Will lowering t3 dose increase ft4 levels?

[Emits]

Anybody who knows?

Latest results :

Ft4 17.6(10-19.8)

Ft3 6.7 (3.5-6.5)

T4 and t3 taken 24h prior test. An taking 125t4 and 18.75 t3 will lower t3 to either 6.25 or 12.5

[greygoose]

Are you taking any T4? Do you still have a working thyroid? Not enough information, I'm afraid.

[Emits in reply to greygoose]

Sorry edited post now.

[greygoose in reply to Emits]

It might, slightly. But, I don't think it's anything to worry about.

[Clutter]

Emits,

I can't see why it would. Your FT3 is mildly over range. Reducing T3 dose by 6.25mcg should be sufficient.

[Emits in reply to Clutter]

Thanks, but if I take that results and add 20% since it was 24h+ since last dose the level is even higher.

Is that ft4 result good if on levo?

[Clutter in reply to Emits]

Emits,

I took that into account when I suggested a 6.25mcg reduction would be sufficient.

FT4 17.6 is in the upper range and is good.

[Emits in reply to Clutter]

Oh, sorry. I'm just trying to grasp this.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

I've never lowered T3, only increased it. With those results I'd lower T3 by 6.25mcg now and see what happens.

Do you want FT4 higher? When taking T3, FT4 generally lowers.

[Emits in reply to SeasideSusie]

Oh, I don't know what to do really. I just want to feel OK. When I look at my notes I rated the days on 6.25 higher than after the increase. So hard to know what to do.

[Clutter in reply to Emits]

Emits,

Reduce gradually. If you feel overmedicated on 12.5mcg after a few weeks you can make a further reduction to 6.25mcg.

[Emits in reply to Clutter]

Ok, the thing is that I don't really feel overmedicated. I thought that I needed an increase. The only thing is hard heartbeat when going up the stairs..

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Emits]

It's all about tweaking to find the dose where we feel best. I started adding T3 to Levo 18 months ago, still tweaking, not helped by Unipharma not being available and having to introduce a different brand of T3.

Are your vitamins and minerals all optimal? That's very important. Mine weren't when I originally introduced T3, and now they are I'm finding that my original poor conversion has improved somewhat - found that out by reducing Levo and not only did my FT4 plummet but my FT3 reduced a fair bit too. When I put the Levo back up the FT3 rose quicker than the FT4.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Do you have Hashimoto's and what are your vitamin levels like?

Hard heartbeat could be due to various things

[Emits in reply to SlowDragon]

The endo said that I haven't got Hashimoto's my tpo_ab was 50(<60)

When I asked about tg-ab he said he didn't believe in those..

My vits was optimal in June.