I have been taking 5mcg T3 twice a day. I was originally told to “increase until I feel well” yet that advice has been paused as I had absolutely no benefit from taking the above amount (been on for 4 weeks). Is that just because dose is too low to feel benefit?! I know have to raise slowly. I Haven’t raised yet as trying to sort adrenal issues and a bit unsure where to go from here.
I’m taking all supplements and vitamins are almost optimal. Have been following aip diet and although I feel no different my antibodies have reduced by 300.
Please could someone shed some light on my results? My endo is costing me as fortune each time I speak to him and I can’t afford to keep consulting him. Thyroid hormone resistance was mentioned before and isnperhaps why tsh is high despite high t3.
My fatigue is so bad, I can barely function most days and am having to rest much of the day.
Can anyone suggest what’s going on and where I go to next? My endo hasn’t seen this result yet.
I only take t3. No levothyroxine.
Thank you x
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I have been tested for EBV and test came back negative. I have a gut parasite and an infection though which are currently being addressed with a treatment protocol.
You have Hashi's, and with Hashi's, levels can swing around like that. You could not possibly have an FT3 that high on 10 mcg T3 with no levo. Plus your FT4 is quite high, considering you're not taking any. I would say you're at the beginning of a Hashi's flare, and your TSH hasn't caught up with it, yet. Do you have any other labs on 10 mcg T3 only?
I would be wondering about a TSH-producing tumour as the TSH levels really don't match up with the frees. It could be thyroid hormone resistance but you can tell the difference: "A TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma can be excluded by doing a blood test called ‘alpha subunit’ and a magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) scan of the brain. A test called a thyrotropin-releasing hormone test is also usually carried out to differentiate resistance to thyroid hormone from TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma" Have you had the tests?
I think you just suggest it and hope. I was just sent for a load of tests (inc MRI) after an abnormal short synacthen test. I think they are mostly benign (ie not cancerous). My tests were for suspected pituitary adenoma, but I ended up with low cortisol, not high, so they were very disappointed and discharged me. At least then you'd know if it was thyroid hormone resistance.
I’ve had the short synaxhten test and came back as slight adrenal insufficiency which has been echoed since in my cortisol test which showed 2 lower than average cortisol readings and a high morning cortisol. Thank you I will ask dr x
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