Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Janie-- my lab work showed my TSH was at 3.38, the past doc had only ran the TSH, so with my syptoms(lethergy,weight gain, depreesion, thin hair...), i guess this doc decided i would benefit from t3. he ran all the other thyriod tests, i will get those in 2 weeks. He told me that the t3 was a " trial " basis and he wanted to see how i responded to it. I asked him what to expect, and he didnt tell me because he didnt want to jinx me, he wantd me to tell him how it made me feel.. well, so far, i havent felt any different. but, thats only on 5 mg. so, hopefuuly in the next 2 weeks i will know much more depending on my labs. I am thinking of taking 2 5 mg tabs tomorrow and seeing if that makes a difference. . . ' thansk for the info on t3, i will kwwp you all updated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Janie-- iam back again! wanted to expand on my syptoms and see what you thought. In the past 3 years ive gained 85 pounds, gone through about 5 different depression meds, had thining hair, irregular menstral cycle(no periods for the last 6 months), and extreme fatigue( i can sleep up to 12-14 hrs a night). I just recently quit my job because I couldnt seem to get up in the morning anymore.... I also found some labs that I had done last month, my DHEA was 102 (nor is 62-615) TSH was 3.38 Total t3 was 195 (norm 60-181) Total t4 8.7 (4.5-12.0) the Doc is also working me up for insulin resistance. but iam wondering maybe adrenal fatigue?? I dont think he is nessecarily up on the " new " guidelines for TSH levels which bothers me, but he did put me on the T3 which is good. I don't know, what do you think? I just want to feel better!!! Thanks so much-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 marianne- how do you disperse it through out the day? every four hours?? just curious. I may try and up it a bit and see how I do on say 10 mg and let him know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 , 5mcg. wouldn't do much in my opinion. I take 25 mcg. Divided throughout the day, and another 21/2 grains of armour! And I finally feel great! Interesting your doc wanted to start with T3..don't hear that very often. The blood work shouldn't take 2 weeks should it? Good luck on this journey! nne * wrote: Hi! I just had an appt with an endo today(new Doc), and he put me on cytomel 5mg. I wanted to get everyones experience with it, I think 5 mg seems a bit low, he said he wanted me try it for a month and see how I do. I am not on any other thyriod drugs, he is testing me for insulin resistance too. I am hoping this will give me more energy and help me loose weight, but i am wondering if 5mg is enogh to do anything. I see him in 2 weeks to get the rest of my blood work. -------------------------------------------- .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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