Re: High rt3 causing adrenal function to be low? is this possible?

[Guest guest]

You need to post your actual thyroid lab results with ranges so the mods can

help you better.

Being " in range " generally is not good enough and if you have high rt3 then most

likely your free t3 is NOT good. Also, they need the range to see your ratio of

ft3/rt3.

Kathleen

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> I have all the symptoms of being Hypothyroid (low energy, low libido,

depression, hair thinning not mpb, low body temp (96/97's) but yet my tsh(2.36),

T4,T3,Ft3 all are within range except my reverse T3 290(90-350)... the only

thing that makes me think that I suffered from adrenal fatigue was that my AM

blood cortisol test was 13 (when according to Dr. Jeffries " safe uses of

cortisol " it should be in the high 20's/low 30's and my saliva cortisol had low

am cortisl, low noon cortisol, very high evening cortisol, and high 10pm

cortisol... also I had bouts of hypoglycemia which seemed to now disappear since

I started low dose HC @ 20mgs/day...

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> Im starting to wonder if it is possible that my low thyroid function (due to

high RT3) is causing the sluggish adrenal function? and should I push through

with T3 only supplementation (increasing weekly) too clear out the high RT3

while continuing with the low HC supplementing?

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[Guest guest]

Could anyone tell me what my situation looks like.... FYI these test were

performed by LabCorp....

tsh 2.36

T4 free- 1.25 (0.61-1.76)ng/dl

T4- 8.5 (4.5-12.0)ug/dl

T3- 130 (85-205)ng/dl

T3 free- 3.1 (2.3-4.2)pg/ml

Rev T3- 290 (90-350)pg/ml

cortisol AM- 15.3 (4.3-22.4)ug/dl

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> > I have all the symptoms of being Hypothyroid (low energy, low libido,

depression, hair thinning not mpb, low body temp (96/97's) but yet my tsh(2.36),

T4,T3,Ft3 all are within range except my reverse T3 290(90-350)... the only

thing that makes me think that I suffered from adrenal fatigue was that my AM

blood cortisol test was 13 (when according to Dr. Jeffries " safe uses of

cortisol " it should be in the high 20's/low 30's and my saliva cortisol had low

am cortisl, low noon cortisol, very high evening cortisol, and high 10pm

cortisol... also I had bouts of hypoglycemia which seemed to now disappear since

I started low dose HC @ 20mgs/day...

> >

> > Im starting to wonder if it is possible that my low thyroid function (due to

high RT3) is causing the sluggish adrenal function? and should I push through

with T3 only supplementation (increasing weekly) too clear out the high RT3

while continuing with the low HC supplementing?

> >

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[Guest guest]

The blood labs I previously posted were done just over a month ago...

the following Saliva cortisol testing was done 2 years ago by NeuroScience.....

8am- 8.3 (8.0-15)

noon- 3.4 (3-6)

6pm- 9.6 (2-4)

10pm- 2.7 (<1.5)

My last ferritin test was on 3/21/2008..

ferritin- 213 (20-345)ng/ml

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> > > I have all the symptoms of being Hypothyroid (low energy, low libido,

depression, hair thinning not mpb, low body temp (96/97's) but yet my tsh(2.36),

T4,T3,Ft3 all are within range except my reverse T3 290(90-350)... the only

thing that makes me think that I suffered from adrenal fatigue was that my AM

blood cortisol test was 13 (when according to Dr. Jeffries " safe uses of

cortisol " it should be in the high 20's/low 30's and my saliva cortisol had low

am cortisl, low noon cortisol, very high evening cortisol, and high 10pm

cortisol... also I had bouts of hypoglycemia which seemed to now disappear since

I started low dose HC @ 20mgs/day...

> > >

> > > Im starting to wonder if it is possible that my low thyroid function (due

to high RT3) is causing the sluggish adrenal function? and should I push through

with T3 only supplementation (increasing weekly) too clear out the high RT3

while continuing with the low HC supplementing?

> > >

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[Guest guest]

I believe that high RT3 CAN impair adrenal function. After Val cleared her RT3,

her adrenal function improved a great deal. She said " I have seen in myself and

in several others that once the RT3 clears, our needs for HC drop dramatically, "

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/message/38719

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> I have all the symptoms of being Hypothyroid (low energy, low libido,

depression, hair thinning not mpb, low body temp (96/97's) but yet my tsh(2.36),

T4,T3,Ft3 all are within range except my reverse T3 290(90-350)... the only

thing that makes me think that I suffered from adrenal fatigue was that my AM

blood cortisol test was 13 (when according to Dr. Jeffries " safe uses of

cortisol " it should be in the high 20's/low 30's and my saliva cortisol had low

am cortisl, low noon cortisol, very high evening cortisol, and high 10pm

cortisol... also I had bouts of hypoglycemia which seemed to now disappear since

I started low dose HC @ 20mgs/day...

>

> Im starting to wonder if it is possible that my low thyroid function (due to

high RT3) is causing the sluggish adrenal function? and should I push through

with T3 only supplementation (increasing weekly) too clear out the high RT3

while continuing with the low HC supplementing?

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