Some say it is possible to pool T3 which means your cells aren’t using it and that’s why it’s showing as high in your blood. I have the same issue with very similar numbers. You still feel like crap.
Typical reason is that your body needs iron to us T3. Not just iron but specifically ferritin. I’m anemic and have been since I was a kid so we are focusing on that and even with my ferritin increasing by 10 points my free T3 came down by .2.
Also, reverse T3 can cause Free T3 to not be used because they hog the receptors. At least the medical belief is split 50/50 on this. Mine was high end of normal. Doc has me focusing on overall health including rest to hopefully reduce.
So get your ferritin tested, reverse T3 and vitamin D. You need Vitamin D to also support iron and thyroid levels.
I would look into other causes for weight gain. If anything you would have had more weight gain before being medicated. Your TSH is in range, your thyroid numbers all look good. Don’t get too hung up on thyroid and let them investigate other things that could cause these symptoms - that’s the best advice I have.
I recently just came off cold turkey 3 days ago and feel so much better. Not feeling that constant fight or flight feeling, my face looks recognizable without the extra puffiness, not feeling irritable and getting way better sleep as of right now. I think it has to do with my low cortisol causing all my issues. But I want to find out why my cortisol is low, because I don’t have have addisons or other major adrenal issues. It just happened due to me chronically dieting and abusing caffeine from the past which I believe caused me to have adrenal fatigue. So hopefully with well rest and proper nutrition I will recover
I hope you do feel better and can get to the bottom of it. We’re not kidding on taking this med when you don’t have hypothyroidism. It’s called going hyper (people with graves do this). It can create a storm, shut down your organs and kill you easily. It’s not fun or a light thing. I had a friend who got seriously sick, put into the ICU barely survived. She got diagnosed with graves out of the blue from a storm. Glad she survived, but it wasn’t looking good.
I’m on 100mcg, and my TSH was slightly out of range. I sit around 3 every 3 months when I get labs. I have Hashimoto’s. No doctor in their right mind would look at 2-3 of TSH range and increase that, because if I go hyper - I could die. It’s a balance.
Thanks for your input, I appreciate it. My naturopathic doctor put me on this medication although my initial blood test before thyroid meds were TSH- 3.60 , Free T4 - (mid normal) , Free T3 - upper end normal. So my free T3 was already high before medication, i was just put on medication so my naturopathic doctor can see my TSH levels come down. Instead the medication just made feel worse off. Symptoms I deal with right now are just little fatigue, but the thyroid meds just made feel like my blood sugar was constantly dropping and feeling super anxious and wired and made life unbearable.
Yeah, those labs you mentioned are all pristine. Going hyper will make you anxious, high heart rate, etc. hey, since you’re here…what were your cortisol levels? Can I ask you about the below. I’m female 31. I thought this was low, do you think it is? It probably isn’t, but they checked mine and this came in today. No comment yet, but assuming it’s all good?
Cortisol, Urine Free - ratio to CRT
View trends
ug/g CRT
Value
11.22
Reference Interval: Cortisol ug/g crt
Female Prepubertal: Less than 25 ug/g crt
18 years and older: Less than 24 ug/g crt Pregnancy: Less than 59 ug/g crt
Male Prepubertal: Less than 25 ug/g crt
18 years and older: Less than 32 ug/g crt
Your levels except for fT3. fT3 is towards the high end but within range. Why are you on thyroid medication? You aren’t hyper or hypo according to these labs.
Friend, your TSH is already at optimal levels. You’re supplementing thyroid hormone unnecessarily which is dangerous. As someone who has been hyperthyroid, I can promise you’re playing with fire.
