Has anyone had luck with reversing their reverse t3 levels? I had a test that showed I had very high reverse t3 after I complained of weight gain, fatigue etc prior to dx of Lyme.
I forgot about this test and my symptoms because I had so many at the time and I was trying to get a general diagnosis and prioritize.
But now that I've been in Lyme treatment I've been reading on stopthethyroidmadness.com and how to reverse the problem. T
here are diff ways to do it, and I'm not sure which is the most common and effective way of doing it.
I could take cytomel, but I'd have to get it compounded to be extended release, and I don't think my insurance would cover this. I have state health ins.
Or I could take selenium, iron, adrenal complex, iodine, armour thyroid, and some other things I forget which.
But I know fixing the thyroid could be a long process, so I do t want to dedicate two months or more to each mineral or hormone in hopes of figuring what the deficiency is
and it doesn't say anywhere on the site I don't believe of what the most common deficiency is.
It does say that taking armour thyroid could actually make the reverse t3 problem worse in the long run possibly, so I just don't know which route to take.
Id rather do cheapest, safest,most effective and common route first,
[ 08-09-2013, 09:23 PM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by treeinatree (Member # 38613) on :
I take compounded slow release cytomel. My insurance covers it at a higher copay. Worth asking the pharmacy to run your insurance to check.
Sorry I can't say yet how long it takes for the ratio to start going down. I think more than 2 months would be needed IMO. My practitioner wants labs every two months for it and it took me 3 months to get up to the full dose. HTH.
[ 08-09-2013, 09:23 PM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
I had a low T3 level, went on Armour thyroid and felt connected to the world again! It allowed metabolism to pick up again.
Posted by Lymeorsomething (Member # 16359) on :
I think T3 only is the way to go for RT3 issues....
Just out of curiosity was your tsh free t3 and freet4 levels ok? I'm just asking because mine were in normal range but I'm wondering if I should get the reverse t3 tested just in case?
Posted by whitmore (Member # 28721) on :
Just a caution--I found that taking T3 alone was wonderful at first, but after a while I couldn't think straight. In my case, I need the T4 for proper brain function. Now take Natur-throid. Sue
Posted by Lymeorsomething (Member # 16359) on :
You have to have the proper dosage of T3. Some people need more, some less.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
My TSH level was normal, my T3 level was low.
Posted by Abxnomore (Member # 18936) on :
katrinab T3 is high. That means she is storing T3 and not using it. That's different than the usual thyroid situation.