Guest guest Posted June 27, 2001 Report Share Posted June 27, 2001 Rhonda G wrote: > Hello all, > Ok I got my last labs from my endo > my T3 IS 29.1 > MY t4 IS .09 > My TSH is 0.12 > I am on 25 cytomel > 75 Levoxil Hmmmmmm? Do you have the lab slip which lists the normal ranges for your lab's method of doing tests? I think both your T3 & T4 are low. Your TSH is right about where it should be (and that's the important one for thyca patients as TSH should be suppressed to <0.1 to help prevent recurrence). How long have you been on medication? One comment (I'm not a medical professional and I'm only thinking out loud here). It seems odd to me that you are on 25 of Cytomel and 75 of Levoxyl. The low dose of Levoxyl is what bothers me. Cytomel's ratio is about 4:1 of that of Levoxyl (thus your 25 of Cytomel is like 100 of Levoxyl) which would mean that you're actually taking more T3 than T4. That doesn't seem appropriate to me. Did your Dr. mention anything about this to you? The combination of T3/T4 drugs is somewhat controversial, but this ratio definitely seems out-of-whack to me. While it looks like your TSH is pretty suppressed, it makes me wonder if that is only based on when you blood was drawn in relation to when the Cytomel was taken and if you could be unsupressed as the Cytomel wears off throughout the day. How do you feel on this combination of medicine? If you are new to all of this, I'm sure I have confused you! Thinking about this confuses me! Marilyn (dx '94-pap w/lung metastases - 5 pos scans/435mCi's - scans 6 & 7 clean) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2001 Report Share Posted June 27, 2001 Hi Rhonda, Although your TSH is close to suppression your symptoms indicate that you actually need to be in a lower number. Often the movement down into the .10 or lower range will remove those symptoms. There are many doctors that would say your TSH is fine at .12. But if you don't feel well then it won't hurt you to increase your T4 to .1 and see if things improve then have your TSH checked again in 4 weeks. All under the care of your doctor, of course. The other numbers don't contain the lab values so it's hard to know. I have been on levoxyl and cytomel as well. I take .112 levoxyl and 25 cytomel with a TSH of .06. Best wishes, Gail dx: 1968,TT,pap. & foll. well differentiated, RAI, rad.neck dissection, lung surgery, hashimoto, iodine resistant, existing thyca nodules in lungs. Last surgery 1972 > Hello all, > Ok I got my last labs from my endo > my T3 IS 29.1 > MY t4 IS .09 > My TSH is 0.12 > I am on 25 cytomel > 75 Levoxil > > What do you think about that I have no idea what all this means. > I am new to this and I nedd to ask more questions when I go to the Dr. > thank you all > Rhonda > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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