Re: OT:Sherry here's my values

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Sherry,Here are my values: TSH .8 .5-5.0 uIU/ml T3Reverse 339 90-350 pg/ml T3Free 3.1 2.4-4.2 pg/ml T4Free 1.6 .8-1.6 ng/dl Make any sense? Thanks, Tom

To: Lyme_and_Rife Sent: Sat, January 22, 2011 10:06:08 PMSubject: Re: OT: Low FT4 with High T3??? Anyone know what this could mean?

Hi,This is just my opinion but I would hesitate to start with Isocort. Especially if you have not had saliva cortisol testing done. It isn't wise to make the assumption that the adrenals are low, start treating and further mess things up. One thing that you could try that would be beneficial for both adrenal and lyme is Vitamin C to bowel tolerance.Secondly, you could start tracking your temp averages using the type of graph you will see on Dr. Rind's website. Basically you take the temp three times a day 3 hours apart and average. If you are really too high on T3 your temps will be too high.T4 a little low and T3 a little high sounds about like the goal for many of us with hypothyroid LOL. I would be curious, when T3 is high do you get a fast, pulse, higher blood pressure, anxiety or keyed up feelings or other hyperthyroid symptoms? If you have RT3 tests that were run at the same time at FT3 or T3 tests you

could check the ratio. If the doc just looked to see if RT3 was in range, he or she missed the point of the test.I would agree to post on one of the thyroid forums. I've learned a lot there but would hesitate to give you advice.Sherry

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Hi, Tom.

Yes, the units for both RT3 and FT3 are the same. I *think* your ratio is 10.9,

but running it by the RT3 group would be smart. On that group and their site

they discuss all the various causes for RT3. Yes it typically is temporary to

cope with things like starvation, but apparently for some people, it becomes

chronic.

Very few doctors get this. One that does and has some excellent information on

his website is Holtorf. Thyroid treatment is pretty appalling

actually--evidenced by the numbers of people forced to self treat. Treatment

has become dictated by TSH labs instead of the patient.

There's quite a learning curve to comprehend all the stuff about thyroid but it

has been one piece of the puzzle for me.

The one caution I have about the forums for lyme patients is to be careful

about jumping into adrenal treatment using hydrocortisone.

I'm not expert on this stuff, just a patient that has recently been through it.

Sherry

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>  Sherry,

> Here are my values:

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> TSH            .8         .5-5.0     uIU/ml

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> T3Reverse  339        90-350   pg/ml

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> T3Free       3.1         2.4-4.2   pg/ml

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> T4Free       1.6         .8-1.6     ng/dl

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> Make any sense? Thanks, Tom

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> To: Lyme_and_Rife

> Sent: Sat, January 22, 2011 10:06:08 PM

> Subject: Re: OT: Low FT4 with High T3??? Anyone know what this

> could mean?

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> Hi,

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> This is just my opinion but I would hesitate to start with Isocort. Especially

> if you have not had saliva cortisol testing done. It isn't wise to make the

> assumption that the adrenals are low, start treating and further mess things

up.

>

>

> One thing that you could try that would be beneficial for both adrenal and

lyme

> is Vitamin C to bowel tolerance.

>

> Secondly, you could start tracking your temp averages using the type of graph

> you will see on Dr. Rind's website. Basically you take the temp three times a

> day 3 hours apart and average. If you are really too high on T3 your temps

will

> be too high.

>

> T4 a little low and T3 a little high sounds about like the goal for many of us

> with hypothyroid LOL. I would be curious, when T3 is high do you get a fast,

> pulse, higher blood pressure, anxiety or keyed up feelings or other

hyperthyroid

> symptoms?

>

>

> If you have RT3 tests that were run at the same time at FT3 or T3 tests you

> could check the ratio. If the doc just looked to see if RT3 was in range, he

or

> she missed the point of the test.

>

> I would agree to post on one of the thyroid forums. I've learned a lot there

but

> would hesitate to give you advice.

>

> Sherry

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