In a message dated 4/28/2007 12:34:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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Not to  oversimplify things, but is the fact of getting to 98.6 F the signal 
to stop,  even if I don't feel so good? >>>>
When I was in Medical School, the joke was that you could get a shaved  
gorilla through Med School; if you could teach it to say, "It varies."
 
In answer to your question and in my humble experience, it varies.
 
Using an average daytime temperature of 98.6 F to limit sustained release  T3 
increases, in general, is a fairly good indicator; but it varies from  person 
to person.
 
You can have a normal or higher temperature and still do well with further  
increases of T3.
 
Common reasons for this exception include: 1. an ongoing inflammatory  
problem such as Fibromyalgia, Thyroiditis, or some other autoimmune  problem; and 2. 
fever from an infection. Also, if people have been on T4, I've  seen them 
improve on T3 in spite of a "normal" temperature.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Doc Don (AKA D. Michael, MD, PC)








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