Posted by Ritch on November 11, 2002, at 10:36:02
In reply to Re:I got my thyroid lab results, posted by Chloe on November 11, 2002, at 9:29:14
> >> I think this was already answered but no, I don't think you screwed up your thyroid. Even if some of your own thyroid production was suppressed a little bit it should go back to normal soon. The same thing happened to me when I took too much T3 - racing heart, sweating, etc. It went away as soon as I reduced the dose. I don't remember being fatigued then but I did need a few days to get used to each new dose.
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> > Jane
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> Thank you, Jane for *again* reassuring me. Half a pill or 2.5 mcgs so far doesn't seem to be doing much. And my pdoc said I could easily go back to 5 mcgs based on my lab results...T3 is 63, range is 60-170; T4 is .7, range is .7 to 1.8; and TSH is 0.58, range .3 to 5.0.
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> I am not sure exactly what these values mean. But my pdoc said my T3 is "definitely not too high." I do know that the lower the TSH, the more hyper-thyroid one is. Isn't 0.58 on the *hyper* side? If anyone feels like explain what these mean, I would be all ears! Thanks everyone for all your info and support. This thyroid stuff is so new to me...
> Yours,
> Chloe
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>Hi Chloe,
So, these blood draws were done when you were taking the 5mcg. Cytomel for a little while, or when you tried the 10mcg. dose? Your free T3 and free T4 values do seem a little on the low side given the relativey low TSH value (maybe they were taken quite some time after your last Cytomel dose). Did your pdoc properly inform you of when to dose your Cytomel relative to the blood draw? Your pdoc's advice about staying at 5mcg. sounds reasonable. I know what you mean about SSRI-induced sweating and feeling hot. The tiny pinch of Effexor I am on really sets it off like crazy. I tried taking it at bedtime for a couple of nights, but couldn't sleep on it for a while because of the sweatiness---Mitch
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