RE: Re: Mom's Labs & Endo visit /

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In a message dated 10/22/2004 1:52:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,

artisticgroom@... writes:

>

> Maybe she is not using as much of the T4 for conversion into T3 wiht the

> added Cytomel, thus there is more circulating T4?

>

some of us are so smart...

cindi

[Guest guest]

>>What puzzles me is that

the dosage of T4 did not change - only the addition of Cytomel, so

why the sudden jump in FT4?<<

Maybe she is not using as much of the T4 for conversion into T3 wiht the

added Cytomel, thus there is more circulating T4?

Artistic Grooming

Hurricane, West Virginia

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[Guest guest]

There ya go, hadn't thought of that one (non conversion?)! But where did

the extra T3 come from on her tests, except by maybe the antibodies?

Re: Re: Mom's Labs & Endo visit /

>

> In a message dated 10/22/2004 1:52:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> artisticgroom@... writes:

>

> >

> > Maybe she is not using as much of the T4 for conversion into T3 wiht the

> > added Cytomel, thus there is more circulating T4?

> >

>

> some of us are so smart...

> cindi

[Guest guest]

Hi, Joan,

Maybe her body stopped converting the T4 to T3 when the extra T3 was added

so that it

then accumulated.???

in Va.

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Thanks for the responses, . Mom's memory is better than mine,

by the way! Her pulse and BP are good. She physically doesn't feel

any different. I initially thought that Armour, or at least more

T3, might help with the low body temp, skin and hair problems, and

maybe a little more energy. Mentally she's great! Her

metabolism must be very sluggish because she eats very little

compared to before but does not lose weight. She does have

Hashi's, confirmed by antibody test. I did not think about this at

the time, but will call the doctor on Monday and ask if he will lower

the Levoxyl dosage instead of the Cytomel. What puzzles me is that

the dosage of T4 did not change - only the addition of Cytomel, so

why the sudden jump in FT4?

I'm not sure of the relationship of DHEA to thyroid hormones, but her

DHEA was very low - 6 - and after taking 25mg daily it is now 65. I

wonder if that affects the FT3 and FT4 at all?

.... joan

..

[Guest guest]

Oops! I didn't see this before I posted on the subject. Always running

behind!

in Va.

In a message dated 10/22/2004 1:52:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,

artisticgroom@... writes:

>

> Maybe she is not using as much of the T4 for conversion into T3 wiht the

> added Cytomel, thus there is more circulating T4?

>

some of us are so smart...

cindi