Can anyone explain the 3:1 ratio of Levo to T3 please? And any research links please?
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Levo - T3 ratio
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Silver_Fairy,
It means T3 is 3 x stronger than Levothyroxine.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/204...
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Not sure I explained properly. One of my posts on here, someone mentioned that I should be taking three times as much Levo as T3 e.g. 75mcg Levo: 25mcg T3. What I wanted to know was why that ratio?
Hi. I've seen this research link in reference to this on other posts. See top of page 80. Hope that helps.
Silver_Fairy,
I think the person is confusing the potency ratio of 3:1 with advice to take 3 x as much T4 as T3. Like everything, you need as much/little T4 and T3 as you need, there is no ideal ratio.
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