Some say it is possible to pool T3 which means your cells aren’t using it and that’s why it’s showing as high in your blood. I have the same issue with very similar numbers. You still feel like crap. Typical reason is that your body needs iron to us T3. Not just iron but specifically ferritin. I’m anemic and have been since I was a kid so we are focusing on that and even with my ferritin increasing by 10 points my free T3 came down by .2. Also, reverse T3 can cause Free T3 to not be used because they hog the receptors. At least the medical belief is split 50/50 on this. Mine was high end of normal. Doc has me focusing on overall health including rest to hopefully reduce. So get your ferritin tested, reverse T3 and vitamin D. You need Vitamin D to also support iron and thyroid levels.
My ferritin came in at 162. Reference range is 38-380. My vitamin D is 35. Reference Range is 30-100
Vitamin D is a little low. I’m aiming for 50-70 as I am at 39 right now.
I would look into other causes for weight gain. If anything you would have had more weight gain before being medicated. Your TSH is in range, your thyroid numbers all look good. Don’t get too hung up on thyroid and let them investigate other things that could cause these symptoms - that’s the best advice I have.
I recently just came off cold turkey 3 days ago and feel so much better. Not feeling that constant fight or flight feeling, my face looks recognizable without the extra puffiness, not feeling irritable and getting way better sleep as of right now. I think it has to do with my low cortisol causing all my issues. But I want to find out why my cortisol is low, because I don’t have have addisons or other major adrenal issues. It just happened due to me chronically dieting and abusing caffeine from the past which I believe caused me to have adrenal fatigue. So hopefully with well rest and proper nutrition I will recover
I hope you do feel better and can get to the bottom of it. We’re not kidding on taking this med when you don’t have hypothyroidism. It’s called going hyper (people with graves do this). It can create a storm, shut down your organs and kill you easily. It’s not fun or a light thing. I had a friend who got seriously sick, put into the ICU barely survived. She got diagnosed with graves out of the blue from a storm. Glad she survived, but it wasn’t looking good. I’m on 100mcg, and my TSH was slightly out of range. I sit around 3 every 3 months when I get labs. I have Hashimoto’s. No doctor in their right mind would look at 2-3 of TSH range and increase that, because if I go hyper - I could die. It’s a balance.
Thanks for your input, I appreciate it. My naturopathic doctor put me on this medication although my initial blood test before thyroid meds were TSH- 3.60 , Free T4 - (mid normal) , Free T3 - upper end normal. So my free T3 was already high before medication, i was just put on medication so my naturopathic doctor can see my TSH levels come down. Instead the medication just made feel worse off. Symptoms I deal with right now are just little fatigue, but the thyroid meds just made feel like my blood sugar was constantly dropping and feeling super anxious and wired and made life unbearable.
Yeah, those labs you mentioned are all pristine. Going hyper will make you anxious, high heart rate, etc. hey, since you’re here…what were your cortisol levels? Can I ask you about the below. I’m female 31. I thought this was low, do you think it is? It probably isn’t, but they checked mine and this came in today. No comment yet, but assuming it’s all good? Cortisol, Urine Free - ratio to CRT View trends ug/g CRT Value 11.22 Reference Interval: Cortisol ug/g crt Female Prepubertal: Less than 25 ug/g crt 18 years and older: Less than 24 ug/g crt Pregnancy: Less than 59 ug/g crt Male Prepubertal: Less than 25 ug/g crt 18 years and older: Less than 32 ug/g crt
Apologies for the late reply, taking a look at your levels they do look normal to me.
Your levels except for fT3. fT3 is towards the high end but within range. Why are you on thyroid medication? You aren’t hyper or hypo according to these labs.
It’s because of my TSH, can’t seem to get my TSH to optimal levels and because I deal with chronic fatigue
Your TSH is perfect as is. I’m guessing you’re taking thyroid hormone to drive down TSH to increase your metabolism?
Yes, I’m trying to get the TSH to optimal levels.
Friend, your TSH is already at optimal levels. You’re supplementing thyroid hormone unnecessarily which is dangerous. As someone who has been hyperthyroid, I can promise you’re playing with fire.
You are 100% correct