Advise needed for taking Tiromel

[Sammys19]

Evening all,

After my post last week, I now have received some Tiromel 25mcg

My question is...

I am currently taking 150 levo and originally half of a 20mcg T3 Morning and then half about 1.30 pm

After my Endo stopping them in January I have only been taking my morning half of T3 to make them last (his suggestion)

As the Tiromel is a slightly higher dose will I need to reduce my levo?

Am also wondering how other people have found that Tiromel works for them

I had a visit with my GP yesterday, he seemed pleased I had sourced some, but wanted me to have my bloods done before I started them, had bloods taken this morning and he wants to see me next week, I have enough of my NHS supply to see me through until I see him

Thank you as always for any information

X

[shaws Administrator]

I have never split doses of T3, even if I added it to levo. I always took one daily dose of whatever thyroid hormones I've been taking. I followed the advice given by Dr John Lowe whose patients were never prescribed levothyroxine but only NDT or T3 for resistant patients.

I believe Tiromel is 25mcg so I'd take pulse/temp before you begin by adding 1/4 tablet to levo and then add 1/4 every two weeks till you have relief of symptoms. Take pulse/temp before you begin and if either should go too high reduce to previous dose and that should be your daily dose.

web.archive.org/web/2010103...

Go to date 30th Jan on link above but all answers are helpful.

[Sammys19 in reply to shaws]

Thank you shaws

I will take a look

[WobblyX in reply to shaws]

Hi shaws , really interestedin what you were saying here!

I’m 9 days into trial of adding T3 to Levo by endo. I take 75mg Levo with 10 mg Lio @ 7am and another 10mg Lio @ 4.30

I’m struggling for all sorts of reasons with the 4.30 dose! I find I’m really hungry at that time and/or I’m getting tired at that time/or I forget it is the time and realise I’ve eaten!

The endo told me it is short acting...so how would it work if I took it all in the morning?

I take my morning temp and pulse and they haven’t increased from 35.3/35.5 and pulse 66/70, I think temp is therefore still low...

Would value some of your advice!

[shaws Administrator in reply to WobblyX]

Endocrinologists know nothing. T3 of course next to T4 is 'short-acting' by not taking the amount of time T4 takes to leave the body. T3 is the only Active Thyroid Hormone - T4 is inactive and has to convert to T3.

T3 lasts between one to three days and it saturates our T3 receptor cells - it then sends out 'waves' which lasts between one to three days. I know mine lasts longer than one day as I have missed a day altogether and had no 'change' in my body.

T4 is inactive - and it has to convert to T3, that's why T4 spends a longer longer time in the body(I am not medically qualified). T3 is the ONLY active thyroid hormone and it goes straight into our T3 receptor cells and then its work begins.

There's no need to be nervous of T3 as it calmed my whole system down and I haven't had any palpitations since I stopped T4 and took T3 instead. My body is calm, happy and symptom-free. What else could a body ask for

I will also state that not everyone has the same experience as we are all different but I will die happy if I can keep taking T3. Some people are affected by fillers/binders but thyroid hormones are 'orthomolecular'.

Taking one daily dose leaves us 'free' to not bother about having an empty stomach, worrying if we've eaten, not eaten and we have a life. We should be in control not our medications.

If you feel a bit nervous take your morning dose as you're doing for a couple of days, then add 1/4 T3 from p.m. dose onto your morning dose. Take note of how you feel for a few days and then add in the other 1/4. I wish you well. It is a journey and a half for most of us searching for the 'perfect dose' or hormones. We can get there.

[WobblyX in reply to shaws]

Brilliant advice! I will try it as you suggest, even in 9 days I feel hugely better, my inner calm has returned after nearly 2 years of constant anxiety about nothing and I feel like myself again - my main ‘but’ was this afternoon dosage and fitting it around supplements....as you say...it would be good to feel in control ....