Scare at the docs office

[jtunderdog]

I had to see a doctor this morning to get a refill for one of my meds. Synthroid to be exact. When the PA was taking my blood pressure she started shaking her head. I was kinda worried. She said my bp was 138/100. Holy crap. I then noticed she used a 13 inch cuff. It was actually 138/78 five minutes later and I had taken no xplode about 45 minutes before I got there. Still scared me.

 

[Presser]

what is that t4?

 

[jtunderdog]

yep. I don't make enough naturally.

 

[saudades]

Yeah, you have to use the large cuff size to get an accurate reading. Just got a reading of 122/88 this morning at the doc's office. How has that synthroid worked for you, JT? I tested just over the lower limit on t4 again so my doc is putting me on another trial of synthroid.

 

[Pharm_Fed]

Doesn't your liver convert T4 into T3? Why not just take T3 and skip the middle man?

 

[jtunderdog]

Crg I know they are treating a certain thing called hashimotos and that is the protocol they used. Saud for me the way they found it was my anxiety. My anxiety is better. I still have it and am on effexor, but it is much better. The negatives are that I sweat like crazy and until the synthroid kicks in at morning time I freeze. I also had a massive weight gain of 40lbs in a month combined with the anxiety by the way.

 

[saudades]

Doesn't your liver convert T4 into T3? Why not just take T3 and skip the middle man?

Your body needs both of them. I tested normal levels for t3, but low on t4. The body converts t4 to t3 when it needs to.

 

[saudades]

^ ^ ^ No kidding, it was from the dbol? I'm on dbol right now myself, and my bp was normal.

 

[Pharm_Fed]

Crg I know they are treating a certain thing called hashimotos and that is the protocol they used. Saud for me the way they found it was my anxiety. My anxiety is better. I still have it and am on effexor, but it is much better. The negatives are that I sweat like crazy and until the synthroid kicks in at morning time I freeze. I also had a massive weight gain of 40lbs in a month combined with the anxiety by the way.

Your body needs both of them. I tested normal levels for t3, but low on t4. The body converts t4 to t3 when it needs to.

Ahh, I see. I only have a basic uderstanding of how the thyroid works and interacts with other organs, so I was just curious.

 

[The Booger]

Two months ago I would have killed for a 130/100 reading.

Just had a work physical two days ago, 122/78! Booya! All I changed was adding some hawthorn berry and cut out additional salt in my diet. Dropped it nearly 50 points systolic and 40 points diastolic.

 

[Get_Swole]

^^^ damn bro be careful with that 170/120ish? damn that is crazy high. I would have passed out if i had that reading.

 

[jtunderdog]

Yep that is scary high. Salt makes me swell and when I get swollen I know my bp is up. Ive never been above 88 on bottom but the reason I have never done tren or dbol is that i have several guys I know who had bp issues with them. I just don't want to end up on meds for bp again. I kid you not, I didn't have trouble getting an erection but I had no sex drive on ziac and it wasn't as "woody". LOL