T3 taken 3x daily

[Suin]

On the last visit to my consultant, he suggested I take the 30mg of T3 3 times a day, instead of 2. 

Surely this won't change my results? I'd been hopeful he might have increased it some. 

Thanks in advance of any replies ✋🏼

[Clutter]

Suin,

Taking T3 once or multiple times daily won't change the FT3 level but 2 or 3 x daily dosing will even out the peaks and troughs experienced when dosing 1 x daily.

[Suin in reply to Clutter]

Thank you clutter,

I'd not really noticed any dips from twice daily, so not sure what he's thinking. 

🤔

[Clutter in reply to Suin]

Suin,

There is a physiological response whether you feel it or not.  Have a look at the graph in this link tiredthyroid.com/blog/2015/...

My endo is happy for me to split 30mcg T3 x 2 daily but when I was taking 60mcg I was asked to take 20mcg x 3 daily.

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[Suin]

Thank you that's lots of info, I was on 15 x2daily, now 10 x3daily, plus 100 thyroxine, It's not easy fitting vitamins in. 

Very interesting article on low estrogen and asthma, 🤔 I'm 50 and have recently developed chest probs. 

Thank you 

Really good site

[faith63]

1x per day is best according to Dr. John Lowe, who used it to "cure" fibromyalgia patients..

[Suin in reply to faith63]

Thanks faith, my endo mentioned in passing, that I could possibly have " a touch of fibro going on" 

🙄! Why did dr John Lowe feel once a day helped better?

[faith63 in reply to Suin]

He said it was the only way it worked at all..it saturates the cells, rather than having it drizzle in.  He had his patients take ndt that way too.  The manufacturers of both drugs, have designed it to be taken 1x daily as well. 

[Suin in reply to faith63]

What about the short lifespan? 🌻

[faith63 in reply to Suin]

t3 has a half life of 1.5 days, so 1 pill will effect  your cells,, anywhere from 1 to 3 days..  it is not as short lived as most think.