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.