As the title says my t3 is on a good range. So does this mean there is no point adding liothyronine? Are these one and the same chemical? Thanks in advance. Sorry for not getting back to you friends I have been dosed up and under the weather. Xx
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T3 is in a good range does this mean it is a waist of time adding liothyronine?
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Sorry,to add Also t4 and tsh is fine. And Ernst the hell could pituritry glands do to you?
T4 (levothyroxine) should convert into T3 in the body.
T3 is "officially" known as triiodothyronine when it is in the body.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triio...
T3 is "officially" known as liothyronine when it is in a pill.
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Have you had levels of vit D, folate, ferritin and b12 checked
These all need to be at very good levels for Levo to work
Also have you had both types of thyroid antibody checked? If either or both are high then you have hashimotos - most common reason for being hypo
Adopting 100% gluten free diet can really reduce symptoms. In addition Selenium supplements can help along side being gluten free.
If GP Wong check all these see Thyroud Uk testing - blue horizon - thyroid plus eleven test is popular choice
Mike, why don't you post the exact results, with ranges, instead of just giving your opinion. It would be far more helpful.
To know if you need to take T3, one needs to compare the FT4 with the FT3. The FT3 should be higher than the FT4 in their respective ranges.