Reliable sources of T3 online please.

[rebeckeryfox]

Hi everyone, Can someone PM me a reliable online source of T3 without prescription please?

I've just had my latest Thyroid monitoring results from Medichecks and they show a drop in my free T3 and my conversion ratio. I wonder if a little T3 would help me to feel better - still feel very tired. At the moment I am on 100mcg Levo and I have been on that dose for about a year. My TSH is quite low and I don't want to go to the doctor in case they reduce my Levo, I don't have great confidence in my GP when it comes to my thyroid. It was difficult getting her to agree to an increase from 75mcg to 100mcg after feeling awful for four years. My vitamins haven't been checked yet, hoping to soon. Any advice would be great.

Many thanks

Thyroid Monitoring 15 August 2018

TSH 0.281 iIU/L (0.27 - 4.20)

Free Thyroxine 21.80 pmol/L (12.00 -22.00)

Free T3 4.98 pmol/L (3.10 - 6.80)

Thyroid Function 11th October 2017

TSH 0.482 mIU/L ( 0.27 - 4.20)

FREE THYROXINE 21.7 - pmol/L (12.00 - 22.00)

TOTAL THYROXINE (T4) 151.0 nmol/L (59 - 154.00)

FREE T3 5.35 - pmol/L (3.10 - 6.08)

THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY 23.400 IU/mL (0.00 - 115.00)

THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODIES * 163 IU/L (0.00 - 34.00)

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

rebeckeryfox

I would get your vitamin and mineral levels tested before considering adding T3. Optimal levels are needed for conversion of T4 to T3, particularly ferritin. Post results on the forum for comment.

In the meantime, if anyone does PM you with information about a supplier of T3, as a precaution you may wish to contact myself or one of the Admin Team to ensure any information you have been sent is for a genuine supplier as we have recently had some spammers reaching out via PM linking to suppliers known to let people down by taking their money but not delivering.

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[rebeckeryfox in reply to SeasideSusie]

Ok, thank you for the advice.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

As you have Hashimoto's (high TPO antibodies) are you on strictly gluten free diet?

If not that's likely to help or be essentialand definitely needs trying BEFORE trying T3

According to Izabella Wentz the Thyroid Pharmacist approx 5% with Hashimoto's are coeliac, but over 80% find gluten free diet helps significantly. Either due to direct gluten intolerance (no test available) or due to leaky gut and gluten causing molecular mimicry (see Amy Myers link)

Changing to a strictly gluten free diet may help reduce symptoms, help gut heal and slowly lower TPO antibodies

Ideally ask GP for coeliac blood test first

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As SeasideSusie says, low vitamins are extremely common with Hashimoto's, so essential to get these tested asap

[rebeckeryfox in reply to SlowDragon]

Ok, thank you.

[gareth6166]

Hi there

To me it looks like you could have considered adding some T3 before you increased your T4 dose from 75mcg to 100mcg. I think Free T4 and Free T3 in people without a thyroid problem is normally around the mid point in the range. I have Hashis and have found the rule of thumb on "tired thyroid" to work quite well. Work out T4 dose by mutliplying your weight in kg by 1.5. Eg a 70kg person needs 105mcg. Then add T3 to a ratio of 10%-15% of total T4. In the example of the 70kg person this would be 10mcg to 15mcg. As others have said though there are a few other tests worth doing as well like ferritin and B12. Also you may need to check your cortisol levels before adding in T3.

[rebeckeryfox]

Hi gareth6166,

Thanks for taking the time to reply to my post. Yes, I wish I had thought of that before, as I felt really awful on that dose of levo for a couple years. I'm still on this journey and learning more and more about this condition every day. Thank you so much for the info and advice.