Test results

[Mozzymoo22]

Could someone please give me some feedback on these results

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

It would help to know what thyroid hormone replacement you're taking for anyone to give an accurate interpretation of your results.

To me they suggest you're taking T3 but I don't know if you're taking Levo as well.

And how do you feel?

[Mozzymoo22 in reply to SeasideSusie]

I'm taking 2grains of ndt and 5mcg of t3. I left 12hours before my blood draw.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Mozzymoo22]

And how do you feel?

[Mozzymoo22 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Not too bad. Things aren't perfect but I know my ferritin is always high and my vitamins need work. I'll get there

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Mozzymoo22]

Well, you don't want your FT3 going any higher.

I'm wondering what your results were like on just the 2 grains NDT before adding the T3.

If you optimise your vitamins your thyroid hormone replacement may well work better and you may not even need the T3.

For me I couldn't function with FT4 that low (I'm on a combination of Levo plus T3), but we're all different as to where we need our levels.

[Mozzymoo22 in reply to SeasideSusie]

I'll keep an eye on my t3. On just ndt my rt3 went very high. I've tried t3 only but found it very difficult to get a balance. I'm going to do my iron stores next. It's an on going battle ☹

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Mozzymoo22]

On just ndt my rt3 went very high.

High rT3 isn't necessarily connected to the thyroid. It would generally only tend to be high in that case if FT4 was high and FT3 low, because it would mean that excess T4 was converting to rT3 rather than FT3.

Things that can cause high reverse t3 include selenium or zinc deficiency, cortisol issues, stress, dieting, chronic illness, inadequate or low iron, chronic inflammation, high cortisol, or liver issues and any other chronic health issues. and probably several more things.

Conditions that contribute to increased Reverse T3 levels include: Chronic fatigue, Acute illness and injury, Chronic disease, Increased cortisol (stress), Low cortisol (adrenal fatigue), Low iron, Lyme disease, Chronic inflammation. Also selenium deficiency, excess physical, mental and environmental stresses. Also Beta-blocker long-term use such as propranolol, metoprolol, etc. Physical injury is a common cause of increased RT3, also illnesses like the flu. Starvation/severe calorie restriction is known to raise RT3. Diabetes when poorly treated is known to increase RT3. Lyme disease. Cirrhosis of the liver. Fatty liver disease. Any other liver stress Renal Failure. A fever of unknown cause. Detoxing of high heavy metals.

Also, greygoose mentioned the other day that rT3 doesn't tend to hang around very long, just a matter of hours, then it goes on to convert to T2.

[Mozzymoo22 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Might try leaving off the t3 and see how I get on. I know I've got high cortisol due to my inhaler and chronic stress. Thanks for your help