Anhedonia... that blaaaaah feeling.

[miss-sanne]

@4StrandKnot I am open to input, thanks for your thoughts.

@miss-sanne If I can give a penny for your thoughts… just had my thyroid labs and I think I want to ask for a bump to “charted” levels but want to make sure I’m not being off?

20 Oct
50mcg Levothyroxine
1.34 S-TSH uIU/mL ref range (0.45-4.5)
1.46 FT4 ng/dL Ref range (0.82-1.77)

1 Dec (Same lab = same units/refs)
75mcg
1.06 S-TSH
1.47 FT4

Thyroid forums say TSH below 1 is optimal, charts say I should have 88 mic gm of levo at my weight with partial. Im on the edge should I push for the next dose?

I feel a little silly asking. 🙃 I like my endo but Its hard to trust after some comments he’s made wondering why the surgeon didn’t take my full thyroid.

Oh, it's a bit difficult for me, because in Denmark we use a different unit of FT4.
But TSH is the same unit I see, you could go a bit lower.
Are you saying that you use Levothyroxine 50 micg per day ?

 

[miss-sanne]

I'm beginning the mitochondria protocol soon, excited to see if it can help.
I'm really exhausted these days. Like REAALLY exhausted.
Did you try it ? @desinr-gal @Foggy-Hollow

 

[desinr-gal]

Oh! And after I get my thyroid squared away I am wanting to try the @desinr-gal micro-stack. I like the idea of low dosing, split dosing. And it sound like you’ve had good success!

Will be trying semax for dopamine support.

Yes it's working very well. There is a rise in heart rate with Reta, but I think that's why it burns more fat. I really miss the Klow and the semax, do I really have to wait 8 wks? 😒 . I want to try the adamax and see whether it's so much better..
My thyroid numbers were off recently. My T3 was super low but T4 normal so it wasnt converting. I started on T3 in addition to T4. I am super surprised I have had energy, and not been over sleeping etc.. Must be the Reta.

 

[desinr-gal]

I'm beginning the mitochondria protocol soon, excited to see if it can help.
I'm really exhausted these days. Like REAALLY exhausted.
Did you try it ? @desinr-gal @Foggy-Hollow

Not yet, It was a Next.. but The ss-31 was OOS when I was buying, so I got the Mots. I only have that one, and the reaction to it was so bad, I decided to wait and do SS-31 first. It also got cloudy after a week so I am still a little concerned about the kit. And Amino Lair wouldnt provide any batch no or COAs..
😕

 

[Foggy-Hollow]

Oh, it's a bit difficult for me, because in Denmark we use a different unit of FT4.
But TSH is the same unit I see, you could go a bit lower.
Are you saying that you use Levothyroxine 50 micg per day ?

I didn't label the doses very well, sorry!

Aug 25 started 50 mcg​

Oct 20 labs​

Oct 21 started 75 mcg - current dose​

Dec 1 labs​

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He didn't order the other labs (like T3) which I'm not keen on, but I've never had issues converting. Just the silly nodule deciding I didn't "really" need blood going to my brain 😳🙃 triggering the partial removal.

@desinr-gal I've heard that if you need T3, adding it can be helpful with energy too, hope it gives a permanent help.

Yes it's working very well. There is a rise in heart rate with Reta, but I think that's why it burns more fat.

That is my theory too. All 2 (weekly) doses I tried this summer haha. The burn has to happen somewhere. I was getting +10 beats per minute on half a starting dose iirc.

 

[miss-sanne]

I didn't label the doses very well, sorry!

Aug 25 started 50 mcg​

Oct 20 labs​

Oct 21 started 75 mcg - current dose​

Dec 1 labs​

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He didn't order the other labs (like T3) which I'm not keen on, but I've never had issues converting. Just the silly nodule deciding I didn't "really" need blood going to my brain 😳🙃 triggering the partial removal.

@desinr-gal I've heard that if you need T3, adding it can be helpful with energy too, hope it gives a permanent help.



That is my theory too. All 2 (weekly) doses I tried this summer haha. The burn has to happen somewhere. I was getting +10 beats per minute on half a starting dose iirc.

You are on a lower dose, I think, you should go up in Levo.
Your FT4 will get better.
About T3, we also don't do that anymore i Denmark, I don't really know why. When I order 'hypothyroid tests', only TSH and FT4 get done.
I know, some of my patients get T3 substitution, but then it's from an endocrinologist subscribing.

My RHR also fluctuates with Reta, in the beginning it was + 10, then it went down again for a month, and now up again. I don't feel anything.

 

[Foggy-Hollow]

Thank you miss-sanne! Maybe the assumption is for the best unless a known problem with T3 conversion.

My RHR also fluctuates with Reta, in the beginning it was + 10, then it went down again for a month, and now up again. I don't feel anything.

Interesting that it comes and goes! I don't remember feeling it either. I only knew from my fitness watch.

It also got cloudy after a week so I am still a little concerned about the kit.

eek, that doesn't sound good.

And Amino Lair wouldnt provide any batch no or COAs..

Double eek! I keep notes on various suppliers... AL was kind of on my "to try" list but if they can't support a problem that's not good.

I had a vial of reta from NuSciencePeptides that gelled on me earlier this year. I emailed them photos, they called back and had a new vial in the mail by the end of the day.

The fellow stated that his reputation was worth sending the extra vial, online reputation meant "everything." Now that I've been around more I understand.

I would hope that ANY vendor would understand their business.

The whole gelling bit was curious - I bought their BAC along with their product. Everything was room temperature, let the solution in slowly. Who knows. I'm glad they made it right.