Guest guest Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 IF I had a FT3 that low I would increase one or the other but probably the cytomel.. Bev > > Hoping for some advice on whether to increase Cytomel or Synthroid based on > these last two test results. Doc seems to be ambivalent as to which way to > go and will write script for either increase. I feel okay except for the > tiredness.....very difficult to get up in A.M. Dunno if this is a symptom > of my age (59) or hypo, but assuming its the hypo. I want to try upping one > or the other of these - but just not sure which one to start with. > Appreciate comments. > > Dusty > > > _____________________________________________________________________ _______ > ___ > > Quest Labs 1.25.2007 on 112mcg Syn. and 12 l/2 Cytomel > > > Ferritin 101 Ref Range 10 to 232 > (Prior Ferritin done May 06 was > 65) > > T4, Free > Non Dialysis .94 Ref Range 0.8 to 1.8 > > TSH .01 Ref Range 0.4 to 5.5 (marked LOW by lab) > > T3 Free 299 Ref Range 230 to 420 > > Cholesterol 258 (HIGH) Ref less than 200 > Triglycerides 197 (HIGH) Ref less than 150 > LDL Choles. Calc. 173 (HIGH) Ref less than 100 > HDL 46 Ref greater than 39 > ------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- > ----- > LabCorp Blood Lab ------------------------------10.11.06 on 100mcg Syn. > and approx 18mcg Cytomel > > > > Free T4 Direct 0.96 Lab Norms .061 to 1.76 > > TSH 0.0l6 Lab Norms .350 to 5.500 > > Free T3 Serum 2.9 Lab Norms 2.3 to 4.2 > > > > No Lipids done on this test, but Jan 06 was 20 points higher on Choles. & > Trig. and 10 pts higher on LDL. HDL was 43 - . > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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