Beebop
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Hi I started asking for help before I transitioned to using T3 here:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1822&p=20869&hilit=tips#p20869
But thought this warranted a new thread as I am having troubles. Mods if you want to move it at some point that's fine by me.
Headlines:
1. I am having a crazy coughing fit problem that has been going on for a few days, keeping me awake all night.
2. I need three times the amount of T3 and T4 I thought I'd need.
The story:
I started on 137.5mcg T4. I am sensitive to T4 hence needing an unusual dosage. 150mcg was too much, 125mcg was too little.
The plan:
Drop the T4 from 137.5 to 100, and take 33mcg T3 - a 1:3 ratio.
Drop the T4 gradually over 5 weeks in three stages.
What actually happened:
I started by dropping from 137.5 to 125mcg. I started getting hugely fatigued, bad memory/slow thinking and getting cold crashes. As a result I upped my T3 much quicker and higher than I planned. Two days ago I increased my dose of T4 back up to 137.5 mcg.
I am currently taking T4/T3 - 137.5/80.
(planned to be on 100/30)
Hopefully as the higher T4 kicks in (takes two weeks) I can lower the T3 down to 45mcg. 137.5/45 would be a ratio of 1:3.
But this would mean I would be taking 45mcg extra T3 on top of my original, long-time perfected T4 dose. WTH?
If you've followed all those numbers I appreciate it! Does anyone know if this need for so much more T3 than expected means anything?
The other problem. My silent acid reflux worsened, I was getting bad sore throats and after a few days my throat started making mucous presumably for protection.
Now I can't feel any reflux but I am having painful coughing fits that are keeping me up all night. It's getting me down. My tongue is raw. The cough has been getting worse not better, despite increasing my T3 every day. I have never had a bad cough before without having a cold/flu.
I'd be grateful for your thoughts - sadface at all the coughing. Thanks guys!
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1822&p=20869&hilit=tips#p20869
But thought this warranted a new thread as I am having troubles. Mods if you want to move it at some point that's fine by me.
Headlines:
1. I am having a crazy coughing fit problem that has been going on for a few days, keeping me awake all night.
2. I need three times the amount of T3 and T4 I thought I'd need.
The story:
I started on 137.5mcg T4. I am sensitive to T4 hence needing an unusual dosage. 150mcg was too much, 125mcg was too little.
The plan:
Drop the T4 from 137.5 to 100, and take 33mcg T3 - a 1:3 ratio.
Drop the T4 gradually over 5 weeks in three stages.
What actually happened:
I started by dropping from 137.5 to 125mcg. I started getting hugely fatigued, bad memory/slow thinking and getting cold crashes. As a result I upped my T3 much quicker and higher than I planned. Two days ago I increased my dose of T4 back up to 137.5 mcg.
I am currently taking T4/T3 - 137.5/80.
(planned to be on 100/30)
Hopefully as the higher T4 kicks in (takes two weeks) I can lower the T3 down to 45mcg. 137.5/45 would be a ratio of 1:3.
But this would mean I would be taking 45mcg extra T3 on top of my original, long-time perfected T4 dose. WTH?
If you've followed all those numbers I appreciate it! Does anyone know if this need for so much more T3 than expected means anything?
The other problem. My silent acid reflux worsened, I was getting bad sore throats and after a few days my throat started making mucous presumably for protection.
Now I can't feel any reflux but I am having painful coughing fits that are keeping me up all night. It's getting me down. My tongue is raw. The cough has been getting worse not better, despite increasing my T3 every day. I have never had a bad cough before without having a cold/flu.
I'd be grateful for your thoughts - sadface at all the coughing. Thanks guys!