Posted by tealady on August 5, 2004, at 2:59:55
In reply to Re: Well whadya know? I'm hyperthyroid now » tealady, posted by gardenergirl on August 4, 2004, at 20:49:11
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> > I assume your headaches stopped within a couple of days of stopping the T3? (that's what good about the short half life)
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> Actually, they stopped a couple of days ago, so I thought maybe I was adjusting.
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> > BTW How long after your T3 meds did you have your blood test?
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> Not sure what you are asking here. It was about two weeks after starting the Cytomel. If you mean what time of day, it was about four or five hours after taking it. I did wonder how it would be if I had it later in the afternoon. Plus I was fasting because they also did lipids and liver.
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> And thanks for the links in your next post. I'll bring this to doc tomorrow.I wouldn't bother ..I was just trying to explain to you what was happening and why. Your doc sounds like he has a reasonable idea. I was only trying to get ya to let your doc know what was happening. (if your hypothalmus and pituitary feedback etc. had adjusted faster, you would have got away with it, not typical though)
Good luck..at least you can now recognise a too high T3 headache
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> Take care,
> gg
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