Thyrovanz

[aly64]

thyrovanzdirect.com/

Any one tried these? Seem very cheap compared to usual NDT.

Thought i would check here.

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Aly64,

Thyrovanz is not NDT, it is a food supplement. Thyrovanz does not say whether it contains active T4 and T3, or if it does, how much, which is why it does not need a prescription.

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Aly64 Like ThyroGold, and others, Thyrovanz is classed as a dietary supplement because to do otherwise would require it to be subject to the necessary licensing regulations that drugs are. That doesn't mean necessarily it isn't safe, that it doesn't have exactly the same thyroid hormones as say Armour etc, nor that the levels aren't standardised or consistent. What is does mean is that you don't know that it does, because it can't be stated either way. Thyrovanz advises that for someone already taking NDTs, that you should start on the same dose when you swap to their product. I know through other groups, of people who take it in lieu of prescription NDTs and do well on it. Their website has FAQs which are quite helpful. I've recently had my T3 withdrawn and my T4 lowered twice, and if my next Endo appt doesn't overturn the GP on that, I shall be turning to one or other of the "supplements" myself.

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Thyrovanz is a bovine source thyroid supplement, not a porcine source on like most other NDT medications are. You may need to take 2-3 times as much as you would for a porcine sorce NDT. That's probably why it looks cheap. I think it would probably not end up being cheaper if you take a reasonable dose of porcine NDT.

However for someone who can't get doctors to prescribe enough (or any) Levothyroxine, and want to see whether taking a low level NDT alleviates their symptoms, it's probably a good place to start.