Posted by Frustrated Craig (I know this is getting annoying) on August 13, 1999, at 2:30:43
In reply to Correction To Nancy the Mad Scientist re: T3 & T4, posted by Craig (again) on August 13, 1999, at 2:17:20
The ending of my post somehow disappeared a 2ND time so here goes again:
After reading about your experience of adding T3 (Cytomel) to T4 (Synthroid), I discussed it with my doctor and he was willing to try this augmentation strategy. I've been taking Cytomel for nearly 3 months now and just had a blood test to check my TSH. I think I may have jeopardized the results of that test, so I'd like your opinion. When I began taking Cytomel, my doctor asked me to reduce Synthroid to just 5 days per week. When I went for my blood test, I hadn't had a dose of Synthroid for 40 hours. Could this have affected the test? Should I have had my blood drawn instead on a day when I'd taken both T3 and T4? The results came back abnormal with a level of <0.03
mcU/mL while the "normal" range is 0.29-5.11 (and I only know this because I had the lab send me a copy as you suggested). Please enlighten me with your wisdom and interpret this since it will be awhile before I see my doctor due to his vacation.
poster:Frustrated Craig (I know this is getting annoying)
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