aguilaroja
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ilovethesea said:archRIP said:Okay guys, after being on 100mcg for 9 days I'm now getting classic t3 tremors and sweating, high body temperature, etc...
pretty sure that means it's being converted ok
That may be, but you'll never read anything where Ray recommends being on T4 meds only. Many people can do ok on T4 for the first few years....
100 mcg of T4 is quite a high starting dose (2 grains) ....
Just as a reminder here, archRIP was on 25 mcg of T4 previously, and had very high TSH. If using the usual T4-only medical thinking, 100 mcg seems like a responsible adjustment by the provider.
My experience is similar, that combination of T4 & T3 is a more helpful for most people in the short and long terms. As ilovethesea mentions, I have also observed that it is younger folks who have more significant relief for T4 only. I have seen good relief in some for several years.
While I hope the report indicates that T4 is working well, relief of symptoms rather than side effects is a better determinant. Hypothyroid people can be influence by hot weather, so elevated temperature and sweating is not necessarily improved thyroid function.
I think T3 tremor here refs to the "fine" hand tremor that doctors stereotype as a sign of hyperthyroidism. Again, I hope that the t4 is functioning helpfully. It is also possible the tremors/jitters are from different effects.