naturethroid

[saxsingerad]

how do I get my Go to prescribe me natural thyroxine. it appears that in UK this is the only way to get it.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Very unlikely to get GP to agree to this. You might get T3 (Liothyronine) via NHS endocrinologist if your results show low FT3

First thing is do you have any recent blood test results and ranges for TSH, FT3 and FT4 plus do you have Hashimoto's also called autoimmune thyroid disease diagnosed by high thyroid antibodies

Have you also recently had vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 tested, add results and ranges too. If you can add what supplements you are taking that's helpful too

Dr Toft, past president of the British Thyroid Association and leading endocrinologist, states in Pulse Magazine,

"The appropriate dose of levothyroxine is that which restores euthyroidism and serum TSH to the lower part of the reference range - 0.2-0.5mU/l.

In this case, free thyroxine is likely to be in the upper part of its reference range or even slightly elevated – 18-22pmol/l.

Most patients will feel well in that circumstance. But some need a higher dose of levothyroxine to suppress serum TSH and then the serum-free T4 concentration will be elevated at around 24-28pmol/l.

This 'exogenous subclinical hyperthyroidism' is not dangerous as long as serum T3 is unequivocally normal – that is, serum total around T3 1.7nmol/l (reference range 1.0-2.2nmol/l)."

You can obtain a copy of the articles from Thyroid UK email print it and highlight question 6 to show your doctor

 please email Dionne at

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Professor Toft recent article saying, T3 may be necessary for many, if FT3 is low

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Saxsingerad

Natural Desiccated Thyroid is unlicensed in the UK. A doctor has to take personal responsibility for prescribing an unlicensed medication. There are very few doctors willing to take on that personal responsibility. A lot don't know what NDT is and some that do caution against using it. Some are willing to monitor you if you source your own, but it's very unlikely you'll get it prescribed.