Would appreciate some help

[Soloslim]

Hi,

I've been feeling increasingly week during the last past months. Jelly legs, crying for no reason (not depressed though). I just want to lie down. Legs feel like lead, physically exhausted after minor exercise (short walk). Dizzy spells. Nauseated sometimes. Blurred vision.

I thought maybe my iron was low again, but no.

Because drs keep telling me I'm on too much T3, I lowered my Cytomel with 1/8 (!) of a tablet, going from 62.5 mcg to 59.375 mcg. I took this from my 6.30 PM dose. I also did this because I was very jittery, my hands were trembling and my heart was skipping a lot of beats with high pulse; The latter is quite usual for me, but not over 90 all of the time.

Lowering the Cytomel somewhat helped with the jittery feeling, but I am still trembling. Pulse still high-ish but better, less skipped heart beats.

My blood work showes a sligltly highter FT3 level then the previous time on LESS Cytomel , how is this possible?

BP is all over the place. Sometimes I have like 10/7, then it can be 14/9. T° is higher than usual, around 36 - 36.5°C at night which is rather high for me.

Chronic UTI has been playing up badly which could explain the BP and the t° I guess.

Just as reminder: I have untreated adrenal insufficiency as well.

I'll try posting my latest blood works. Folate isn't included: the dr forgot and then it was too late to add. But it alwasy has been fine so there's no reason to presume it suddenly wouldn't be.

Thanks in advance!

[Soloslim]

2nd page of blood works

2nd page of blood works

[Soloslim in reply to Soloslim]

3rd page of blood works

3rd page of blood works

[nightingale-56]

I am suffering much the same as you Soloslim , and know my Cortisol is low, so suspect your symptoms are also low Cortisol. Sorry, but don't know as yet how to rectify this without taking Hydrocortisone. This means seeing a GP, if not an Endocrinologist. Wish you good luck with it.

[Soloslim in reply to nightingale-56]

Unfortunately I cannot tolerate steroids. Been there, done that.

[FallingInReverse]

Do you have a CRP-hs result?

I don’t see any thyroid results, am I missing them?

Assume you are on b12 injections?

[Soloslim in reply to FallingInReverse]

CRP results is on the 2nd page: 109 (<5 mg/L)

Thyroid results are on the 3rd page:

FT4: <1.3 (12-22)

FT3: 6.2 (3.1-6.8)

TSH: 0.01 (0.27-4.2)

Yes, on B12 shots!

[FallingInReverse in reply to Soloslim]

Edit- your CRP is in range … 1.9 not 109 : ) below reply updated .

Your other iron related numbers do not look great, but if your ferritin is so high and yes CRP is ok, then I’d have to look more closely later.

But also - is that FT4 result correct???? Are you on t3 mono?

[Soloslim in reply to FallingInReverse]

Really, how much should ferritin be then? it's not even mid range now.

I have chronic UTI, yes, and just had a bad flare up.

I really thought my iron is just fine compared to previous results. How much should that be then?

Yes, I'm on Cytomel only.