NDT Dosing

[Leilany]

I have been on NDT for almost a week...feeling better, slowly headaches are going away..my doctor says to stay on one grain until 3 or 4 week blood draw. But the packet and everyone online that I have read have gone up half a grain after a week.

What have all of you done?

[Clutter]

Leilany, advice I've seen recommends starting at 1/2 grain and increasing in 1/2 grain increments every two weeks. You'll feel the benefit of T3 quickly but it takes 7-8 days for the thyroxine in NDT to be absorbed before it starts working, and then up to six weeks to feel the full impact of the dose.

thyrophoenix.com/adjusting_...

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[Leilany in reply to Clutter]

Thank you