The number one side effect of T3 therapy is fluid retention. A little fluid retention can explain a lot of weight. T3 is a powerful hormone with a short half-life (it's broken down quickly by the body). The level of T3 in the body depends on the rate in which the T3 goes in and the rate at which it is broken down. Just the fact that T3 is broken down quickly encourages unsteady T3 levels in the body. Unsteady levels of this powerful hormone can lead to side effects such as fluid retention, jitteriness, palpitations, irritability, and others.

That's why we use sustained release T3, to provide steadier T3 levels. That's why it's very important for the T3 to be made correctly (if you have doubts about the quality of medicine you're using you might want to try Medaus Pharmacy. Their phone number is 800-526-9183). It's also important that the T3 be taken very much on time, not even 3 minutes late. It's also important that the T3 be administered carefully according to the protocol listed in the Doctor's Manual.

For example, once T3 levels get unsteady on a certain dosage they might tend to stay unsteady on that high dosage. A T4 test dose can often be helpful (Unsteadiness). But sometimes, the T3 level won't settle down until a person is weaned off the T3. Usually 2 or 3 days between cycles is enough to allow the system to settle down, but sometimes more than 3 days is needed, sometimes people may want to stay off a week to 10 days or maybe even 14 days between cycles to make sure the person's T3 levels are nice and steady. If a cycle is started when the T3 levels are still unsteady, then the T3 levels can easily stay unsteady for the whole cycle. And even when doctor, patient, and pharmacist do everything right the patient can still experience unsteady T3 levels by virtue of the nature of the T3 therapy.

It's great that your temperature is coming up and that you're feeling better. Some people begin losing weight only after they are off the T3 therapy because the treatment corrected their temperature, and being off the medicine allowed their T3 levels to settle down. It sounds as if you might be experiencing unsteady T3 levels and there may be some things you and your doctor can try to see if matters can be improved. Your doctor can call 800-420-5801 to make a free appointment to discuss your case with a member of our team.

Warmly,
Denis Wilson, MD  

Some people with Wilson's Syndrome are overweight and some are underweight. Low temperatures affect different people in different ways. When the symptoms come on together they are more likely related. When they tend to come on or worsen during or after stress they are more likely stress related. Stress can bring on low temperatures which can lead to many symptoms.

One thing for sure, doctors cannot conclusively declare, "this is how you are always going to be." I've seen many people that have been told that who have recovered completely. So much so that it has left me with the feeling that there is ALWAYS an answer and that it's just a matter of finding it.

If WTS is not your answer, I'd still be confident that there is an answer out there for you.

Best wishes,
Denis Wilson, MD  

Have any of us ever tried a nutritional supplement or diet that was supposed to be good for us and were not able to tell a difference? I know I have many times. I recommend T3 and WTSmed supplements because I have seen them make an identifiable difference.

Bear in mind that I've seen "all the king's horses and all the king's men" say that a certain thyroid test and a certain thyroid treatment was supposed to be good for us and give us all the answers, and I've also seen things that have convinced me that was not the case.

That leaves almost everything suspect in my mind. It makes one really question where these things come from and upon what parameters are people basing their conclusions. Now I tend to be impressed by what makes a discernible difference because some things do make a discernible difference. Once we see a discernible difference then we know what a discernible difference looks like. I've seen enough discernible differences to know that I like them and that I'm looking for them and am intent on finding them. I tend not to worry so much about things that don't make a discernible difference. Discernible differences are so much more significant than non-discernible differences that it might leave one to wonder if non-discernible differences even exist. After all, if something doesn't make a discernible difference who's to say it's a difference at all?

Thus, if you find that some foods you eat help you feel a lot better then it seems reasonable for you to partake of them. And if not, then not. I haven't had a lot of people tell me that they found a discernible difference in their temperatures and symptoms when they changed their diets (though I wouldn't doubt that there are people who probably have). But I have had a lot of people tell me they noticed a big difference when they got their temperatures up with T3 and/or herbs.

With the WTS protocol the captured temperature average is 98.6 orally. The axillary temperature normally runs about a degree lower than the oral temperature.

Cheers,
Denis Wilson, MD