T3 source?

[1988jen]

I take 225mcg of levothyroxine daily and have done for 20 years; recently found old photos of myself pre-babies and I wasn't always this fat and I didn't have frizzy hair! So, am now 55 and probably through the menopause although I was prescribed HRT to compensate for appalling heavy bleeding and anxiety, and also given a Mirena coil, and I have high BP so have been prescribed a beta-blocker...not at all sure what 'normal' feels like any more and rather fed up with taking so many medications. I have a month off this summer (hurrah!) and am planning to try T3, in a controlled experimental way. My theory is that it might help to reduce my levothyroxine dose, which in turn might mean my BP goes down and maybe I can come off the HRT (as it's been 4 years now). Can anyone PM me to tell me where I can get T3? I know the advice is to get bloods tested and I did pay £99 to BlueHorizon but was unable to get enough blood to fill a vial and am not keen to pour more money down the drain. My GP says my readings are fine so no real help from that quarter.

Thyroid Test Results

2014 2015 2016

TSH 0.05 0.14 0.025

Free T4 16.7 17.4 18.6

T3 4.4 5.4

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Blue Horizon should supply new kit if you were unable to fill. You can arrange private blood draw instead

[1988jen in reply to SlowDragon]

I just rang them and they're sending a new kit...thank you!

[jgelliss]

I would suggest nutrients . You might be low on Iron . Iron is very helpful with anxiety too . You need to run labs with Iron panel/ferritin prior to dosing . You might also want to add some Vit"D" Vit"C" B-12/folate, magnesium is good for blood pressure . Progesterone can be very helpful too . If you did well all the years on Levo and you are a good converter and your thyroids are intact why are you needing T3 for ? At this point I would address other issues first . Going into T3 could complicate matters for you at this point . I would eliminate wheat, dairy, sugar from the diet . And start there . If you tried everything else and you run labs on FT3-FT4-TSH etc.and your low on T3 you might want to pursue some T3 . It's not your answer for your problem now . I would even suggest you test for Adrenal/Cortisol levels .