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This is from a post by Tania S. Smith on her website for Canadian thyroid patients.

I have never been a fan of putting a lot of reliance on rT3 to assess thyroid treatment. Elsewhere on the Internet and in many books there is a lot of reliance on rT3, and on FT3/rT3 ratios.

This article puts rT3 in its real context and dubunks a lot of the mythology around on the Internet.

Over a year ago I released a YouTube video which was about what happened to me, how improperly treated hypothyroidism destroyed the life that I had and how I eventually recovered. I now have improved recording equipment and decided to redo it so that the sound was better. I also wanted to mention a few more things. This version is a bit less emotional but more informative.

Here is My Story - I hope that you enjoy it and find something helpful from it: https://youtu.be/ZcDb9Cm7Zj0

My name is Paul Robinson. I am the author of three books on the treatment of hypothyroidism: The Thyroid Patient's Manual, Recovering with T3 and The CT3M Handbook. Together, the books now form the Recovering from Hypothyroidism series.

However, I am also just one patient within our UK National Health Service (NHS). Like many others the T3 (Liothyronine) that I need to keep me well is now under threat of being stopped. I would be offered T4 (Levothyroxine or Synthroid) but I would be a virtual invalid on this and all my work with thyroid patients would have to stop. 

My name is Paul Robinson. I am the author of three books on the treatment of hypothyroidism: 'The Thyroid Patient's Manual', 'Recovering with T3' and 'The CT3M Handbook'. Together, the books now form the Recovering from Hypothyroidism series.  All the books are available through Amazon or other Internet booksellers.

This is a new YouTube video I recorded about the thyroid hormones and the system in which they operate.