Porridge
Member
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2019
- Messages
- 11
Sup guys/gals,
I'm 23yo, always had an underperforming thyroid (subclinical hypothyroidism) with normal T3 & T4 but TSH > 4 on average, even hitting 5 at times.
No Hashimoto or anything (in 2015 I checked my thyroid antibodies and did an ultrasound scan).
Before I started Liothyronine (T3) monotherapy my levels were:
January 2019:
FT3: 2.96 pg/mL
FT4: 0.83 ng/dL
TSH: 3.32 µUI/mL (and that's been my lowest level, usually it's been 3.5 up to 5)
Then I got sick and tired of my underperforming gland (fatigue, bloating, constipation),
and on July 2019 I hopped on T3 (20mcg/day taken at morning) plus Peating with food/supplements.
After one year (August 2020), here's the new bloodwork:
NOTE: I waited for my morning T3 dose in order to avoid spiking values and seeing the remaining FT3 after 24h of T3 withdrawal.
FT3: 3.26 pg/mL (imagine if I took the 20mcg morning dose, lol)
*FT4: 0.60 ng/dL (we don't need you, good ol'T4)
TSH: 4.53 µUI/mL (mmh...)
Now my question is: WHY THE HELL IS TSH STILL ELEVATED?
Shouldn't be there a negative feedback loop after 13 months of daily rigorous Liothyronine (T3) monotherapy (as it happens with T4 supplementation)?
Should I allocate zero f*cks towards TSH now that I'm on T3, or is it some form of 'atrophic thyroiditis'?
Final note: I'm also on test prop 12.5mg/day without any HCG or AI, due to hypogonadism I had since 20/21yo (my E2 and prolactin are in perfect range, my balls never shrunk significantly, I love being sterile, seriously)
I'm 23yo, always had an underperforming thyroid (subclinical hypothyroidism) with normal T3 & T4 but TSH > 4 on average, even hitting 5 at times.
No Hashimoto or anything (in 2015 I checked my thyroid antibodies and did an ultrasound scan).
Before I started Liothyronine (T3) monotherapy my levels were:
January 2019:
FT3: 2.96 pg/mL
FT4: 0.83 ng/dL
TSH: 3.32 µUI/mL (and that's been my lowest level, usually it's been 3.5 up to 5)
Then I got sick and tired of my underperforming gland (fatigue, bloating, constipation),
and on July 2019 I hopped on T3 (20mcg/day taken at morning) plus Peating with food/supplements.
After one year (August 2020), here's the new bloodwork:
NOTE: I waited for my morning T3 dose in order to avoid spiking values and seeing the remaining FT3 after 24h of T3 withdrawal.
FT3: 3.26 pg/mL (imagine if I took the 20mcg morning dose, lol)
*FT4: 0.60 ng/dL (we don't need you, good ol'T4)
TSH: 4.53 µUI/mL (mmh...)
Now my question is: WHY THE HELL IS TSH STILL ELEVATED?
Shouldn't be there a negative feedback loop after 13 months of daily rigorous Liothyronine (T3) monotherapy (as it happens with T4 supplementation)?
Should I allocate zero f*cks towards TSH now that I'm on T3, or is it some form of 'atrophic thyroiditis'?
Final note: I'm also on test prop 12.5mg/day without any HCG or AI, due to hypogonadism I had since 20/21yo (my E2 and prolactin are in perfect range, my balls never shrunk significantly, I love being sterile, seriously)