal)

Ratio: Pg/E2 (saliva) " 37 L " **27 L** Optimal: 100-500 when E2 1.3-

Testosterone (saliva) " 43 Ok " **31 Ok** pg/ml 16-55 (Age Dependent)

DHEAS (saliva) " 3.7 Ok " **5.5 Ok** ng/ml 2-23 (Age Dependent)

Cortisol Morning (saliva) " 3.4 L " **7.8 Ok** ng/ml 3.7-9.5

Cortisol Noon (saliva) " no old " **0.8 L** ng/ml 1.2-3.0

Cortisol Evening (saliva) " no old " **1.9 Ok** ng/ml 0.6-1.9

Cortisol Night (saliva) " 0.1 L " **0.3 L** ng/ml 0.4-1.0

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Free T4 (blood spot) **1.0 Ok** ng/dL 0.7-2.5

Free T3 (blood spot) **1.9 L** pg/ml 2.5-6.5

TSH (blood spot) **0.7 Ok** uU/ml 0.5-3.0

TPO (blood spot) **21 Ok** IU/ml 0-150 (70-150 borderline)