Guest guest Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Well I got my results. I'll post the results for the past year. (On Jan 16 I was in a serious car accident with a serious head injury. On March 27th or so started Thyrolar - 1 - similiar in dosage to 1 grain Armour.) April 5 TSH .80 (.40 - 5.5) May 22 TSH 1.10 (.40 - 5.5) Sept 26 Free T4 1.0 (.8 - 1.8) Free T3 3.2 (2.3 - 4.2) 3rd gen TSH 1.662 (.35 - 5.50) Note - 1st 2 from Quest diagnostics - last one from Health Check USA) Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 > Sept 26 > > Free T4 1.0 (.8 - 1.8) > Free T3 3.2 (2.3 - 4.2) > 3rd gen TSH 1.662 (.35 - 5.50) Hi Louise! It's very clear--you are still underdosed. Your goal is to get that free T3 to the upper part of the range, NO MATTER HOW LOW it brings your TSH. (And, by the way, they are still using the old TSH ranges. The new recommended range is no higher than 3---but that's too high, too!!) Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 > Sept 26 > > Free T4 1.0 (.8 - 1.8) > Free T3 3.2 (2.3 - 4.2) > 3rd gen TSH 1.662 (.35 - 5.50) Hi Louise! It's very clear--you are still underdosed. Your goal is to get that free T3 to the upper part of the range, NO MATTER HOW LOW it brings your TSH. (And, by the way, they are still using the old TSH ranges. The new recommended range is no higher than 3---but that's too high, too!!) Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Duh. There is another option - Thyrolar 3 - 37.5/150 and split them in half. I don't know how hard these pills would be to split because they are refrigerated. Louise > > > Sept 26 > > > > > > Free T4 1.0 (.8 - 1.8) > > > Free T3 3.2 (2.3 - 4.2) > > > 3rd gen TSH 1.662 (.35 - 5.50) > > > > Hi Louise! It's very clear--you are still underdosed. Your goal is > > to get that free T3 to the upper part of the range, NO MATTER HOW > > LOW it brings your TSH. (And, by the way, they are still using the > > old TSH ranges. The new recommended range is no higher than 3--- but > > that's too high, too!!) > > > > Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Duh. There is another option - Thyrolar 3 - 37.5/150 and split them in half. I don't know how hard these pills would be to split because they are refrigerated. Louise > > > Sept 26 > > > > > > Free T4 1.0 (.8 - 1.8) > > > Free T3 3.2 (2.3 - 4.2) > > > 3rd gen TSH 1.662 (.35 - 5.50) > > > > Hi Louise! It's very clear--you are still underdosed. Your goal is > > to get that free T3 to the upper part of the range, NO MATTER HOW > > LOW it brings your TSH. (And, by the way, they are still using the > > old TSH ranges. The new recommended range is no higher than 3--- but > > that's too high, too!!) > > > > Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Duh. There is another option - Thyrolar 3 - 37.5/150 and split them in half. I don't know how hard these pills would be to split because they are refrigerated. Louise > > > Sept 26 > > > > > > Free T4 1.0 (.8 - 1.8) > > > Free T3 3.2 (2.3 - 4.2) > > > 3rd gen TSH 1.662 (.35 - 5.50) > > > > Hi Louise! It's very clear--you are still underdosed. Your goal is > > to get that free T3 to the upper part of the range, NO MATTER HOW > > LOW it brings your TSH. (And, by the way, they are still using the > > old TSH ranges. The new recommended range is no higher than 3--- but > > that's too high, too!!) > > > > Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 >Before I was on .100 Levoxyl. .112 > made my hyper. My TSH was something like .80 and I felt hyper. >Maybe I should try adding the 1/4 to be safe. > Thanks > Louise Lots of observations here. First, you can feel hyper on T4-only meds like that. It can raise the T4 much too high as compared to a very low free T3 due to non-optimal conversion. It's not the TSH that tells the story. It was whatever your free T4 and free T3 were when your TSH was there. Next, if it was me with a free T3 that low, I'd do the 1/2 instead of the 1/4. But that's me and you will do what's best. And on Thyrolar with both T3 and T4, you might get your TSH down to .8 again, but this time, not with hyper symptoms. Keep us informed. Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 > I don't know how hard these pills would be to split because > they are refrigerated. > > Louise Would you let me know about that?? That would be good info to know. Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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