Hi Dr. Lupo, I was diagnosed about 9 month ago with borderline hypothyroid, I do not have the antibodies, I think I just overdieted and overexercised until my adrenal glands an or thyroid just gave out, my labs were showing low and I had all the symptoms, my doc made me stop running and up my calories to see if the symptoms would reverse, but they did not, so I am back exercising again, after checking my labs last month my TSH and FT4 were normal, but now my FT3 is low, so my doc started me on cytomel 5mcg once a day--oh and he started me on syn about 8 months ago, .50mcg, I just had my labs done again yesterday and my labs actually got lower?? Is that possible??
My Tsh is now done to .40, which I think is kinda low, but my Ft3 went down to 1.9?? When I started on the cytomel It was 2.2?? and I have started feeling tired again--those syptoms had actually gone away but they are back, and I was retaining bodyfat, in which I was hoping the cytomel would get my metabolism raring again, but it seems to be going the opposite way?? Oh my TSH last month was 1.20 and now 0.40??
I am back exercising full force--does that affect my meds and the dosages? Why would my T3 drop if I am taking T3 now by mouth--it makes no since to me??
An my TSH dropped which I am not to worried about that, but would like to know if normally when you start someone on T3 do they adjust or drop the dose of syn.?? Or does my exercise and diet have something to do with this as well??
Now mind you--last month I was only exercising half as much, I was dieting, but not expending much energy??
thanks for your help, Desiree