Ecothyro

[gophers]

Anyone taking Ecothyro? Thyroid extract from cows? I switched a few weeks ago from Naturethroid. Not sure if it is doing as well.

Also, my ferritin was 14 but total iron 113. Should I just keep taking my iron? Will it eventually raise my ferritin?

[greygoose]

Ecothyro doesn't contain any hormone. It's not an NDT it is a nutritional non-prescription supplement. I think you should go back on Naturethroid as soon as possible.

[gophers in reply to greygoose]

Thank you! During the time recently when it has been difficult to get Naturethroid because off pause in production or whatever, I knew some who had switched to Ecothyro. My doctors office told me what the conversion would be if I wanted to try it. But his assistant did say that some do better on one than the other, but it's very individual. I thought he said the difference was just that one was from pigs and one from cows. Thought otherwise they were both extracted from the thyroid glands.

I guess that may explain some things. My temp has been good on the ecothyro, but I have been pretty tired and my blood tests were down. Maybe those with just a sluggish thyroid do well with ecothyro. But I guess my hashimotos needs the real hormone. I think I will switch back.

I was on 1 and a half grains of the Naturethroid before I switched about 2 months ago. Do you think I should just go back to that, or should I restart at 1/2 a grain and work up to that again?

[greygoose in reply to gophers]

Doctors know nothing about it. One is from pigs and one from cows, but the main difference is that the pig one is the hormone with the thyroid removed, and the cow one is the thyroid with the hormones removed. The cow one is what is called a glandular, and it's based on the idea that like helps like. So, if you have a thyroid problem, you take dried thyroid, if you have adrenal problems you take dried adrenals, etc. I can't see the logic in it, myself, but it suits some people. Placebo effect? Possibly. But if your thyroid is being destroyed by Hashi's, you need real hormone.

If I were you, I'd go back on one grain and work up from there.

[greygoose in reply to greygoose]

Someone below mentions Metavive, I don't think that is the same thing. And, as you've found that your levels are dropping, you'd do better to go back to real NDT.

[gophers in reply to greygoose]

Thank you so much! I will go back today.😁

[greygoose in reply to gophers]

You're welcome.

[Heloise]

Hi gophers, this is what Stop the Thyroid Madness says about high iron and low ferritin.

stopthethyroidmadness.com/l...

If your ferritin is low with very good or high iron, plus a TIBC in the middle 300’s or higher, that usually points to having high heavy metals and an active MTHFR mutation.

[Heloise]

About methylation. suzycohen.com/articles/meth...

[gophers in reply to Heloise]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[Serendipitious]

Interesting, where can you buy this? Is it available in the U.K.?

[gophers in reply to Serendipitious]

Not sure. We get it online in the States or through health practitioners here.

[Elainemawby]

Hi gophers,

I've not heard of Ecothyro but from what I know of Metavive, which is also sold as a supplement, the bovine products are more T4 heavy so you would need to adust the dose accordingly, especially if you don't convert well.

Elaine

[gophers in reply to Elainemawby]

Ok thank you!