Hashimoto's - Reverse t3 and Armour/Synthroid/Cytomel

[2Cor.12:9]

Anyone here with CFS and Hashi's that has had trouble with high Reverse t3?

I've been on Synthroid and Cytomel for years and feel as lousy as ever. I have high Rt3 and am thinking about trying Armour.

Anyone switched to Armour and felt better or worse?
Thanks.

 

[ahmo]

I spent the first 2 years of my illness trying different combos of thyroid to deal w/ rT3. Nothing worked until I switched to T3 only, from compounding chemist. I also used Cytomel, until I found that it contains corn starch, which is gluten cross-reactive. Now use slow release T3, it's been the best. Some resources:

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

http://thyroidbook.com/blog/iodine-and-hashimotos/
http://www.amymyersmd.com/2015/08/thyroid-health-part-vi-the-iodine-thyroid-connection/

5 Lies About Your Thyroid Disease That You’re Likely to Hear

http://thyroid.about.com/od/thyroidbasicsthyroid101/a/5lies.htm
https://advancingthyroidcare.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/three-phases-of-treating-hashimotos/

Izabella Wentz, Pharmacologist http://www.thyroidpharmacist.com/

video

 

[2Cor.12:9]

I spent the first 2 years of my illness trying different combos of thyroid to deal w/ rT3. Nothing worked until I switched to T3 only, from compounding chemist. I also used Cytomel, until I found that it contains corn starch, which is gluten cross-reactive. Now use slow release T3, it's been the best. Some resources:

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

http://thyroidbook.com/blog/iodine-and-hashimotos/
http://www.amymyersmd.com/2015/08/thyroid-health-part-vi-the-iodine-thyroid-connection/

5 Lies About Your Thyroid Disease That You’re Likely to Hear

http://thyroid.about.com/od/thyroidbasicsthyroid101/a/5lies.htm
https://advancingthyroidcare.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/three-phases-of-treating-hashimotos/

Izabella Wentz, Pharmacologist http://www.thyroidpharmacist.com/

video

@ahmo
Thank you! So glad to hear you've got it sorted out. I had cut back on Synthroid after reading articles by Kent Holtorf and stopthethyroidmadness in hopes that it would help the RT3 - I just got my new labs back and doing that caused my Ft3 and Ft4 both to tank. So much for that theory. I'm increasing the Cytomel as I can hardly get out of bed.