Rules for taking NDT

[fixit]

I will be starting NDT in a few days and wondered if NDT should be taken in the same way as Thyroxine, ie. 4 hrs away from iron and 1 hr away from food?

[Clutter]

Fixit, yes same guidance applies as NDT contains T4 and T3.

[fixit in reply to Clutter]

Thanks Clutter.

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You need to take a split dose, as the half life of t3 is much shorter than t4. I take 2 doses a day , some people even take 3. If you are starting with one tab, you can cut it in half with a scalpel, i found pill cutters a waste of time.

[fixit]

Thanks for the tips Bluedaffodil. I will try a split dose and invest in a scalpel. I did try and split a pill but in crumbled!

[Hypopotamus]

I find that a clean Stanley knife blade works well for splitting.

[fixit in reply to Hypopotamus]

Thanks for the tip hypopotamus (luv the name)

[TSH110]

I found the thyroid patient advocacy guidelines really helpful in making a gradual switch from Levo to thyroids and have never looked back!

This is a link to the Thyroid Patient Advocacy NDT dosing advice:

tpauk.com/main/?page_id=686

I hope it is helpful to you.

The pill cutter I got in Boots works ok for splitting the tablets it is not a exact science so to speak but exact enough to make me feel loads better!

[fixit in reply to TSH110]

Thanks TSH110. Great advice on TPA site.

[TSH110]

So pleased you have found it helpful fixit