shawsAdministrator

I would put up a new post asking where to source T3 and requesting a private message to be sent to you.

I know how disappointing it is when those who are supposed to be knowledgeable don't tell the truth. Considering NDT has been in use, safely, since 1892 it has been shown to be indispensible since then as before 1892 people died.

I wish they would stop telling patients lies.

The following link is self-explanatory and despite three yearly reminders before his death, they never did respond.

google.com/search?q=Rebutta...

Your new post will be closed for comments on the forum but you will be sent private messages from those who have information.

Hele1 in reply to shaws

Ok thanks Shaws.

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humanbean

Not only that but stop all thyroid meds as my TSH is suppressed, wait until it come up into range and restart Levo at 25mcg if required.

If you had a Free T3 test that was over the range or very high in range and you had hyperthyroid symptoms then I would agree you might need to (or want to) come off thyroid meds for a few days or a week or two until you lost the hyperthyroid symptoms, but then you would need to restart at a slightly lower dose.

But making you come off your thyroid meds until your TSH is high again, then restarting back at the beginning with 25mcg Levo is pure insanity and outright sadism.

TSH doesn't have any direct effect that I'm aware of on bones and hearts. It is the Free T3 level that is important.

Another point to bear in mind is that if you have positive thyroid antibodies i.e. you have autoimmune hypothyroidism aka Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, then this will make your thyroid function test results fluctuate, sometimes quite dramatically. In other words you might have high levels of Free T3 caused by the Hashi's, lower your dose one day, and then the next day your Free T3 might drop like a stone anyway, and you will feel very hypothyroid again.

Hele1

I know humanbean. It’s a travesty that so few so called experts know anything about how to treat this condition.