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What is T3 hormone can someone say pls?edno says is not important as T4 my T3 is still high

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joannagof
joannagof

so my t3 was really high when i first diagnosed with hyperthyroidism.

i ve been taking carbimazole for about 4 months.tsh and t4 are normalized but t3 is still high

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  • belz34849
    belz34849 joannagof

    Posted

    I, too would like to know about T3 being high.   I have recently changed my doctor, so I am guessing that my blood tests are being done at another laboratory.   Since moving to the new surgery, both my blood tests have shown high T3 and they told me this was not so in my old surgery.   If this is not the reason, the only other change was the medication.  I was on NeoMercazole but they changed me to Carbimazole.   Any ideas?   My doctor spoke to a Consultant and was told that high T3 reading means overactivity.  I am getting mixed signals.
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      Guest belz34849

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      Neo-Mercazole is the active ingredient in Carbimazole. T3 is called triiodothyronine and is the active form of thyroxine (T4). T4 is converted to T3 outside the thyroid. The important levels are FT4 and FT3, the free portion of the hormone that is not bound to any protein.
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